{"id":72877,"date":"2024-02-02T13:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T13:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/02\/wendy-williams-troubled-life-finally-revealed-in-documentary\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T13:01:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T13:01:02","slug":"wendy-williams-troubled-life-finally-revealed-in-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/02\/wendy-williams-troubled-life-finally-revealed-in-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Wendy William&#8217;s Troubled Life Finally Revealed In Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Reclusive Wendy Williams has finally resurfaced, with her troubled life on display like never before in a documentary. <\/p>\n<p>The much beloved TV host disappeared from public life more than a year ago amid mental and physical health issues that have never been completely explained. <\/p>\n<p>But all of that is about to change. Lifetime will premiere a documentary about Wendy later this month, following her highs and lows and perhaps finally answering the question:<\/p>\n<p>How you doin\u2019, Wendy?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-491988 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wendy-Williams-Documentary.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wendy-Williams-Documentary-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wendy-Williams-Documentary-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wendy-Williams-Documentary-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wendy-Williams-Documentary-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wendy-Williams-Documentary-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wendy-Williams-Documentary-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wendy-Williams-Documentary-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wendy-Williams-Documentary-735x551.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wendy-Williams-Documentary-335x251.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wendy-Williams-Documentary-347x260.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wendy-Williams-Documentary-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wendy-Williams-Documentary-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wendy-Williams-Documentary-960x720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wendy-Williams-Documentary-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wendy-Williams-Documentary.jpg 1200w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> ((Photo by Astrid Stawiarz\/Getty Images for SiriusXM))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-wendy-williams-documentary-what-we-know\">Wendy Williams Documentary: What We Know<\/h2>\n<p>In the trailer for the documentary, fans are greeted by the Wendy they know: vivacious, loud, and unapologetic.<\/p>\n<p>But just like that, the tables turn, and we come face-to-face with the new Wendy, the one that hasn\u2019t been seen in over a year. <\/p>\n<p>The documentary is set to follow her life as it is now, with no TV show and a fraught situation involving her finances, family, and her failing health.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>In the just over 2-minute clip, Wendy confesses she has \u201cno money\u201d. Her son laments that she wants to go back to work, but probably shouldn\u2019t. <\/p>\n<p>A producer asks, \u201cHave you seen a neurologist?\u201d to which she replies, \u201cTo see if I\u2019m crazy? Mhm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s when the true heartache begins. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-wendy-s-health-how-is-she-doing-now\">Wendy\u2019s Health: How Is She Doing Now?<\/h2>\n<p>Wendy Williams has battled several undisclosed health issues through the years. <\/p>\n<p>Some things she\u2019s been open about \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/10\/wendy-williams-leaves-rehab-im-back-and-better-than-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drug addiction<\/a>, Graves\u2019 disease, hyperthyroidism\u00a0\u2013 others, like why she needed to be treated at a wellness center last June, not so much.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s clear that Wendy needs help from this trailer. On the one hand, there are times when she can not seem to walk on her own, being helped by family and men who look like her bodyguards. <\/p>\n<p>Then there is a chilling scene in which a near empty bottle of vodka is found in her room. A man asks her if she drank the bottle \u201ctoday;\u201d she orders him to \u201ckeep the bottle there\u201d, all from her bed. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"TV personality Wendy Williams attends the 2019 NYWIFT Muse Awards at the New York Hilton Midtown on December 10, 2019 in New York City.  \" class=\"wp-image-492004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-735x490.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-335x223.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-347x231.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"TV personality Wendy Williams attends the 2019 NYWIFT Muse Awards at the New York Hilton Midtown on December 10, 2019 in New York City.  \" class=\"wp-image-492004 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-scaled.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-1024x683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-735x490.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-335x223.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-347x231.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1187863351-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TV personality Wendy Williams attends the 2019 NYWIFT Muse Awards at the New York Hilton Midtown on December 10, 2019 in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Lars Niki\/Getty Images for New York Women in Film &amp;amp; Television)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then there are the moments when Wendy just breaks down in tears. \u201cLet me tell you something,\u201d she says to the camera. \u201cIf it happens to me, it can happen to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, someone comments that it feels like Wendy is \u201closing her mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-wendy-williams-documentary-release-date\">Wendy Williams Documentary Release Date<\/h2>\n<p>Whatever is wrong with her, it won\u2019t be made completely clear until the documentary releases at the end of February. <\/p>\n<p>The two-part special is set to air on Lifetime on February 24 and 25.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever is going on with her, we just hope she\u2019s getting the help that she so clearly needs. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/02\/wendy-williams-documentary-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reclusive Wendy Williams has finally resurfaced, with her troubled life on display like never before in a documentary. The much beloved TV host disappeared from public life more than a year ago amid mental and physical health issues that have never been completely explained. But all of that is about to change. 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