Wendy Williams<\/a>\u2019 birthday wish is to be released from her court-ordered guardianship and return to work. The broadcaster and former talk show host was placed under a legal guardianship in 2022 following a series of health setbacks, including a reported alcohol relapse. She now resides at the Coterie, a retirement and wellness residence in Manhattan\u2019s Hudson Yards.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Wendy Williams\u2019 birthday wish is to be released from her court-ordered guardianship and return to work<\/p>\n
Now, after turning 61 on 18 July, she has told Page Six her current living situation is like a \u201cluxury prison\u201d and confirmed she is actively working with her legal team in an effort to reclaim her independence.<\/p>\n
Despite celebrating her 61st birthday with family and friends at several New York restaurants this month, she added she remains focused on regaining her freedom. <\/p>\n
She said when asked what her birthday wish would be for the coming year: \u201cIt\u2019s obvious: to get out of my guardianship, and go back to work in the most magnificent way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wendy also told Page Six her guardianship prevents her from making major life decisions, including where she lives and how she communicates. <\/p>\n
\nAccording to Wendy, she is not allowed to have a mobile phone and relies instead on a landline that cannot receive incoming calls.<\/p>\n
\nWendy added she has been having \u201csome very confident conversations\u201d with her legal team, including attorney Joe Tacopina. <\/p>\n
\nShe also said about her living situation: \u201cI like privacy\u2026 but this is too private!\u201d<\/p>\n
\nWendy revealed she spent her birthday last year alone in a Connecticut facility, describing the experience as isolating but in some ways preferable. <\/p>\n
\nShe said: \u201cFor my last birthday, I was in Connecticut with nothing but grass and trees.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNobody came to visit me in Connecticut. That was actually a good thing, because it was so bad I didn\u2019t want people to see me there.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThis year\u2019s celebrations were held at Delmonico\u2019s, Fresco by Scotto, and Le Marais. <\/p>\n
\nAmong the guests were Wendy\u2019s niece Alex Finnie, Alex\u2019s partner Eric Houston and friends including Alvina Alston, Mel Maxi and Tobi Rubinstein. <\/p>\n
\nWendy told Page Six even though she had enjoyed dining out in recent days, she still eats most meals alone in her room at the Coterie. <\/p>\n
\nShe described her interactions with fellow residents as limited to \u201chi and bye\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nWendy was previously married to Kevin Hunter and has two children, Brooke and Nick. <\/p>\n
\nHer former daytime talk show, The Wendy Williams Show, ran for over a decade before ending in 2021.<\/p>\n
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