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Wendy Williamsis doing what makes her happy in both her personal and professional life.
Page Sixwas the first to clarify news of Williams — who was married toKevin Hunterfrom 1997 to 2019 — being in a “new relationship” following reports that she was secretly married.
Williams' new romance comes after a tough period in her life. Last fall,a series of health issuesprevented her from hosting her namesake series,TheWendy WilliamsShow. The season 13 premiere was delayed twice before carrying on with a carousel of guest hosts, includingLeah ReminiandMichael Rapaport. ButSherri Shepherdrose above the pack,garnering season-high ratingsin her first month of guest-hosting.
As Shepherd continued to guest-host Williams' program through its Juneseries finale(in whichWilliams did not take part), she announced she’d soon be hostingher own talk show, which is set to debut on Sept. 13.
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Williams recently toldThe New York Postthat"there was nothing I liked" about her show’s end.
“[The show’s syndication company Debmar-Mercury] didn’t ask me to do that, so I didn’t,” she said at the time. “I sat in my apartment and I watched it. And [I was] like, ‘Eek!'”
“Debmar-Mercury, in my opinion, should have done it with [me], not these other people onTheWendy WilliamsShow. Except forFat Joe,” she added.
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Next up, Williams — who is alsoentangled in a legal battle with her bank, Wells Fargo— is gearing up to launch a podcast titledThe Wendy Experience.
source: people.com
