The final episode of the four-part Lifetime documentary Where Is Wendy Williams? introduces a new character by way of former daytime talk show host Wendy Williams’ sister, Wanda, who, though initially hesitant, agreed to be a part of the film one year after production began.
“It has been a long journey in terms of the experience for our family and for Wendy,” Wanda says in the documentary. “I hope to come out of this letting people see the love that we have as a family together for each other as well as the love we have for Wendy, and to understand the journey we’ve been through that has not always been perfect. Everyone wanted the same thing, which is to see Wendy healthy and happy.”
Though Wanda doesn’t appear onscreen until part four of the documentary series, Wendy Williams, who is an executive producer of the project, makes...
“It has been a long journey in terms of the experience for our family and for Wendy,” Wanda says in the documentary. “I hope to come out of this letting people see the love that we have as a family together for each other as well as the love we have for Wendy, and to understand the journey we’ve been through that has not always been perfect. Everyone wanted the same thing, which is to see Wendy healthy and happy.”
Though Wanda doesn’t appear onscreen until part four of the documentary series, Wendy Williams, who is an executive producer of the project, makes...
- 2/26/2024
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Less than 72 hours before the premiere of Lifetime’s two-part docuseries “Where Is Wendy Williams?,” the former talk show host’s team announced that she has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (Ftd), the same disease that Bruce Willis has. Amid the news of Williams’ health crisis — which is immediately evident on the show— this docuseries feels invasive at best and predatory at worst.
“Where Is Wendy Williams?” is designed as a follow-up to her 2021 documentary “Wendy Williams: What A Mess,” which dove into Williams’ public divorce, apparent mental health crisis and other public mishaps. That same year, Williams also executive produced “Wendy Williams: The Movie,” a TV film starring Ciera Payton that chronicled the entertainment host’s personal life and career trajectory. What’s now clear is that “Where Is Wendy Williams?” is not a series about the next chapter of Williams’ life but instead an...
“Where Is Wendy Williams?” is designed as a follow-up to her 2021 documentary “Wendy Williams: What A Mess,” which dove into Williams’ public divorce, apparent mental health crisis and other public mishaps. That same year, Williams also executive produced “Wendy Williams: The Movie,” a TV film starring Ciera Payton that chronicled the entertainment host’s personal life and career trajectory. What’s now clear is that “Where Is Wendy Williams?” is not a series about the next chapter of Williams’ life but instead an...
- 2/25/2024
- by Aramide Tinubu
- Variety Film + TV
It seems that everyone, even talk show hosts like Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin, wants to be in an audience at a talk show for the experience.
The View recently did a segment on Wendy Williams and how she seems to be not interacting with her family because of the guardianship she has been placed under.
During a follow-up after that show on the podcast The View: Behind the Table, Brian Teta, The View’s executive producer, brought up Wendy Williams and the statement about her health that was released after their taped interview with her niece.
Sara Haines was on hand during the podcast to react to Wendy’s diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, which Today also reported on.
During this segment, Sara shared a time she and Sunny Hostin went to a live taping of The Wendy Williams Show early in their tenure as co-hosts on The View.
The View recently did a segment on Wendy Williams and how she seems to be not interacting with her family because of the guardianship she has been placed under.
During a follow-up after that show on the podcast The View: Behind the Table, Brian Teta, The View’s executive producer, brought up Wendy Williams and the statement about her health that was released after their taped interview with her niece.
Sara Haines was on hand during the podcast to react to Wendy’s diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, which Today also reported on.
During this segment, Sara shared a time she and Sunny Hostin went to a live taping of The Wendy Williams Show early in their tenure as co-hosts on The View.
- 2/23/2024
- by Pamela Roy
- Monsters and Critics
Wendy Williams is making a comeback with a documentary that’s set the internet ablaze. But in light of the host’s medical and emotional state, the documentary won’t be showing the Williams that fans were familiar with.
Wendy Williams’ niece gives further insight into ‘Where Is Wendy Williams?’ Wendy Williams | Johnny Nunez/WireImage
The trailer for the upcoming Williams documentary has already forecast the talk show host’s bleak journey. The controversial icon is shown arguing with family members who are concerned about her well-being. And despite the star’s invaluable support system, it seems challenging for her to move past old, self-destructive vices.
Apart from family problems, Williams has also experienced some financial hardship, claiming her trusted team scammed her out of millions.
Williams’ close niece, Alex Finnie, confided that it’s very unlikely that Williams’ family is behind the theft.
“So, I personally have not seen...
Wendy Williams’ niece gives further insight into ‘Where Is Wendy Williams?’ Wendy Williams | Johnny Nunez/WireImage
The trailer for the upcoming Williams documentary has already forecast the talk show host’s bleak journey. The controversial icon is shown arguing with family members who are concerned about her well-being. And despite the star’s invaluable support system, it seems challenging for her to move past old, self-destructive vices.
Apart from family problems, Williams has also experienced some financial hardship, claiming her trusted team scammed her out of millions.
Williams’ close niece, Alex Finnie, confided that it’s very unlikely that Williams’ family is behind the theft.
“So, I personally have not seen...
- 2/22/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Updated, with video: The family of Wendy Williams has had “limited contact” with the former talk show host since she was placed in a financial and secretive guardianship last year, niece Alex Finnie said on The View today.
“It’s been limited,” Finnie said during an appearance to promote the upcoming Lifetime two-part documentary Where is Wendy Williams? “I finally got some sort of a response not too long ago, but it has been a big problem for the family in terms of just Can we get an update on how she’s doing?”
Watch the segment above.
Williams has been living at an assisted care facility since last year. Her bank accounts were frozen by bank Wells Fargo in 2022; she was subsequently placed under a temporary financial guardianship after a financial adviser successfully petitioned a New York court.
Related: Wendy Williams Breaks Down In Trailer For New Lifetime Documentary:...
“It’s been limited,” Finnie said during an appearance to promote the upcoming Lifetime two-part documentary Where is Wendy Williams? “I finally got some sort of a response not too long ago, but it has been a big problem for the family in terms of just Can we get an update on how she’s doing?”
Watch the segment above.
Williams has been living at an assisted care facility since last year. Her bank accounts were frozen by bank Wells Fargo in 2022; she was subsequently placed under a temporary financial guardianship after a financial adviser successfully petitioned a New York court.
Related: Wendy Williams Breaks Down In Trailer For New Lifetime Documentary:...
- 2/22/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Wendy Williams’ late-breaking dementia diagnosis went unmentioned until the closing seconds of Thursday’s The View, despite an interview with Williams’ niece earlier in the episode.
“We wanted to update you on some news that has just broke concerning Wendy Williams,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg shared during The View‘s final moments. “Wendy and her care team just released a statement that she’s been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. Our hearts go straight out to her.”
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“We wanted to update you on some news that has just broke concerning Wendy Williams,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg shared during The View‘s final moments. “Wendy and her care team just released a statement that she’s been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. Our hearts go straight out to her.”
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- 2/22/2024
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Wendy Williams has gone public with her diagnosis two days ahead of the release of what has promised to be a revealing Lifetime docuseries centered on the former talk show host.
In a press release sent out Thursday claiming to be on behalf of Williams and her care team, the statement shares that, in 2023, after undergoing a battery of medical tests, Williams was officially diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (Ftd).
Aphasia, a condition that affects the ability to understand or express speech, and frontotemporal dementia, a progressive disorder impacting behavior and cognitive functions, “have already presented significant hurdles in Wendy’s life,” reads the statement. Bruce Willis recently went public with his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis.
“As Wendy’s fans are aware, in the past she has been open with the public about her medical struggles with Graves’ Disease and Lymphedema as well as other significant challenges related to her health,...
In a press release sent out Thursday claiming to be on behalf of Williams and her care team, the statement shares that, in 2023, after undergoing a battery of medical tests, Williams was officially diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (Ftd).
Aphasia, a condition that affects the ability to understand or express speech, and frontotemporal dementia, a progressive disorder impacting behavior and cognitive functions, “have already presented significant hurdles in Wendy’s life,” reads the statement. Bruce Willis recently went public with his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis.
“As Wendy’s fans are aware, in the past she has been open with the public about her medical struggles with Graves’ Disease and Lymphedema as well as other significant challenges related to her health,...
- 2/22/2024
- by Jackie Strause and Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Wendy Williams‘ family is speaking out.
The 59-year-old former host of The Wendy Williams Show‘s loved ones issued a statement for the first time in a cover story for People.
Keep reading to find out more…
“We’ve all seen the images over the last few months — and, really, few years — of what has seemed like a spiral for my aunt,” says her niece Alex Finnie, who also appears in the new Lifetime documentary, Where Is Wendy Williams?, premiering this weekend (February 24).
“It was shocking and heartbreaking to see her in this state.”
The documentary follows her attempt to launch a comeback with a podcast, but ultimately ended up capturing her struggle with alcohol addiction and health issues, including Graves’ disease and lymphedema.
“I don’t know what the hell is going on,” her driver says at one point in the documentary. “I think she’s losing memory. She...
The 59-year-old former host of The Wendy Williams Show‘s loved ones issued a statement for the first time in a cover story for People.
Keep reading to find out more…
“We’ve all seen the images over the last few months — and, really, few years — of what has seemed like a spiral for my aunt,” says her niece Alex Finnie, who also appears in the new Lifetime documentary, Where Is Wendy Williams?, premiering this weekend (February 24).
“It was shocking and heartbreaking to see her in this state.”
The documentary follows her attempt to launch a comeback with a podcast, but ultimately ended up capturing her struggle with alcohol addiction and health issues, including Graves’ disease and lymphedema.
“I don’t know what the hell is going on,” her driver says at one point in the documentary. “I think she’s losing memory. She...
- 2/21/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Wendy Williams is baring it all. The troubled talk show host is getting candid about her recent money woes and personal challenges in a new, two-part Lifetime documentary, Where Is Wendy Williams?
‘Where Is Wendy Williams?’ is an intimate look at a troubled celeb
“Since I was six years old, all I wanted was to be famous,” Williams says in a trailer for the upcoming doc.
The outspoken Williams eventually achieved her goal, first gaining notoriety as a radio DJ in New York City before transitioning to TV as the host of the syndicated daytime talk series The Wendy Williams Show, which premiered in 2008. But a decade later, personal problems began to overshadow her professional accomplishments.
In 2017, Williams fainted during a live broadcast of her show. In 2020, she divorced her husband of more than two decades after he fathered a child with another woman. Williams also battled various health problems,...
‘Where Is Wendy Williams?’ is an intimate look at a troubled celeb
“Since I was six years old, all I wanted was to be famous,” Williams says in a trailer for the upcoming doc.
The outspoken Williams eventually achieved her goal, first gaining notoriety as a radio DJ in New York City before transitioning to TV as the host of the syndicated daytime talk series The Wendy Williams Show, which premiered in 2008. But a decade later, personal problems began to overshadow her professional accomplishments.
In 2017, Williams fainted during a live broadcast of her show. In 2020, she divorced her husband of more than two decades after he fathered a child with another woman. Williams also battled various health problems,...
- 2/19/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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