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It isn’t exactly clear what happened to Wendy Williams.
Her rise to fame as the no-nonsense radio host to daytime television diva abruptly stopped while at the peak of her career due to the severity of her issues.
For years Williams has been open about her health struggles and has recently stayed out of the public eye.
She has recently reemerged on social media by posting a photo to the Instagram story tied to her highly-anticipated podcast, The Wendy Williams Podcast.
In the photo posted on Friday, she’s seen sitting down in a library, dressed in a long grey dress and blue jacket.
“Welcome everyone,” the caption reads over the photo.
The post comes around the same day Lifetime announced it’s releasing the documentary “Where is Wendy Williams?”
The official trailer dropped on Friday.
In the doc’s official description obtained
She also serves as the executive producer of the documentary, which will take over two nights on the network.
Sitting in her famous purple chair, Williams looks directly into the camera and reveals she has “no money” and has this warning:
“If it happens to me, it could happen to you,” she says straight into the camera.
“My mom has done a great job making it seem like everything is okay always, but in reality, there’s something wrong going on,” her son Kevin Hunter Jr. said.
In the trailer, Williams is asked if she’s seen a neurologist, to which she responds “to see if I’m crazy?” She then says “mmhmm.”
Another loved one explains that Williams was “put in front of a judge and given a guardian,” and then she was “taken away” from them.
She was placed into financial guardianship in 2022, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“The guardian has not done a good job of protecting my mom,” her son said.
Williams’ sister tells a crewmember of the documentary that she doesn’t know exactly where Williams is residing. She also claimed that the “guardianship system is broken” and claimed the court said the family was unfit to care for her.
“What would you do? What should I do?” her sister tearfully asks.
The trailer addresses the guardianship along with Williams’ overall health and hints at issues with alcoholism.
A friend questions if Williams drank an entire bottle of alcohol in one day and one scene shows her enjoying cocktails with friends as a loved one claims she is surrounded by “yes people.”
“Anyone can look at her and tell this is not just alcohol, there’s something more going on,” a person is heard saying.
Williams’ daytime talk show, The Wendy Williams Show debuted in July of 2008 and ran for 14 seasons. The final episode aired on June 17, 2022. It was canceled due to health issues.
“Where is Wendy Williams?” will premiere on Feb. 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. EST and PST.
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