Wendy Williams has just returned from a rehab and she already has plans.
In her first interview since leaving the wellness center, Williams sat down with WBLS radio personality JusNik at the black women’s community event Circle Of Sisters 2022 to talk about what’s next. Chief among those plans is a new podcast, The Wendy Williams Experience.
What’s not on tap right now is another TV show. Williams said she loved doing her show, but was “ready to do something new with my life. It was really becoming a burden after 14 years…” Williams, 58, hosted her nationally syndicated show from 2008 to 2021. She left the show when ill health made it impossible to continue. Afterwards, she had a very public struggle for control of her finances.
Williams, whose career has spanned radio, TV, books, clothing, jewelry and live events, said she will now take some time for herself.
At the Circle of Sisters event, she spoke about lymphedema, which is swelling of tissues, especially in the legs. “I refuse to get in a wheelchair, though,” Williams told the crowd, though she has been seen using one on occasion. She also has the autoimmune condition known as Graves’ disease.
While doing her podcast, which will be released in a few weeks, Williams revealed that she will be traveling. “I’m going to take a year of my life to fly and do and see things I’ve never done before … while I’m still young enough,” she said.
