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Wendy Williams' Family Confirms She Remains in Treatment Facility, Says She Sounds Much Better

Williams' niece, Alex Finnie, talks to Deborah Roberts about her aunt's struggles and decision to "take ownership" of her story.

Over the last several years, the TV personality's health struggles -- coupled with upheaval in her personal life -- have been well documented: from fainting on live TV back in October 2017 (which she claimed was from dehydration), revealing her Graves' disease diagnosis on her show in February 2018 (forcing her to take three weeks off) and her shoulder fracture in December 2018, to dealing with a very public breakup with then-husband Kevin Hunter, whom she officially divorced in January 2020 after 25 years of marriage. Just as she was gearing up to return for her 13th season last fall, the show announced on Sept. 9, 2021 that Williams would temporarily step back from promoting the program while she dealt with some " ongoing health issues." A string of postponements for the season 13 premiere ultimately led to a slew of guest hosts for The Wendy Williams Show, from Fat Joe and Remy Ma to Michael Rapaport and Kym Whitley, among others.

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