Throughout her time in the limelight, Wendy Williams has experienced a fair share of personal and health struggles.
has made headlines for much more than just her brutally honest opinions and on-air spats with her A-list interviewees.
The talk show host, who was once dubbed “New York’s Shock Jockette” during her radio days, has found herself face-to-face with numerous health and personal struggles. She was addicted to cocaine for a decade in the beginning of her career, and more recently has battled Graves’ disease, hyperthyroidism and other physical ailments.
Williams’ marriage has also been a hot topic . For years, she has weathered allegations that her now-ex-husband,, was living a double life and had been unfaithful to her. After the TV producer welcomed a baby with another woman in March 2019, Williams finally pulled the plug on their 21-year marriage. The former couple finalized their divorce in January 2020., “He calls from time to time. … I don’t block his number though, he’s my son [Kevin Jr.’s] father.”, which aired in January 2021.