Wendy Williams

2022 - 9 - 15

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Wendy Williams enters wellness facility. 'We ask for your prayers ... (nj.com)

The former 'Wendy' host has promised a comeback, but for now she's taking time to deal with health issues.

[The Wendy Experience Podcast](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/08/wendy-williams-says-shell-be-back-soon-with-a-podcast.html),” Zanotti said. We ask for your prayers and well wishes during this time.” [“The Wendy Williams Show” ended in June](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/06/the-wendy-williams-show-to-air-final-episode-without-wendy-williams.html) after the host’s long absence. She has also been treated for lymphedema, which causes swelling in the legs. [episode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xfsx_hLFS0) of “Wendy,” she told the audience she was staying at a [sober living facility](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2019/03/watch-wendy-williams-says-she-has-been-staying-in-a-sober-house-that-is-my-truth.html). [Ocean Township](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2021/01/wendy-williams-the-movie-lifetime-biopic-covers-rape-cocaine-miscarriages-infidelity-and-nj-stars-rise.html), was formerly a resident of [Livingston](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2020/08/wendy-williams-ex-husband-sell-their-nj-home-for-14m-after-slashing-price.html). [Sherri Shepherd](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/02/wendy-williams-show-exiting-for-sherri-shepherds-sherri-talk-show-no-one-can-replace-wendy.html), one of a series of fill-in hosts, debuted a new talk show, “ [Sherri](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/02/wendy-williams-show-exiting-for-sherri-shepherds-sherri-talk-show-no-one-can-replace-wendy.html),” this week in the former “Wendy” time slot. [access to her bank accounts](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/02/wendy-williams-says-bank-blocking-her-from-accounts-worth-millions-bank-shes-being-exploited.html) after she said Wells Fargo prevented her from accessing her money. [The Wendy Experience](https://www.instagram.com/thewendyexperiencepodcast/)” on Instagram. [a new podcast](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/08/wendy-williams-says-shell-be-back-soon-with-a-podcast.html). [Graves’ disease](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2019/01/wendy-williams-is-taking-an-extended-break-from-her-show-after-suffering-from-complications-of-graves-disease.html), an autoimmune condition affecting the thyroid that can cause a wide range of symptoms. [entered the facility](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wendy-williams-wellness-facility-1235220553/). [Wendy Williams](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/08/wendy-williams-says-shell-be-back-soon-with-a-podcast.html) is seeking treatment at a wellness facility, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Wendy Williams has entered a wellness facility, rep says (NBC News)

Wendy Williams is spending time in a wellness facility to focus on improving her mental health, according to a representative.

In March 2019, Williams tearfully revealed to viewers that she was living at the time “in a sober house.” The series aired its final episodes in July, but its eponymous host was visibly absent. Earlier this year, it was announced that the television host’s daytime talk show “The Wendy Williams Show” would end due to prolonged health-related issues. “She is taking some time to focus on her health and wellness as she prepares for a major comeback for the next level in her career with ‘The Wendy Experience Podcast.’ Ms.Williams is being treated by a team of some of the best doctors in the world. However, she recovered and did return to finish the episode later. “Wendy has entered a wellness facility seeking help to manage her overall health issues,” a statement issued to TODAY by a representative for Williams explained.

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Wendy Williams Reenters Rehab for Substance Abuse (Jezebel)

Williams has entered a “wellness facility” to receive care for her “overall health issues,” according to Page Six.

Some of us were really looking forward to that divorce album, but good for them or whatever. - Speaking of divorce: Michelle Branch and husband, Patrick Carney, are no longer getting one. [ It’s unknown where exactly the former host and television personality is seeking treatment, but a representative has confirmed that she’s checked into a “wellness facility” to receive care for her “overall health issues,” in the hopes of a return to hosting. “They basically said, ‘If you don’t stop drinking, you’re going to lose the show.’” Ultimately, The Wendy Williams show was officially [canceled](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/6223619/wendy-williams-rehab-treatment-disturbing-behavior/) in June 2022, after Williams was largely unable to helm its final season. “They had too much control over someone so vulnerable.” “It’s gotten worse,” one source said. [Page Six](https://pagesix.com/2022/09/14/wendy-williams-back-in-rehab-for-substance-abuse-issues/), the Queen of All Media, who also suffers from Graves disease and lymphedema, and has long been known to grapple with substance abuse, has once again sought treatment for her addiction issues. “You have to say there is nobody, nobody like Wendy Williams,” Shepherd said during the finale. [new daytime ](https://www.nexttv.com/news/syndication-ratings-jennifer-hudson-sherri-make-their-debuts)talk show—the effective replacement of The Wendy Williams show. “You know I’ve had a struggle with cocaine in my past. During a 2019 taping of her show, she [revealed](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/wendy-williams-reveals-she-s-been-staying-sober-home-battling-n985006) that she was living in a sober house, alluding to an addiction to alcohol and a lengthy battle with cocaine abuse in the past: “For some time now, and even today and beyond, I have been living in a sober house,” she shared.

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Wendy Williams Being Treated at Wellness Facility, Publicist Says (Parade Magazine)

Wendy Williams is putting everything on hold to prioritize her health. Her publicist said the the TV personality has entered a wellness facility for ...

At the time, a spokesperson assured [Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/wendy-williams-health-talk-show-214530637.html) that she was fine and preparing for a comeback. This past May—and against her wishes—she was assigned a financial guardian over her assets in a The final season continued instead with a rotating lineup of guest hosts like Leah Remini, Michael Rapaport, Whitney Cummings and Jerry Springer before a permanent replacement was found in Sherri Shepherd. 12 in Williams' previous time slot. We ask for your prayers and well wishes during this time." Zanotti continued: "Ms.

Wendy Williams seeks treatment for health issues at wellness facility (UPI.com)

Wendy Williams' publicist has announced the former talk show host has checked herself into a wellness center so she can focus on her various health issues.

[said in a statement](https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1346382/wendy-williams-checks-into-wellness-facility) Wednesday. [Emmy Raver-Lampman: 'Central Park' opening doors for diversity in animation](https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2022/09/09/Emmy-Raver-Lampman-Central-Park-opening-doors-for-diversity-in-animation/1611662676068/) [Thomas Ian Griffith: World rises up against Terry Silver in 'Cobra Kai' S5](https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2022/09/09/Thomas-Ian-Griffith-World-rises-up-against-Terry-Silver-in-Cobra-Kai-S5/8051662668214/) [Lisa Loeb on new podcast 'Power Trip': People love listening to stories](https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/09/08/Lisa-Loeb-on-new-podcast-Power-Trip-People-love-listening-to-stories/8721662558281/) [Matthew Fox: 'Last Light' thriller is a warning about impending energy crisis](https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2022/09/08/Matthew-Fox-Last-Light-thriller-is-a-warning-about-impending-energy-crisis/8191662477376/) [Sherri Shepherd](https://www.upi.com/topic/Sherri_Shepherd/), co-host of The View from 2007-2014, had filled in for her. [officially wrapped](https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2022/06/14/Wendy-Williams-Show-final-episode/4591655224091/) its 13-year run in June, but Williams, 58, had been absent from her daytime show since October 2021 while battling health issues, including Graves' disease, which is a thyroid condition, and [COVID-19](https://www.upi.com/topic/COVID-19/). [did not offer details](https://www.today.com/popculture/popculture/wendy-williams-in-wellness-facility-rcna47803) about what type of facility Williams is being treated at or what exactly sparked the decision to check into it. [Wendy Williams](https://www.upi.com/topic/Wendy_Williams/)' publicist has announced the former talk show host has checked herself into a wellness center so she can focus on her various health issues.

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Wendy Williams Admitted Into Wellness Facility Amidst Ongoing ... (Essence)

Not long after announcing her return to entertainment with a new podcast, the TV personality is still having health challenges she's seeking to address.

Following the end of her talk show, Williams’s assets were frozen by Wells Fargo under claims of concern about her mental wellbeing and ability to manage her assets. Following Williams making her Graves battle public, she would periodically take breaks from the show to address her health. The renowned former TV host recently checked into a wellness facility in an effort to help her address them.

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Wendy Williams enters wellness facility to manage "overall health ... (KWLM (Willmar Radio))

Good Morning AmericaWendy Williams is taking some time to focus on her health and has entered a wellness facility 'to manage her overall health issues,' her ...

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Will Sherri Shepherd Fire Wendy Williams' Show Staffers? (OK Magazine)

Sherri Shepherd's new morning show, 'Sherri,' premiered Monday, September 12, in Wendy Williams' former show time slot.

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Loyal Wendy William Staff Fears For Future With Sherri Shepherd (TV Shows Ace)

With Sherri Shepherd as the new replacement for Wendy Williams, will the loyal staffers be kicked out? Some are fearing the worst.

She stated that she will ensure that her version of the talk show will be way friendlier. The faces that weren’t a part of the show on the premiere day were Suzanne Bass and Norman Baker. They were a fan favorite while Wendy was in charge of the daytime talk show. Now that Sherri has been given her very own show as a replacement to the former show, the staff loyal to Wendy fear they might be kicked out. “Staffers for Sherri have been in her ear saying there should be some sort of loyalty test from The Wendy Williams Show holdovers,” claimed one source. [The Sun](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/6222652/wendy-williams-staffers-fear-sherri-shepherd-firing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=sunusentertainmentfacebook&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1663189760), the source further revealed the possibility of them being ultimately fired from the show.

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Wendy Williams Checks Into Wellness Facility (The Root)

The talk show host has been open about her struggles with Grave's disease and lymphedema.

He later added, “I want her back in Florida because this is where the love is. “She is taking some time to focus on her health and wellness as she prepares for a major comeback for the next level in her career with The Wendy Experience Podcast. We need to get her right, but she runs from me when I tell her that.” “She’s in the wrong hands. Williams is being treated by a team of some of the best doctors in the world. Earlier this year, during an interview with TMZ Live, she detailed her battle with lymphedema as well.

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Wendy Williams at 'wellness facility' for 'overall health' (Los Angeles Times)

Wendy Williams is being treated 'by a team of some of the best doctors in the world,' her publicist says. The host still plans to launch a podcast.

In June the host talked to [TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2022/06/28/wendy-williams-tmz-live-lymphedema-podcast/) about an additional health concern she was facing: lymphedema, which was causing her feet and legs to swell. Those guests — most notably Sherri Shepherd, who debuted her own new talk show this month — carried what turned out to be the final season of “The Wendy Williams Show.” Apple did not confirm the announcement, but Williams has been [teasing the podcast on social media](https://www.instagram.com/thewendyexperiencepodcast/?hl=en) for months. It was postponed a second time, to mid-October, then returned with a rotating group of guest hosts. “She is taking some time to focus on her health and wellness as she prepares for a major comeback.” Williams is being treated by a team of some of the best doctors in the world.

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Former talk show host Wendy Williams checks in to wellness facility ... (pennlive.com)

Another notch has been added to the controversy surrounding iconic talk show host Wendy Williams' health issues.

[Williams](https://www.pennlive.com/life/2022/08/wendy-williams-reportedly-was-told-by-execs-multiple-times-her-show-was-ending.html) did not appear during the show’s final season due to health issues. [ Sherri Shepherd](https://www.pennlive.com/life/2022/02/the-wendy-williams-show-will-end-after-13-seasons-sherri-shepherd-set-to-take-over-the-time-slot-with-new-show.html) assumed the daytime television slot with her own talk show, titled “Sherri,” which began Monday, Sept. There’s gonna be times where she’s going to be physically going through something and she’s trying to be strong or push through, but the reality is that she’s one human dealing with a lot at one time.” [Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/wendy-williams-treatment-wellness-facility-health-issues-223356279.html), back in 2017, she fainted on-air hosting her eponymous talk show, where viewers noticed her slurred speech at times. But a spokesman for the talk show host assured the outlet that the television personality was mentally fine, just busy preparing for her comeback. After, the talk show host took many extended breaks from the show, [revealing she suffers from Grave’s Disease](https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2020/05/wendy-williams-will-take-some-time-off-from-talk-show-due-to-graves-disease-struggles.html), which is an immune system disorder that results in the overproduction of thyroid hormones. She is taking some time to focus on her health and wellness as she prepares for a major comeback for the next level in her career with ‘The Wendy Experience Podcast,’” Williams’s spokesperson shared on Wednesday. where it’s gonna happen instantly,” he added. “I just wish that, you know, people would just recognize that she’s a human and just try to be a little bit patient with her. “So Wendy’s not gonna have her best moments all the time. Williams is being treated by a team of some of the best doctors in the world. “Wendy has entered a wellness facility seeking help to manage her overall health issues.

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Wendy Williams enters wellness facility to manage 'overall health ... (ABC News)

Wendy Williams has entered a wellness facility to manage "overall health issues," her publicist told ABC News.

Williams is being treated by a team of some of the best doctors in the world. "She is taking some time to focus on her health and wellness as she prepares for a major comeback for the next level in her career with 'The Wendy Experience Podcast,'" Zanotti said. [Graves' disease](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/wendy-williams-reveals-graves-disease-diagnosis-53249805) -- an "autoimmune disease that leads to a generalized overactivity of the entire thyroid gland," [according to the American Thyroid Association](https://www.thyroid.org/graves-disease/) -- and [lymphedema](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/wendy-williams-reveals-lymphedema-condition-64214547), the build-up of fluid when the lymph system is damaged or blocked, which can cause swelling in the legs and arms, [according to the National Cancer Institute](https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/side-effects/lymphedema/lymphedema-pdq).

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Wendy Williams enters facility after multiple health concerns (The Black Wall Street Times)

Wendy Williams, 58, has recently checked into a facility to focus on "overall health issues," according to her representation.

Shepherd impressed the audience so much that she was granted her own namesake talk show, Sherri, [which replaced Williams’ program slot time.](https://people.com/health/wendy-williams-enters-wellness-facility-amid-overall-health-issues/) Williams with some of the best doctors in the world. The following year, Williams informed the audience that she was taking a three-week absence after being diagnosed with Graves’ Disease immune system disorder.

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Wendy Williams seeks treatment for health and substance abuse ... (WCLU)

Wendy Williams' publicist announced that the former talk show host has checked herself into a wellness center to focus on substance abuse and other health ...

Guest hosts including Sherri Shepherd (co-host of The View from 2007-2014), had filled in for her; and now Shepherd has taken over the program’s time slot with her own talk show, Sherri, which premiered this past Monday. In 2019, she went on hiatus from her show for two months, in part to treat her Graves’ disease. However, she later revealed that she was living in a sober-living house to help maintain her sobriety.

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Wendy Williams Reportedly Checked Into a Wellness Facility to ... (Prevention.com)

The former talk show host has dealt with a mix of health complications over the last few years, including those from Graves' disease, Lymphedema, and COVID-19.

Everyone knows Wendy has been a workhorse her entire life, and she is just looking to get back on the horse.” In July, she told TMZ [she can only feel 5% of her feet](https://www.prevention.com/health/a40484387/wendy-williams-says-she-can-barely-feel-her-feet-due-to-lymphedema/) due to Lymphedema, which is swelling due to fluid retention. According to a press release from her publicist, she has reportedly checked into a wellness facility to address “overall health issues.” “You know, I’m 57 now and I have the mind and body of a 25-year-old.” That’s the focus right now,” her rep, William Selby, told Since then, the 58-year-old has been working toward her next big project (a podcast), but she’s taking a pause right now for some R&R.

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NJ native and former TV personality Wendy Williams enters ... (Asbury Park Press)

NJ native Wendy Williams has entered a wellness facility for ongoing health struggles, according to her publicist.

Laracca joined the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey in 2021 and eagerly brings her passion for cuisine and culture to our readers. I think of her from time to time, and feel so sad at how her life and career has ended. [The Wendy Experience Podcast](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/08/wendy-williams-says-shell-be-back-soon-with-a-podcast.html),” Zanotti said in her statement to The Hollywood Reporter. On top of that, her millions of dollars were sealed from her by Wells Fargo, on Williams is being treated by a team of some of the best doctors in the world. Representatives for Williams did not respond to requests for an interview.

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'Catatonic' Wendy Williams was 'at death's door' in 2020 before ... (Page Six)

Wendy Williams was “at death's door” and ultimately hospitalized for two blood transfusions two years ago due to her worsening alcohol addiction, ...

“Right now she is healing and working on the second part to her documentary and her podcast, she has several things that are demanding her attention right now and past gossip is not one of them.” “All she talks about is her upcoming projects with ‘The Wendy Williams Experience’ and her new documentary slated to come in 2023.” We’re told Boof then drove Williams in his car to the hospital, where she received two blood transfusions because she was “so low on iron,” multiple sources confirm. “She was in her robe, it was soiled, she was catatonic, she was in a very, very bad state. “The focus is not on anything from her past. “Kevin and Kevin Jr. In the meantime, our source says they and Boof fed the shock jock ice chips to keep her hydrated. She literally couldn’t stand up,” our source recalls. She would not have made it. “Get some help.” She was just not responsive, but her eyes were open, but she was definitely in a catatonic state.” “It was pretty much a mess.

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Wendy Williams 'at death's door during throes of 2020 relapse' (Daily Mail)

Insiders close to Wendy Williams are now revealing just how dire the star was in the height of her 2020 relapse, just days after she checked back into ...

'She was in her robe, it was soiled, she was catatonic, she was in a very, very bad state. Sun, adding, 'She can't stop drinking and she needs to stop drinking; it's just making her health worse.' Response from her publicist: 'Stories surfacing wanting to dwell on previous stints with alcohol and drug use are trivial to what she is currently facing. She was just not responsive, but her eyes were open, but she was definitely in a catatonic state,' they said. She was looking at the ceiling. 'Stories surfacing wanting to dwell on previous stints with alcohol and drug use are trivial to what she is currently facing. The source said, 'They turned their backs on her,' and 'had too much control over someone so vulnerable.' 'She was just lying on top of the covers, and she needed 911 help, and [Young's] like, 'We're not getting 911.'' After I finish my appointments … 'The statement that we gave Page Six said exactly what the current focus is, it is no secret that Ms. She literally couldn't stand up,' the source told Page Six. It was a mess.'

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