Wendy Williams

For other people named Wendy Williams, see Wendy Williams (disambiguation).

Wendy Williams
Williams in 2018
Born
Wendy Joan Williams

(1964-07-18) July 18, 1964 (age 60)
Asbury Park, New Jersey, U.S.
Other namesWendy Williams Hunter[a]
EducationNortheastern University (BA)
Occupations
  • Broadcaster
  • media personality
  • writer
Years active1986–2023[1]
Television
Spouses
Bert Girigorie
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(m. 1994; div. 1995)​
Kevin Hunter
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(m. 1999; div. 2020)​
[b]
Children1

Wendy Williams Hunter[a] (née Wendy Joan Williams; born July 18, 1964) is an American former broadcaster, media personality, and writer. From 2008 to 2021, she hosted the nationally syndicated television talk show The Wendy Williams Show. She seemingly retired from public life in 2023 after being diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, though no official announcement regarding the future of her career has come from Williams or her team.

Prior to television, Williams was a radio DJ and host and quickly became known in New York City as a shock jock. She gained notoriety for her on-air spats with celebrities and was the subject of the 2006 VH1 reality television series The Wendy Williams Experience, which broadcast events surrounding her radio show.

Williams's other endeavors include authoring several books, appearances in various films and television shows, touring her comedy show,[5][6] and her own product lines, including a fashion line, a jewelry collection and a wig line. Williams was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2009. On her 50th birthday, the council of Asbury Park, New Jersey, renamed the street on which she grew up Wendy Williams Way.


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  1. ^ Tracy, Brianne; Rubenstein, Janine (February 21, 2024). "Wendy Williams' Family Break Their Silence on Her 'Shocking and Heartbreaking' Struggles Over the Past 3 Years (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved February 21, 2024. The documentary crew stopped filming Williams in April 2023. That month, she entered a facility to treat "cognitive issues" [...] Williams remains in the facility to this day
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  3. ^ "Wendy Williams documentary will still air this weekend after legal guardian files lawsuit against Lifetime's parent company". CNN. February 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Atterberry, Tara E., ed. (2020). Who's Who Among African Americans (35th ed.). Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale. p. 1134. ISBN 978-1-4103-8816-2. ISSN 1081-1400. OCLC 1143796741.
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  6. ^ Brady, Louisa. "Wendy Williams Returns to LA in LIPSHTICK - THE PERFECT SHADE OF STAND UP on 10/31011/1". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.