Wendy Williams: “How are you doing?”
Much has been said about the new Lifetime four-part series “Where Is Wendy Williams?”
This unfiltered documentary follows Wendy’s life after her iconic daytime show ended, battling her health and substance abuse, and asking the pressing question: Where is Wendy Williams? Is there one? Williams’ financial protection will give documentary crews unprecedented access to her life as she attempts to revive her career. As the mystery surrounding her health issues deepens, new questions arise about Wendy’s career and her family life.
To me, this is worrying about Wendy’s current life — years after she ceded the daytime gossip show to Sherri Shepherd in 2022, who is now I’m in the seat.
I called this series alarming because Wendy has some health issues. Graves’ disease is an immune system disease in which the thyroid produces too much thyroid hormone, a condition called hyperthyroidism.
Common effects include proptosis (proptosis), heat tolerance, increased energy, difficulty sleeping, diarrhea, and anxiety.
Wendy’s eyes do look bulging and she also suffers from lymphedema, which causes swelling in her legs and feet.
And Wendy’s suffering goes beyond financial, as Wells Fargo reportedly froze her bank account for what was deemed to be unauthorized spending. He announced the diagnosis of progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.
This film is unflattering as many aspects of it should have been kept private. But in typical Wendy fashion, this documentary is great material for viewers. Wendy and others participated in the documentary, but it is reported that they filed a lawsuit and lost in an attempt to prevent it from being aired on the Lifetime network.
Her niece Alex Finney appeared on “The View” last week and said Wendy wanted to do the documentary. This was also the last of the three-film contract Wendy was obligated to.
She said Wendy was under financial guardianship and had not seen her in years. She said she had no idea where she was (even though Wendy appeared to be in New York) and that she recently spoke on the phone with her aunt for four hours.
In the documentary, Wendy insults people, and people are also disrespectful to her.
She has admitted to having a cocaine habit in the ’90s when she was still a radio host, and thinks it’s better for her sister and son Kevin Hunter Jr., born in 2000, to stop drinking vodka. I frowned, wondering if that was the case. Favorite drink.
Wendy says she’s very happy that people are still interested in her life, even though she has disappeared from the public eye. “It’s gorgeous and sexy and amazing that I’m still the center of attention,” she said.
And thanks to this attention, she realizes her childhood dream of becoming not only rich, but famous.
For more on this discussion of Wendy’s health issues and the continuation of the podcast, tune in again on March 1st and 2nd for another repeat of “Where Is Wendy Williams?” Check your local listings for Lifetime schedules.
