Who Is Hud On Claim To Fame Season 3? (Spoilers)

WARNING! THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS ABOUT CLAIM TO FAME SEASON 3!

Summary Claim to Fame season 3 contestant Hud is singer John Mellencamp's son.

Hud's Wine Room clue references two of John's hits: "Cherry Bomb" and "Hurts So Good."

Hud's Instagram page confirms his identity as John's son.

Claim to Fame season 3 contestant Hud's celebrity relative became clear during episode 2, and there are many clues that prove who he really is. Hosted by Kevin and Franklin Jonas, Claim to Fame season 3 features 11 celebrity relatives competing to uncover each other's identities while keeping their own a secret. The one who's successful will be crowned the winner and receive the $100,000 grand prize.

So far, during Claim to Fame season 3, three celebrity relatives have been revealed, including those of Bianca (Robin Roberts' niece), Jill (John Stamos' niece), and Gracie Lou (Jon Cryer's niece). Although episode 2 challenge winner Naomi chose Hud's clue from the Wine Room and thinks she might know who he is, she's actually on the wrong track. Here's who Hud Iis actually related to.

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Hud's Claim To Fame Season 3 Clues

Hud's Wine Room Clue Is A Giveaway

During the Claim to Fame season 3 Two Truths and a Lie game, Hud shared that his celebrity relative is his mom, who's a singer who won a Grammy Award. During week 2, when Naomi won the privilege of choosing a Wine Room clue, she picked Hud's because she's in an alliance with him and Adam. They all agreed to keep their own clues safe from the other players. Hud's rebus puzzle included cherries, a bomb, a painter, an owl with a speech bubble, a person with a hurt knee, a needle and thread for sewing, and a thumbs up emoji.

Naomi easily deciphered the first part of the clue to mean "Cherry Bomb artist." However, she wasn't sure what the rest of it meant. She said that she knew that it said, "Cherry Bomb," which is a song by Joan Jett. However, she knew that Joan doesn't have children, so she settled on another "Cherry Bomb" singer: Sheree Curry from The Runaways. However, if Naomi had figured out the rest of the clue, she would've realized that it said, "Cherry Bomb artist who hurts so good." When Hud saw his clue, he said in his confessional that it was "incredibly obvious."

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Hud Is Singer John Mellencamp's Son

Hud's Clues & Instagram Page Prove His True Identity

Hud's Wine Room clue proves that he's singer John Mellencamp's son. Hud is John's son with fashion model Elaine Irwin, to whom he was married until 1992. His Wine Room clue references two of John's biggest hits, "Cherry Bomb" and "Hurts So Good." In addition, Naomi saw a scarecrow on the Clue Wall, which she thought was a clue to Dedrick's identity as a member of the Jackson family when he slipped and said his own name.

Naomi remembered that Michael Jackson played the Scarecrow in The Wiz. However, Scarecrow is also the name of John's legendary 1985 album. In addition, in1983, John won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male for "Hurts So Good." Therefore, Hud's lie was that his celebrity relative is his mom.

Hud's can be found on Instagram at @hudmoney. In a December 2023 Instagram post, Hud's half-sister Teddi Mellencamp tagged Hud in a family Christmas picture. He can be seen in the back of the photograph. Hud's Instagram page confirms that he's John's son.

Claim to Fame season 3 has already had some incredible reveals, and Hud's will also be very exciting. It's a fun twist that some of the clues can apply to more than one contestant, including the scarecrow. Hud seems to be playing the game well so far with his alliance, so hopefully he'll be able to keep his identity a secret until he wins Claim to Fame.

Claim to Fame airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. EDT on ABC.

Sources: Hud Mellencamp/Instagram, Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram