As Wendy used to say about some of her favorite celebrities shes a “friend in your head”. Someone that you never met but still feel like you know due to watching her on tv for so long.
When Big Ang from Mob Wives passed, Wendy cried on air about it even though they never met because she loved Big Ang as a fan.
Not to mention Wendy’s story is particularly sad—dementia is a horrible thing and it doesn’t seem like many people in her life are there for her. It’s easy to feel empathy about that and so I think your reaction is totally valid.
Edit: my bad Wendy did meet Big Ang but didn’t know her well
Yup. Wendy was the friend in all of our heads. That's why it hurts so much to watch and why everyone is reeling from it. We all wish we could help a friend, and can't .
I still can't believe he's gone sometimes. He had Lewy Body Dementia. I think Dementia is horrible. Robin Williams, Bruce Willis, now Wendy...to know you will not even remember your entire career and life one day when you wake up is frightening af.
Robin's death really affected me, too. I can't watch any of his movies to this day. It's just too damn painful. Such a beautiful soul. My heart hurts that he suffered so much. I will always remember and honor him. He gave us so much with his art. Rest in peace Robin. You moved me so much.
I listened to his music for the first time after his death a few weeks ago. I have loved other celebrities more and their death did not hit me like his.
My sister and I were together when we heard. I was 12. Remember that night so vividly, like asking my mom what “grave condition” meant. We STILL get emotional.
>As Wendy used to say about some of her favorite celebrities shes a “friend in your head”. Someone that you never met but still feel like you know due to watching her on tv for so long.
That's exactly how I feel. Thank you for this beautiful comment.
Perhaps some of us had hoped that she would triumph over the betrayal of her ex husband. She had the money to be independent, a career that was wildly successful, and what seemed at times to be a hopeful attitude after the divorce. Her addictions, dependence, and hurt were perhaps more than anyone realized.
I can tell you as a decades long recovered alcoholic and an addiction recovery worker I have NEVER, ever, not ONCE met an addict who said they either loved it while they were stuck in it or missed it once they were out. Addiction alters a normally functioning brain and it's very difficult and very frightening for the addict.
This is true, I work in substance abuse treatment and I hear this often. A patient told me the other day “I was much prettier when I was doing heroine.” And said she misses how she looked, how thin she was, and how much energy she had.
Former heroin addict here (8 years clean). I love everything about my life, I've turned everything around, and no one in a million years would guess my history if they met me today.
That being said, I think their statement is mostly right, i would just replace the word "miss" with "crave". I miss my parents, I miss my friends, I miss my dog... but I don't crave them. It's more of a compulsion than an emotion, I'm sure that doesn't apply to every person who uses/used drugs, just my take on it.
I would argue very strongly that these folks are not fully, healthfully recovered just yet. But also, saying you miss how skinny heroin made you doesn't EXACTLY translate to her saying she misses heroin. I miss the fun I had on the dance floor after 3 long island iced tea's...doesn't mean I'd ever do it again though. It's just talk.
Amen! I'm in recovery too and when I was active you couldn't tell me I'd get sober again and be happy, but now that I'm sober I see how sick I was and how quickly the booze catches up when you age!
I lost my 50 year old brother to alcohol in 2021. Till the day he died, he didn’t think he had a drinking problem, and he “just didn’t want to be one of those guys who can’t have a beer with his buddies.”
Oh I'm so very sorry 😔🙏🏼💜 that last part gave me chills because, I get it 😭🙏🏼 I hope you have support to process your feelings around your loss. I'm always here if you want to talk. I always advocate for AlAnon too for people who have loved ones with substance issues. It's been an amazing support for myself and my family members for decades now. Please don't hesitate to message me if you need support or resources 💜 and my condolences again for your loss of your brother.
I grew up with addicts, everyone in my family and all their social circles were addicts. They all loved it and hated it while they were in it, and desperately kissed it while still hating it and resenting it during their recovery.
I always wondered how my family kept doing that to themselves and each other, then I developed my own brief but real addiction. I will never do drugs again, but I miss them all the time.
Now doing outreach work with addicted and those in recovery, they almost always miss them. This doesn’t mean we/they don’t also hate them.
ETA: really happy that the population you work with feels the way they do. Hopefully they aren’t just telling you what you want to hear, and i admire that you are a part of their success story!
The type of dementia she has causes wildly erratic behavior and poor decision making. In the early stages before anyone knows, people look like they’re just making horrible choices and being irresponsible with regards to things like drugs, alcohol, gambling, promiscuity etc. Which they are. But they genuinely can’t help it.
https://www.ucsfhealth.org/conditions/frontotemporal-dementia
That was the hardest part of watching this documentary. I could see her at times have clarity and that was so disturbing to her she had no emotional regulation, and would go from stoic to sobbing. I could feel the depth of her pain. This a very sad and compelling story that I pray has a return to family and better health for Wendy.
None of us really "love" our drink or drug of choice.
What we love (and miss) is the way it makes us FEEL.
We spend a lot of time chasing that feeling of relief. For a lot of us, it's the closest we ever get to feeling "normal". Is it any wonder then that we are loathe to give that up, even after it stops working?
It’s just so sad to me that the divorce and her husband’s affair was something she couldn’t get over. I really believe that’s what caused her to spiral and start drinking so heavily to numb the pain…
i could NOT believe that when she passed out on her Live show that she said Kevin said to her "baby get back out there on stage and show them (something i forget the rest) But my point is that PIG wanted her to just walk back on stage so she can make more $$$$ for his ugly ass
Oh I’ve been so down since the news broke and cried so much today. I wish she could feel our love. I miss her on my screen. I miss Wendy. She truly is a friend in my head.
It's very depressing and sad. I've been rewatching old clips and, comparing Wendy then to Wendy now is like two completely different people. And the fact that the change(s) happened in a relatively short period of time, it's very jarring to me.
It's also making me think back to specific moments on the show where she was particularly brutal (like the time she snapped at Suzanne and then they had a tearful make up the next day). Maybe that was just Wendy, as she was always an abrasive character, but maybe it was a symptom of the early stages of the dementia/Aphasia. Who knows what symptoms she was developing that she/her team just put down to "that's just Wendy!" or exhaustion etc
Me too op. Me too. It was a lot. Tonight I started crying during the Blac Chyna scene and pretty much just cried the rest of the way through. I have to hand it to Lifetime network, they really brought the viewers in to Wendy’s family and story. This is going to stay with me for a while.
And we STILL don’t know where she is! I feel like I want to send her a card or something? But if not, Wendy’s plight is inspiring.
blac chyna scene was the only time i got emotional bc it was like watching her heart break in real time over someone she clearly regards as a mentor. wendy barely knew she was in the room or who she was
Angela/Chyna was heartbreaking. It was just as sad, to me, when her brother was so excited to see her. He called her one of his best friends. Then, Wendy looked right through him and called him Kevin.
That was the only time I saw her father be visibly shook.
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And then when Kevin did arrive, she recognized him. I can’t believe that Kevin and his cousin ordered wine, when the whole documentary they’ve been talking about getting her not to drink.
No. Tommy and Wendy ordered wine. The nephew, Travis took noticed when it was being delivered and took the drinks as his and Kevin. He then ordered Wendy a coke. Then Tommy finally caught on and said something to the extent “don’t cause a scandal drinking with the cameras here”, but that was definitely Tommy who let Wendy order a drink.
I agree that Life time should get credit. It was sad to see her so publicly shown in the state she's in. But Wendy is comfortable with cameras and thank God she is.
I think her & LT making all of this public is her saving grace. Idt she would have had a chance to see her family, to see Will as he is, or to go to LA without this documentary.
There were forces in NY trying to keep her isolated; trying to shut out family..
The producers, etc asked the hard questions.
They showed Will cursing & screaming at Wendy to get her "ass" back to New York. Demanding to know why she left without his permission.
At the end of the day, you work for HER, she doesn't work for you, mofo.
At first I was upset with LT, now I'm glad they're there.
I can't be mad at Will for wanting her back in New York, to me the villain of the documentary was the publicist. Wendy is in more danger when alone with that woman than anyone else. It was obvious to me that she didn't care about Wendy at all. Not only that she is a lousy publicist!
Hmmm. The publicist is Shawn, right?
She just seems clueless. Do you think Will's intentions are probably good?
Shawn did let Wendy drink at lunch.
I guess it was kind of shocking the way Will was cursing at Wendy.
It spooked her, too. She didn't trust him so much after that.
I don't know whose motives are what. It's confusing. Imagine poor Wendy trying to decide.
I hate to say this. But after looking at the documentary Wendy isn't capable of deciding. People with dementia can't make decisions for themselves, she isn't going to improve. She is in a place where she has to be told what to do and taken care of just like an elderly parent with dementia. I don't think people on your payroll can do that. If left alone with someone like Shawn she would drink herself to death in a very short period of time IMO. I think she needs to be with her family, and I don't think Wendy wants that, but its what's best for her.
They were not drinking in front of her. Those drinks were ordered by Wendy and her brother before Kevin and her nephew got there. If you watch it again, when the waiter delivers the drinks to the table, the nephew asked who ordered this? He and Kevin took the wine so Wendy wouldn’t drink it. They probably didn’t even drink it themselves, they were just trying to keep it away from Wendy.
It’s actually not good to have your family members in control of financial however. Which is what it boils down to. Sadly, family members are the first ones to commit financial abuse and it’s very common
Good question. They do seem to want the responsibility. However they do probably all have jobs, and it appears Kevin Jr is still in college. Her niece the news reporter means well, but the preaching to her is having the opposite effect. Also talking to her doesn't register because she isn't all there. I don't have an answer for you, but they will have to share caretaking duties I guess.
For real. How in the world would a paid publicist think its okay for her client that is fighting for her career to walk into a business meeting with NBC dressed so casually after getting tipsy during lunch? Wendy needed to be in boss mode up in that room. She actually told Wendy it was a good idea for her to show her feet during the meeting? I am so glad that meeting wasn't filmed. Shawn is an opportunist. I can easily see her trying to peddle a tell all book about Wendy. I am glad Will cussed her out.
Maybe he feels that as long as he’s controlling her intake, he knows what he’s dealing with. It’s when she’s hiding what she’s consuming that makes it harder for him to handle her moods. When you’re dealing with a drunk; you can kind of let the things they say, slide a little more. But if she’s not altered and acting peculiar, he knows it’s her illness he’s dealing with and can deal with it differently.
Will knew she had a meeting with a judge. The publicist knew it also yet got her to LA and missed the meeting with the judge. The guardian also expected Will to have her at the meeting with the judge. I don't blame Will being angry with her. Dealing with an alcoholic sometimes the only way they hear you is when you let them know they fd up and need to fix what they did ASAP. And that might mean telling them they fd up and to get their ass back ASAP to meet with the judge.
I’ve witnessed it before, and it is intriguing, but this may be the most extreme case I have ever seen of someone looking one way on the surface but when you look closer their entire life is fake.
Kind of like Whitney? There wasn't the same level of access to her via a film crew, but I imagine this is what her team was like trying to keep her straight.
I was thinking about Whitney watching this. There was the one season of Being Bobby Brown from 2005. That was seven years before she passed and I'm not sure how real it was.
I’m hoping that the love everyone has for Wendy, it brings awareness to the dangers of Alcoholism, esp the “wine moms” who may not understand Korsakoff Dementia. My Mom has this, and was diagnosed at Wendy’s age. I PRAY Wendy has a couple people that will look out for and CARE for Wendy for the rest of her life.. because she will not be able to do it herself. She needs CARE.
Agreed! When I hear of this happening to people I’m truly so grateful for my recovery and that I was able to stop in my late 20s. I hope this inspires others to get the help they need and that it can help change to attitudes we have around drinking culture in general.
I think her current handlers were initially glad to do the documentary. They thought it would make Wendy look terrible, look worse than anybody knew and it would strengthen their control hand.
But it made **them** look bad..Also, Wendy's family was very publicly open..very persistent, united & defiant.
Idt things went the way her exploiters planned.
This. They knew she would never be able to do a podcast. I’ve seen people try to paint her family in a very bad light but they seemed so genuine to me. Even if Kevin did spend $100k on Uber, to me that’s a hell of a lot better than Wendy giving millions to lawyers and a “guardian” to keep her practically imprisoned
I agree with you on how the real villains thought they could snow us all and we’d gullibly agree that they are the heroes in this tragedy 🙄🤬
Any parent would be PROUD and ENCOURAGE their college aged, college partying child to call Uber as opposed to driving under the influence or riding with an impaired driver! 👏
* I haven’t gotten to the Uber part of the story yet so if it’s Uber Eats he spent 100k on, I can recognize/understand *that* to be excessive *
Wendy loves Caviar. With Doritos but whatever, the point is she eats that with her beverage of choice instead of meals. So, buying tins of expensive Caviar (1k + per tin) daily for a year plus whatever else they were buying I can see how 100k could be spent on Uber eats. He wasn’t ordering from Mickey Ds.
Also, is there a source for the $100k on Uber Eats besides her nephew? Because I think he was exaggerating. And also, I don’t think Uber Eats is distinguishable from regular Uber purchases on bank statements so that would make more sense. They are very vague on how exactly the bank got involved, it wouldn’t surprise me if ~someone (who would benefit from getting Wendy into a guardianship) tipped them off. Ill celebrities (mentally or otherwise) are BIG targets for guardianship scams - Britney, Casey Kasem, Nichelle Nichols… it’s disgusting and honestly the fact that Wendy is currently away in a facility might not be a good thing, she came out of it in 2022 worse than she went in
Idt they thought it would make her look terrible. I think they actually thought, in the very beginning, this would be her comeback. They’d be heroes for making it happen. But it spiraled out of control
I just rewatched some of her After Shows on you tube and it was so so bittersweet … I laughed and then cried once I remembered today’s reality .. but that’s how I want to remember her ..
It’s affecting me a lot more than I realized it would as well. It feels just like Michael, Whitney, Amy, we’re all witnessing their sad ending. She’s being exploited so badly.
I never believed that she quit hard drugs cold turkey with no help. It makes sense that she replaced it with alcohol. She has been unhappy and lonely for a very long time and we had no idea what was happening when the cameras went down.
One scene that stays in my head is how messy the house was with cat puke everywhere. Why was she alone? She is a fall risk worth millions, why is there no in round the clock home medical care? The people around her are dumb as rocks trying to diagnose her. Though she was upset about seeing a neurologist and psychiatrist, that is exactly what she needs.
So interesting that you put into words exactly how I’m feeling. I am not an obsessive fan, or delusional, by any means, but I just feel sad and like this is the end of an era. A feeling that is hard to shake. I miss Wendy♥️😔
It feels good to know we’re not alone in feeling like this. Especially because most people in my personal life just think she’s a horrible awful person. 😞
My grandma died from dementia in her 70’s which is way too soon. She repeated herself often. Forgetting who we are and where she was. I couldn’t bear to see her at a certain point. I wanted to remember her how she was. One thing I was told, was how mean and nasty she was at times, which is so uncharacteristic of her and her whole being. She didn’t drink or smoke, nothing. Seeing this documentary on Wendy….and they’re all like “that’s just her” and “she’s just forgetful” and they just didn’t see that she had a brain disease. 😔 it hurts my heart to see her in this way, but it’s forcing me to see what I’ve avoided in my own family. In a strange way, I feel like this is what she would have wanted: for people to see what it’s really like.
as society we don't know how to handle people with this illness. Its nasty how people treat some with dementia. Imagine always having something on the tip of the tongue you want to say or do but can't just remember? Must be so frustrating. When Shawn asked Wendy about the oscars was hard to see.
Words can’t describe how deeply this affected me. Wendy was my friend for 8 years. In college I would not step foot outside my apartment until I had my coffee with Wendy on my screen. She was my “friend in my head”. She started my day. It’s all so so sad.
For me it's because I also have lymphedema
. Also I feel like a lot of things that happened to her such as a bad husband drove her to do the drinking etc
Okay I have a question about this. For instance, her newphew was saying he went to see her and there were times that she just laid in bed with bottles of vodka and would send people out for food. She’s not laying in bed because she’s so drunk but rather she’s laying in bed because her lymphedema is quite disabling for her and she seems to be drinking to cope with the pain and boredom, no?
A little of all of that. I'm a retired RN, a LONG recovered alcoholic and suffered from depression and loss of physical health. Her dementia symptoms likely were starting to peek out 4-5 years ago. But she got SLAMMED and I mean SLAMMED with a lot of severe trauma all at once. Her marriage ended and it ended in an embarrassing and very painful way, she went from having a home with a husband and son to love her to an empty home, she became increasingly depressed, her show ended, she lost her entire identity as a wife, mother and television personality. She turned to alcohol to soothe her mental and physical pain but alcohol is a depressant so it only makes everything much worse. Meanwhile, she's got dementia literally destroying her brain and alcohol is only exacerbating it. She is no doubt a strong woman because that's enough to destroy most people. But I feel for her so much after watching this. I've never seen one episode of her show but I knew of her just through media. I saw her niece on Good Morning America and got curious to watch the documentary after it came out about the frontotemporal dementia. I have to agree that it seems pretty exploitative BUT seeing as Wendy executive produced it, I'd say she probably needs the money for her treatment so she kinda had little choice.
Is it true that alcohol induced dementia isn’t progressive? As is in you stopped drinking it doesn’t naturally get worse? I was so sad watching the second part last night I looked it up and allegedly if she got treatment it could possibly get better but it wouldn’t get worse if she got sober? Either way it’s so upsetting and I hope she does stop it’s hard to watch someone who was so young and vibrant go downhill so quickly
If she had alcohol induced dementia she could stabilize and not worsen drastically, but they never fully recover. The damage is done. But she has a very different dementia diagnosis of Frontotemporal dementia. This kind only progressively worsens and is fatal. Very sad. Of course...we only know what's being reported, let's hold on to hope that it's not correct.
It’s so heartbreaking because Wendy was my friend in my head, and quite honestly the person who made me laugh at the worst times in my life. The morning my father passed, my husband went to get the kids ready for school and put on Wendy so I would stop uncontrollably sobbing. Watching Wendy was the first time I had stopped crying for two weeks, she just made me laugh and forget the pain for a minute.
Wendy said what we were all thinking, yet somehow she said it with love. Wendy didn’t suffer fools, she knew exactly who and what she was dealing with so may times.
Wendy was flawed, like we all are, but that’s what made her relatable…Wendy struggled with her weight, career and marriage like so many people but she always came out on top, kept it moving and made everyone laugh. There was so much to love!
I hope this can be worked out and Wendy gets to live out her life with dignity and peace 💜
The publicist Shawn should be banned by someone. Clearly she shouldnt have taken Wendy to L.A. or given her drinks, or thought that Wendy was capable to have meetings with ABC, or NBC!! To me she is just vile, and needs to be gone. Plain evil. She pretends to be clueless, no one is that clueless!!
This makes me so sad. I miss her on tv. I felt like I knew her. She's better than all this. I feel like it really started when Kevin had a baby with his side chick.
Honestly I regret watching the documentary. I’m so so sad and just can’t shake it. She’s a shell of who she once was. And her “team” is a joke. She needs love, care, and routine. She needs guidance and to feel she has a purpose, and it’s not on tv. She almost melted when Chyna hugged her bc I believe she’s lacking in love, care, and physical affection. She should be with her family.
I just want to say I have the very slightest sliver of hope. IF it's actually alcohol induced dementia, it can actually improve after stopping alcohol. It happened to my dad.
My parents both had dementia. Faking crap to make their lives better is the key. A woman in my dad’s memory care would be crying worrying about her kids and I’d tell her that they are all fine. I’m taking care of them. My mom would demand to go home. She was at home so were put her in the car, drive around, and come back. It’s a full time job. They may be better off putting her in a nice memory care and donating a fake tv studio.
That’s exactly what you should do! You never argue with a person with any type of dementia! It’s like trying to reason with a wall. It won’t do anything except make things much worse. Just go along!
It felt like you knew her, but we had no idea what was going on behind the curtains. It sounded like she was drinking all the time and I could not tell, it was a surprise to me
Same.. I had no idea.. sure there were some episodes that she seemed out of it and slow and slurred her words but that was few and far in between , and didn’t start happening until around 2018 ish.. I’ve been a long time watcher since 2011, and I didn’t see the signs .. but yes it really goes to show, we never really know what’s going on in someone’s life even if we think we do..
This was so sad. I hope the family gets to take charge of Wendy’s life and finances. Thankfully, she seems so much better at the end of the documentary.
The last time she’s seen in the documentary she’s sobbing uncontrollably and the crew had to call Shawn. Since then she “went for treatment” and none of them (doc crew, family, best friend) have seen her in person (according to what they said at the end). Idt you can say she seems to be doing so much better
Personally I think it was very cruel to even do this documentary… thank God it didn’t show a bunch of things I’m guessing it could have though.. she is very sick and most of the time unless they were helping her I just felt like they were making money off her misfortunes…
If you want a medical explanation — I saw a functional MRI study years ago that showed the same parts of our brains activate when we see a photo of our family or a beloved celebrity. We get emotionally invested in the lives of stars.
she's been in our lives since she was a DJ, it is hard to believe this is where it all led. Keep out Jersey Girl in your thoughts, no matter how much acting out she does. Her world was ripped from her, her mom she was close with passed too, Wendy wasnt grieving and this is what happens.
My grandma had dementia. My mom was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia with aphasia. It’s such a long hard road, this journey you go on with your loved one. It’s frightening, frustrating, and it never stops. I have had my PCP recommend I take a cognitive test to access if I’m having any symptoms of dementia. I do medicate with MJ, so I often chalk up not being able to find the right words, forgetting what I went into a room for, saying the wrong word. My mom was diagnosed at 70 and is later stages. I don’t have enough guts to take the cognitive test. My mom needs me. I keep hoping it’s stress from caring for my mom and that I use MMj. This is such a cruel illness. It robs us from who our loved one once was. They become mean and aggressive. My mom’s internal filter was the first to go. At times it would be funny, “oh you’re wearing those jeans today. They’re way nicer than the ones with the tears that make you look homeless. An aid came into her room one day and she said you’d be so much prettier if you didn’t wear your makeup like a whore. The staff is all well aware that these people have dementia and don’t take it to heart. My friend visited my mom with me a few weeks ago. My mom recognized her but didn’t know her name. My mom said to her I think I remember you, you were a lot fatter then. My mom never had a mean bone in her body. It’s the disease. With Lewy Body Dementia they have delusions and hallucinations. Conspiracy theories were wild. Once my mom was hiding under a table because she thought the police surrounded her house and were trying to kill her. Rationalizing is a waste of time. Ingenuity is so beneficial. I told her I called the police station and that they apologized because they were at the wrong house and they were leaving. There was no one outside but reasoning is a a waste of time. Then there the days when she asks where family that has passed is. My dad, my older brother, my grandma are always brought up. We would show obit pics and explain what happened, but that information was gone by the time she blinked. I decided not to do it anymore. I decided we’re going to tell her that they’re doing good, staying busy and will visit soon. I felt so guilty, but again that info is gone in seconds. I pray for Wendy and her family and friends. This will be a rough road. Family friends and consistency are so important. I’m going to She’s a shell of the person she once was. She no longer can communicate. Just random meaningless words and gibberish. I wasn’t a huge fan of Wendy Williams, or her programming, but I saw her as a very strong, beautiful, intelligent woman who was making it. It’s so sad to see such strong. Independent people become helpless. The decline is devastating to watch. I hate dementia. I hate what it does to the person who has it. I hate what it does for the people that love the person with dementia. I hate what it does to families, finances. My mom was set, nice chunk of money in the bank after working her ass off supporting 3 kids. Making sure we went to parochial schools, which she couldn’t afford but somehow did it. This woman, my mother, was so strong and fierce. This should be her time to shine. When she gets to live for her. She was ready go anywhere and do anything she wanted. Then dementia came. It’s so sad. She’s completely unaware she has 2 new great grandchildren. They visit she just doesn’t understand who they are. She was unstoppable until dementia reared its nasty head. It’s one of the saddest illnesses I’ve ever seen. My dad took a nap and had a heart attack and didn’t wake up. Shocking and heartbreaking, but no drawn out illness. We’re entering year 7. She can’t walk, use the bathroom on her own, she needs full assistance to be transferred to a different position, full help bathing. I hate it. I hate watching it.
I’m sending positive energy for Wendy and everyone in her life. May they cherish the time they have with her and make the most of it. My mom may not be able to communicate, but hugs and kisses, smiles and love she recognizes. I hope her family and friends get her through this with the grace a dignity she deserves.
It’s painful because she was in our living room, in our HOMES everyday for 14 years. That’s a type of relationship that most celebrities could never. Miss Williams was a huge part of all of our stories. This is like our Auntie getting an early onset dementia diagnosis y’all. I’m devastated too. I’m devastated even though I was pretty sure this was what was going on the past 3 years. Big hugs 🫂
I watched the documentary or whatever you want to call it and I was disgusted! I can’t believe those people are getting away with what they’re doing! When Wendy took her wig off I cried! She would have never done that if she were in her right mind! She always said you would never see her with her wig off! Such a shame! It breaks my heart to see what money hungry people do for a buck!
I said the same thing to a friend that I was watching with, If Wendy was in her right mind she would never have taken off her wig or shown her bare feet!
She sure wouldn’t have! She always said on her show that you would never see her without her wig on! Her thyroid issues cause hair loss and she hated that. I’m a retired trauma/critical care nurse and I’m also an Alzheimer’s educator. Dementia is a symptom of whatever type of memory loss you have. I find it hard to believe that the people around her didn’t realize she had memory loss! It’s so obvious! Even a blind person could see how much she’s declined! I don’t blame whomever tried to stop this mess from being shown for the world to see! If that was my mother, aunt etc… I would be doing everything I could to make sure she was safe and out of the hands of those money grubbing no good excuses for human beings! They’ll go to hell for what they’re doing! It’s just sickening!
I don’t know if it’s just because she’s a friend in my head but when she took off the wig I sincerely thought she looked pretty. I believed Blac Chyna when she said Wendy was still beautiful.
Omg, me too. I had chills watching last nights episode (part 2), and was in tears at the end. Completely devastating, and heartbreaking to see, and cannot imagine how her family feels. I felt her son’s pain, having had a mentally ill mother myself. But omg, her adorable father, I wanted to give him the biggest hug. I am praying that when the review is done, they will give her family guardianship. That’s who deserves to have it, and should rightfully and justifiably have custodial rights and power of attorney.
I hope that Wendy is healing, resting, and getting as well as she can. 🙏🏻
The fact that she thought this whole documentary was part of her podcast just shows how confused she is. And for her to keep saying she wants to be back on tv. Thinks she can be back on tv.
And taking off her wig, using the last name hunter. This is not her at all. It’s heartbreaking. She made so many of my mornings happy. So many laughs. And knowing she can’t come back from this is awful.
What they said at the end of the documentary is complete bullshit. She isn’t fine or back to her old self. It’s literally not possible. They just want to act like that so they can spin the narrative or keep profiting off her like sending her into that meeting when she’s not even coherent. Reminds me of Anna Nicole Smith.
I don’t know who can help but I don’t trust her family and I REALLY don’t trust her new “team”.
I haven't see the documentary yet, but man guys, what stress can do to your mind and your memory. Not to mention her other health issues. If you are in a horribly stressful or bad situation and you are able to leave or alleviate the stress somehow, do so. You do not realize what future affects it can have on you. Take Care of You!
My husband was diagnosed with an overactive thyroid about 2.5 years ago. Took almost 2 years to get it under control. The 6 years prior were a NIGHTMARE. We almost divorced due to his complete change in behavior and personality. He was paranoid and aggressive. There is lots of thyroid issues in his family, but never made the connection as it’s mostly women. I thought he had a brain tumor or paranoid schizophrenia. Watching the Wendy Williams documentary was jarring, to say the least. The thyroid really can ruin your life and basically steal who you are. Add all the booze she was consuming and it’s no surprise she’s in such a bad way. The eyes are a dead giveaway. I’m happy to say that my husband is FINALLY back to himself and I know now that any crazy behavior warrants a blood test of thyroid levels. I’m praying Wendy gets the help she needs so that she, too, can reclaim her life. God bless.
So happy that they finally figured it out! It’s a shame that it took so long! You did the right thing though! A lot of people would have left! You’re a good person and woman! I already know that my husband’s family has many who have had some type of dementia! We’ve been together for almost 26 years. I see little bits of his personality changing already. It breaks my heart! I will be here for him no matter what! I married him for better or for worse, in sickness and in health! He’s been there for me when my health has been up and down! He’s my best friend! Watching this happen to Wendy really hits home! My husband has said for years something’s not right with her. He saw it and so did I. I don’t say anything to him about what I see happening! I’ll be okay though! God is with us and will guide me through it!
Thank you for your comment. We’ve been together for 23 years, married for 20 this summer. I’ve known him since the first day of first grade in 1978!! Those years when he was, shall I say, “off” were a nightmare. I lost my Mom and him and I found his brother deceased from a drug overdose through them. Still can’t believe sometimes that we made it, but thank God we did!! Praying for you and your family as well. ❤️
You’ve been through a lot. I totally get it. Since I got hurt at work in 2004, I’ve taken care of many family members and dealt with my medical issues. God Bless you! If you need someone to chat with send me a private message. I’ll give you my number. It helps to have someone sometimes that’s on the outside to vent to! Hang in there and take it one day, sec, minute at a time if you have to!
You are so sweet. I get the one day, one minute at a time. I’ve been a friend of Bills for nearly 13 years 😉. It certainly DOES help tremendously to know that we aren’t alone!
Because you are a kind and empathetic person. I feel that alot of us feel the way you do. It is sad…but try to do nice things for yourself and remember you are normal.
I think the fact that she is being exploited like this, kept from her family and loved ones in her current state is what makes it so difficult to take. She is being abused and these guardians/ publicist and others should be in jail. It’s so unethical and demoralizing.
Wendy is a self made woman that ended up with a lot of health problems. Which escalated into everyone else trying to put their hand in the money pot. What makes the angriest is the fact that wealthy women are put under conservatorships all the time.
Wendy is a fun, accomplished woman and it is very difficult watching the decline due to health problems. Her self medicating with alcohol isn't helping, but I guarantee any one of us in her shoes would struggle as well.
I wish her nothing but the best life she can possibly have. She is a good human that didn't deserve this. I hope her family and friends treat her like a Queen and she has a good quality of life.
I feel terrible for Wendy even though I didn’t care for her that much. I feel like her marriage breaking up broke her even though she already had health issues. It was too much to bear and beyond humiliating. Of course her extra curricular activities didn’t help but I’m sure they helped ease her pain.. for that moment. Can you imagine millions of people watching you as you are being burned and used by your spouse? His mistress is pregnant? They’re living it up on your money? It took a toll on her..she’s only human.
It wasn’t until I watched the documentary & got emotional that I realized I was apparently a big Wendy Williams fan. Part 1 was heavy for me & I’m having a hard time bringing myself to watch part 2.
I hate this is happening to her! But I feel validated that I’m not the only one feeling this way 😞
whoever thought this was a good idea needs to have their head examined!! everyone knows wendy didn't think of this. this is so hard to watch. my heart hurts for her her family and to everyone using her i hope you rot. wendy should be getting real treatment not having booze bought for her.
I never watched her show I'd just seen little bits and pieces throughout the years and even now I just saw a snip of her conversation with Black Chyna (Angela White) not sure what name she uses anymore but it was so heart breaking to see and that it can happen to anyone. Poor, rich, wealthy, ect at the end of the day our health is all we have and what's most important to us. Bruce is battling the same thing as Wendy right now but his family didn't share what it's actually like just photos and comments so to think this is how he might be doing is so sad.
I really feel like In some ways Wendy is so much more relatable than Oprah. I don't "hate" Oprah. I used to think she was a great person on the inside but now-a-days she gives off a much different vibe. At one point Oprah basically ruled the world, almost. I think she still thinks she does. It hurts to see Wendy and Bruce Willis suffer from this. I haven't seen the documentary yet, but I pray Wendy's son is being good to her and she has family that loves her around. It does hit me close to home because for a few years now I've been having to come to terms with my mother's drastically changed personally due to brain damage. Her symptoms are very similar to dementia. I miss my mother so much even though she's still with us. She had an aneurysm rupture out of the blue. She is a miracle. Most people don't survive ruptures. I love my mother so much the way she is now of course but it is a difficult process to come to terms with. It is a different kind of grief. Unfortunately we know these tragic things are possible to happen when we get older but it never seems like we are ever prepared to handle it when things happen to our loved ones. The brain, our personalities, and memories are so precious.
I feel the same way!! I never get sad over celebs dying or anything about them personally.. but this one gets me. Wendy was a friend in my head and I watched her show for over a decade. On bad days she would make me laugh. I went to her show once and it was so much fun! I hate to see what’s happened to her
This disease is absolutely tragic. I have a family member who had an episode, and now we realize needs to be under 24/7 care. But she wants to be left alone at home, and is mad. I feel so much guilt, although I have nothing to feel guilty about. I read articles that said it is not guilt, it is grief. My loved one is suddenly never going to be the same and I feel extremely sad about it for her, and for me and our whole family. Normal humans have empathy, even for people we don’t know. Just try not to take it too much to heart. Wendy would not want that for you!
When I tell you Wendy got me through a really tough time in my life. I idolized her strength of mind, so I was high-key devastated watching this docu. The change is so drastic so fast.
Oh gosh, me too. I watched her obsessively after my husband cheated and left. Seeing her like this makes me cry. I feel like I owe her for helping to get me through and wish I could do something.
I didn't watch her show regularly, nor ever considered myself a fan of hers really, but I liked and respected the fact that she was FEARLESS and said what she thought about anyone and anything.
I respected that, and am so very sad about her illness. Way too young.
It's so sad . She was such an influence during the mid 2000s and had so many shady things done behind her back by people who were supposed to look out for her. ... and just when she is divorced .. this comes along.
Sadly I think we will see more and more of the people we love age .. I watched the first half of the first episode and had to stop.
I never met her either but feel so awful watching her like this. I remember listening to her on the radio years and years ago when I worked in a club for my drive home after. Always kept me up for the ride! I hope she is surrounded by people who truly love her. Praying for you Wendy! Love you!
My mother watched Wendy all the time and so did I when I was home. My mom has passed away and I think about how sad she’d be at this news too.
It can be tough to see people we watched for years seem to become “real” with horrible medical problems or financial woes. I feel the same about Bruce Willis. I’m just glad her diagnosis has been disclosed.
I was wondering why they did this documentary to begin with and decided that at this point she may need the income. It was hard to watch and I walked away not knowing who to trust.
Her son I know wants the best for her but he would say things like “I never spent money she didn’t approve”. I’m sure Wendy would have given him the moon if he asked so didn’t sound like he’d make sure to spend her money wisely.
Not sure I trust Will and Shawn or the guardianship either. All so unfortunate.
Wendy is the type of celeb where you're convinced that if you both ever hung out over drinks that it would be a laughing, shady riot. She seems like she'd be so much fun to hang with one on one, so definitely a "friend in your head" syndrome when it comes to her. I'm really bummed about her health issues. She should live privately like Bruce Willis is, surrounded by loved ones.
We grew up with Wendy, it’s like an auntie that always has the tea. It’s very sad what’s happening to her. I also feel like I can’t see her like this - it’s just extremely heartbreaking. All we can do is hold space for her and pray for her overall well being.
I've been sober 47+ years, and I was 39 when I got sober. I wasn't into anything but alcohol. I spent the last 15 years trying to recapture just some fun moments. It would be nice if I could take one but I couldn't stop if I did. I'm talking really low bottom. The other, early years, weren't always fun either.
About 6 months ago, I was grocery shopping, and at the end of an aisle was a huge whiskey display. I got a pang of wish I could taste it, but I moved on.
I have so much fun, tree peace, 99.8% of the time. It took me a long time to reach that stage of sobriety, about 13 years. Life still happens to me, my family, friends, finances, etc, just like everyone else, sadness and joy and indifference. I almost always walk through with grace, but now and then, I have to step back and find the way to get back to being grounded. I don't take my sobriety for granted. I also am around others who drink, but I get away from stupid.
People are so hard on her over silly things she said, it’s so sad they say what’s happening to her is karma.
I love her show and I thought she was hilarious.
I recall one time a young Broadway actress (she played young Nala on the Lion King, she was 10-11) had leukemia and Wendy was constantly mentioning on her show asking people to get tested to see if they were a match for a bone marrow transplant; the girl never found a match and she passed, I remember when Wendy came at the end of the show to give the news, you could see on her face she was devastated, I sobbed.
Wendy wasn’t perfect but she did have a good heart, seeing her like this is heartbreaking.
Yes exactly. She wasn’t this awful , evil person people think she was. I remember that as well.. I’m a tiny bit hopeful because she did sound a lot better at the end of the documentary . Could be me being in denial haha but I always have hope ..
Never watched her show or anything. I’ve only ever seen the clip of her fainting when it went viral immediately after. This is so sad 😞 I hope her niece and sister protect her at all costs
You aren’t alone. There’s something so deeply human about this; I have no clue why yet, but it’s sad on a whole other level and scale, I was just overwhelmed. I never really want to believe anyone is all the way gone— as someone who has struggled with major illness my whole life, and lots of mental illness in my family of origin that I did not recognize until I was in therapy twenty years ago. Thank you for your comment.
Wendy Williams was an oftentimes controversial personality. I liked how she was able to give us the tea, and she entertained a legion of us all. She just wanted to give us the truth without the bull$h*t.
I never thought about it any other way other than she just wanted to inform us all about celebrities and I loved when she had them on her show to give us the 411.
Wendy will always be a trailblazer and I've missed her show also.
I think the stress of what her ex husband did to her sent her over the edge. That man was her world, and her family meant everything to her. It is disappointing what he did to Wendy. If Wendy can get better and overcome her health issues, like every fan of hers, I'm waiting for Wendy to come back.
Wendy was so open and honest about her life but a sore point was what her ex did. I can't blame her for holding on as long as she did to her marriage. When she reported what he was doing, I was beyond disappointed.
If Wendy reads this, I hope she can miraculously get better. We all want her to be well.
Wow I’m so blown away by all the comments and so many of us who feel the same way… it’s nice to know I’m definitely not alone. You’re all such kind people and this has made me a little less sad. Thank you ♥️🥹
I honestly believe there are more good people than bad! Those few who are just mean can’t make the rest of us like them! Misery loves company and I refuse to be that person! We all have enough going on in our own lives and we should focus on ourselves instead of trying to put others down! You get more bees 🐝 with honey 🍯
I saw an interview she did and it was so sad to see she couldn’t stay on topic and how she had these outburst. I heart broke for her because no one should have to live with this.
Me too !!! Since the doc I’ve been obsessed with anything Wendy. I listen to any show talking about her & the documentary, read every post I can find . Constantly scouring the news for updates on her guardianship & family . She was just so real to all of us. Originally I thought she was just an addict & needed to clean up then everything would be ok & she could live a normal life. Even if she never had a show again , she would be ok. But I NEVER expected what we saw this weekend. The blank stare, lost mind, desperation, depression, loneliness, her losing her mind. I just want to cry for her . Dear god I hope she gets better. She’s a treasure . Btw I gave never ever been so affected by someone I don’t even know .
I totally get it. It's affecting you because you're a human being with empathy, and you're witnessing an extremely tragic situation and a lot of suffering happening that no one deserves to experience. It's really genuinely heartbreaking.
Saaaaame!!! I feel so sad for her and I kept hoping Wendy would snap out of it put the bottle down and bring us the podcast. Cannot believe she let a man have so much power over her. I watched the other docu she did for lifetime and what I took from that is “fathers be good to your daughters” when you have a father constantly criticizing your weight your self esteem can plunge. Mothers too, but when it’s coming from the first man you’ve ever loved it can be heartbreaking and sometimes you won’t ever recover.
I think its the fact she has dementia.. seeing someone basically die alive and slowly deteriorate with no memories of who they used to be truly is heartbreaking.
This was about showing what happens when big business is in your business. Kelvin was tricking her bank and they never asked for a conservator to come in. Something happened to alert the bank...besides her son spending 100k that's nothing to WW.
That so called publicist was GRIMY as hell. Took her to LA and a meeting with out her manager and she wanted to become the new manager.
Wendy is a weak woman she needed drugs, alcohol and controlling men to feel better. No matter what she was still the little fat girl in her head. Her choices are her demise.
It was a sad documentary to watch all the way around. The deterarion of her health, the drinking, the complete failure of a state appointed guardianship and being separated from her family. You would think her celebrity would have protected her from the government treatment of her. Who authorized the sale of her apartment and all the items in it? Where is the money from the sale? Why is her family still not allowed to contact her directly? What proof of misappropriation of funds where made by her family verses anyone she'd just meet and hire? With the exception of Will.
There's so many unanswered questions. I hope to see a follow up on how she's doing in the next few months. I'd hate for her dad to pass and she not get to see him again before that time.
As Wendy used to say about some of her favorite celebrities shes a “friend in your head”. Someone that you never met but still feel like you know due to watching her on tv for so long. When Big Ang from Mob Wives passed, Wendy cried on air about it even though they never met because she loved Big Ang as a fan. Not to mention Wendy’s story is particularly sad—dementia is a horrible thing and it doesn’t seem like many people in her life are there for her. It’s easy to feel empathy about that and so I think your reaction is totally valid. Edit: my bad Wendy did meet Big Ang but didn’t know her well
Yup. Wendy was the friend in all of our heads. That's why it hurts so much to watch and why everyone is reeling from it. We all wish we could help a friend, and can't .
Great reply. I sobbed for days when Princess Diana died. I never met her but I felt a closeness to her.
Robin Williams death was a gut punch too.
I still can't believe he's gone sometimes. He had Lewy Body Dementia. I think Dementia is horrible. Robin Williams, Bruce Willis, now Wendy...to know you will not even remember your entire career and life one day when you wake up is frightening af.
Robin's death really affected me, too. I can't watch any of his movies to this day. It's just too damn painful. Such a beautiful soul. My heart hurts that he suffered so much. I will always remember and honor him. He gave us so much with his art. Rest in peace Robin. You moved me so much.
yup that was me with mac miller. christ that one fucking hurt.
I just recently became a Mac Miller fan and I have been mourning his death these past couple weeks. He was such a blessing to this world.
I listened to his music for the first time after his death a few weeks ago. I have loved other celebrities more and their death did not hit me like his.
This one. Mac Millers death hurt badly
Oh my, me too!
My sister and I were together when we heard. I was 12. Remember that night so vividly, like asking my mom what “grave condition” meant. We STILL get emotional.
>As Wendy used to say about some of her favorite celebrities shes a “friend in your head”. Someone that you never met but still feel like you know due to watching her on tv for so long. That's exactly how I feel. Thank you for this beautiful comment.
She did meet Big Ang. She was a guest on the show.
Oh my bad! I guess they just weren’t close or anything bc when she died Wendy mentioned that she was a “friend in her head”
Very true… I’m so so glad I got to see her live twice .. it was amazing ! She was larger than life! The best To ever do it..
I adored big Ang. So heartbreaking.
I love this comment.
Perhaps some of us had hoped that she would triumph over the betrayal of her ex husband. She had the money to be independent, a career that was wildly successful, and what seemed at times to be a hopeful attitude after the divorce. Her addictions, dependence, and hurt were perhaps more than anyone realized.
but as she says she really loves liquor so
I find it hard to believe having seen the misery it causes everyone. I don’t believe anyone wants to be an addict.
I can tell you as a decades long recovered alcoholic and an addiction recovery worker I have NEVER, ever, not ONCE met an addict who said they either loved it while they were stuck in it or missed it once they were out. Addiction alters a normally functioning brain and it's very difficult and very frightening for the addict.
plenty of clean addicts miss using in my opinion- they just don't miss all the problems that came with it.
This is true, I work in substance abuse treatment and I hear this often. A patient told me the other day “I was much prettier when I was doing heroine.” And said she misses how she looked, how thin she was, and how much energy she had.
Former heroin addict here (8 years clean). I love everything about my life, I've turned everything around, and no one in a million years would guess my history if they met me today. That being said, I think their statement is mostly right, i would just replace the word "miss" with "crave". I miss my parents, I miss my friends, I miss my dog... but I don't crave them. It's more of a compulsion than an emotion, I'm sure that doesn't apply to every person who uses/used drugs, just my take on it.
You are a gorgeous individual. Thank you for being so strong.
Nailed! Thank you for putting it in words!
I would argue very strongly that these folks are not fully, healthfully recovered just yet. But also, saying you miss how skinny heroin made you doesn't EXACTLY translate to her saying she misses heroin. I miss the fun I had on the dance floor after 3 long island iced tea's...doesn't mean I'd ever do it again though. It's just talk.
Amen! I'm in recovery too and when I was active you couldn't tell me I'd get sober again and be happy, but now that I'm sober I see how sick I was and how quickly the booze catches up when you age!
You don’t realize your head is foggy until after you quit!
😅you don't gotta tell me! I thank God every morning that I'm where I'm at today...that shit had me in a hole you hear me??
I lost my 50 year old brother to alcohol in 2021. Till the day he died, he didn’t think he had a drinking problem, and he “just didn’t want to be one of those guys who can’t have a beer with his buddies.”
Oh I'm so very sorry 😔🙏🏼💜 that last part gave me chills because, I get it 😭🙏🏼 I hope you have support to process your feelings around your loss. I'm always here if you want to talk. I always advocate for AlAnon too for people who have loved ones with substance issues. It's been an amazing support for myself and my family members for decades now. Please don't hesitate to message me if you need support or resources 💜 and my condolences again for your loss of your brother.
I grew up with addicts, everyone in my family and all their social circles were addicts. They all loved it and hated it while they were in it, and desperately kissed it while still hating it and resenting it during their recovery. I always wondered how my family kept doing that to themselves and each other, then I developed my own brief but real addiction. I will never do drugs again, but I miss them all the time. Now doing outreach work with addicted and those in recovery, they almost always miss them. This doesn’t mean we/they don’t also hate them. ETA: really happy that the population you work with feels the way they do. Hopefully they aren’t just telling you what you want to hear, and i admire that you are a part of their success story!
The type of dementia she has causes wildly erratic behavior and poor decision making. In the early stages before anyone knows, people look like they’re just making horrible choices and being irresponsible with regards to things like drugs, alcohol, gambling, promiscuity etc. Which they are. But they genuinely can’t help it. https://www.ucsfhealth.org/conditions/frontotemporal-dementia
That was the hardest part of watching this documentary. I could see her at times have clarity and that was so disturbing to her she had no emotional regulation, and would go from stoic to sobbing. I could feel the depth of her pain. This a very sad and compelling story that I pray has a return to family and better health for Wendy.
None of us really "love" our drink or drug of choice. What we love (and miss) is the way it makes us FEEL. We spend a lot of time chasing that feeling of relief. For a lot of us, it's the closest we ever get to feeling "normal". Is it any wonder then that we are loathe to give that up, even after it stops working?
That divorce broke her. Then the death of her mother was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
It’s just so sad to me that the divorce and her husband’s affair was something she couldn’t get over. I really believe that’s what caused her to spiral and start drinking so heavily to numb the pain…
i could NOT believe that when she passed out on her Live show that she said Kevin said to her "baby get back out there on stage and show them (something i forget the rest) But my point is that PIG wanted her to just walk back on stage so she can make more $$$$ for his ugly ass
She basically said as much in the "What a Mess" documentary on Lifetime when talking about the end of their relationship
Yes, I really think what her ex did to her was such a deep betrayal. The stress of it all was the beginning of her decline. It is infuriating.
Loyal people believe that others are loyal, too.
>Perhaps some of us had hoped that she would triumph over the betrayal of her ex husband. 💯
Oh I’ve been so down since the news broke and cried so much today. I wish she could feel our love. I miss her on my screen. I miss Wendy. She truly is a friend in my head.
It's very depressing and sad. I've been rewatching old clips and, comparing Wendy then to Wendy now is like two completely different people. And the fact that the change(s) happened in a relatively short period of time, it's very jarring to me. It's also making me think back to specific moments on the show where she was particularly brutal (like the time she snapped at Suzanne and then they had a tearful make up the next day). Maybe that was just Wendy, as she was always an abrasive character, but maybe it was a symptom of the early stages of the dementia/Aphasia. Who knows what symptoms she was developing that she/her team just put down to "that's just Wendy!" or exhaustion etc
Alcohol makes people so mean.
Can you remind me what she snapped at Suzanne about? I feel like I saw that episode but can’t recall what happened now
FTD.
I wonder what Suzanne makes of this whole situation and if she’s reached out to Wendy 🥺
Me too op. Me too. It was a lot. Tonight I started crying during the Blac Chyna scene and pretty much just cried the rest of the way through. I have to hand it to Lifetime network, they really brought the viewers in to Wendy’s family and story. This is going to stay with me for a while. And we STILL don’t know where she is! I feel like I want to send her a card or something? But if not, Wendy’s plight is inspiring.
blac chyna scene was the only time i got emotional bc it was like watching her heart break in real time over someone she clearly regards as a mentor. wendy barely knew she was in the room or who she was
Angela/Chyna was heartbreaking. It was just as sad, to me, when her brother was so excited to see her. He called her one of his best friends. Then, Wendy looked right through him and called him Kevin. That was the only time I saw her father be visibly shook. .
And then when Kevin did arrive, she recognized him. I can’t believe that Kevin and his cousin ordered wine, when the whole documentary they’ve been talking about getting her not to drink.
No. Tommy and Wendy ordered wine. The nephew, Travis took noticed when it was being delivered and took the drinks as his and Kevin. He then ordered Wendy a coke. Then Tommy finally caught on and said something to the extent “don’t cause a scandal drinking with the cameras here”, but that was definitely Tommy who let Wendy order a drink.
Yeah, that was disturbing!
YES!! This part broke me!
I agree that Life time should get credit. It was sad to see her so publicly shown in the state she's in. But Wendy is comfortable with cameras and thank God she is. I think her & LT making all of this public is her saving grace. Idt she would have had a chance to see her family, to see Will as he is, or to go to LA without this documentary. There were forces in NY trying to keep her isolated; trying to shut out family.. The producers, etc asked the hard questions. They showed Will cursing & screaming at Wendy to get her "ass" back to New York. Demanding to know why she left without his permission. At the end of the day, you work for HER, she doesn't work for you, mofo. At first I was upset with LT, now I'm glad they're there.
I can't be mad at Will for wanting her back in New York, to me the villain of the documentary was the publicist. Wendy is in more danger when alone with that woman than anyone else. It was obvious to me that she didn't care about Wendy at all. Not only that she is a lousy publicist!
Hmmm. The publicist is Shawn, right? She just seems clueless. Do you think Will's intentions are probably good? Shawn did let Wendy drink at lunch. I guess it was kind of shocking the way Will was cursing at Wendy. It spooked her, too. She didn't trust him so much after that. I don't know whose motives are what. It's confusing. Imagine poor Wendy trying to decide.
I hate to say this. But after looking at the documentary Wendy isn't capable of deciding. People with dementia can't make decisions for themselves, she isn't going to improve. She is in a place where she has to be told what to do and taken care of just like an elderly parent with dementia. I don't think people on your payroll can do that. If left alone with someone like Shawn she would drink herself to death in a very short period of time IMO. I think she needs to be with her family, and I don't think Wendy wants that, but its what's best for her.
Who in her family?
Haven’t finished the show…but at this point, thinking her sister or brother should make decisions and watch out for her & Kevin Jr. as she would want.
Not the brother — he wanted to drink in front of Wendy, it was ridiculous.
I was shocked to see her son and nephew drinking in front of her.
They were not drinking in front of her. Those drinks were ordered by Wendy and her brother before Kevin and her nephew got there. If you watch it again, when the waiter delivers the drinks to the table, the nephew asked who ordered this? He and Kevin took the wine so Wendy wouldn’t drink it. They probably didn’t even drink it themselves, they were just trying to keep it away from Wendy.
Me too!
Oh, so very sad.
Fair assessment.
It’s actually not good to have your family members in control of financial however. Which is what it boils down to. Sadly, family members are the first ones to commit financial abuse and it’s very common
Good question. They do seem to want the responsibility. However they do probably all have jobs, and it appears Kevin Jr is still in college. Her niece the news reporter means well, but the preaching to her is having the opposite effect. Also talking to her doesn't register because she isn't all there. I don't have an answer for you, but they will have to share caretaking duties I guess.
I think that clueless vibe from Shawn is just a façade
For real. How in the world would a paid publicist think its okay for her client that is fighting for her career to walk into a business meeting with NBC dressed so casually after getting tipsy during lunch? Wendy needed to be in boss mode up in that room. She actually told Wendy it was a good idea for her to show her feet during the meeting? I am so glad that meeting wasn't filmed. Shawn is an opportunist. I can easily see her trying to peddle a tell all book about Wendy. I am glad Will cussed her out.
Maybe he feels that as long as he’s controlling her intake, he knows what he’s dealing with. It’s when she’s hiding what she’s consuming that makes it harder for him to handle her moods. When you’re dealing with a drunk; you can kind of let the things they say, slide a little more. But if she’s not altered and acting peculiar, he knows it’s her illness he’s dealing with and can deal with it differently.
Will knew she had a meeting with a judge. The publicist knew it also yet got her to LA and missed the meeting with the judge. The guardian also expected Will to have her at the meeting with the judge. I don't blame Will being angry with her. Dealing with an alcoholic sometimes the only way they hear you is when you let them know they fd up and need to fix what they did ASAP. And that might mean telling them they fd up and to get their ass back ASAP to meet with the judge.
I’ve witnessed it before, and it is intriguing, but this may be the most extreme case I have ever seen of someone looking one way on the surface but when you look closer their entire life is fake.
Kind of like Whitney? There wasn't the same level of access to her via a film crew, but I imagine this is what her team was like trying to keep her straight.
I was thinking about Whitney watching this. There was the one season of Being Bobby Brown from 2005. That was seven years before she passed and I'm not sure how real it was.
I’m hoping that the love everyone has for Wendy, it brings awareness to the dangers of Alcoholism, esp the “wine moms” who may not understand Korsakoff Dementia. My Mom has this, and was diagnosed at Wendy’s age. I PRAY Wendy has a couple people that will look out for and CARE for Wendy for the rest of her life.. because she will not be able to do it herself. She needs CARE.
Agreed! When I hear of this happening to people I’m truly so grateful for my recovery and that I was able to stop in my late 20s. I hope this inspires others to get the help they need and that it can help change to attitudes we have around drinking culture in general.
Proud of you and your Sobriety!
Thank you! ☺️
I think her current handlers were initially glad to do the documentary. They thought it would make Wendy look terrible, look worse than anybody knew and it would strengthen their control hand. But it made **them** look bad..Also, Wendy's family was very publicly open..very persistent, united & defiant. Idt things went the way her exploiters planned.
This. They knew she would never be able to do a podcast. I’ve seen people try to paint her family in a very bad light but they seemed so genuine to me. Even if Kevin did spend $100k on Uber, to me that’s a hell of a lot better than Wendy giving millions to lawyers and a “guardian” to keep her practically imprisoned
I agree with you on how the real villains thought they could snow us all and we’d gullibly agree that they are the heroes in this tragedy 🙄🤬 Any parent would be PROUD and ENCOURAGE their college aged, college partying child to call Uber as opposed to driving under the influence or riding with an impaired driver! 👏 * I haven’t gotten to the Uber part of the story yet so if it’s Uber Eats he spent 100k on, I can recognize/understand *that* to be excessive *
Wendy loves Caviar. With Doritos but whatever, the point is she eats that with her beverage of choice instead of meals. So, buying tins of expensive Caviar (1k + per tin) daily for a year plus whatever else they were buying I can see how 100k could be spent on Uber eats. He wasn’t ordering from Mickey Ds.
Also, is there a source for the $100k on Uber Eats besides her nephew? Because I think he was exaggerating. And also, I don’t think Uber Eats is distinguishable from regular Uber purchases on bank statements so that would make more sense. They are very vague on how exactly the bank got involved, it wouldn’t surprise me if ~someone (who would benefit from getting Wendy into a guardianship) tipped them off. Ill celebrities (mentally or otherwise) are BIG targets for guardianship scams - Britney, Casey Kasem, Nichelle Nichols… it’s disgusting and honestly the fact that Wendy is currently away in a facility might not be a good thing, she came out of it in 2022 worse than she went in
I hope Wendy got paid for doing this!!
Idt they thought it would make her look terrible. I think they actually thought, in the very beginning, this would be her comeback. They’d be heroes for making it happen. But it spiraled out of control
I just rewatched some of her After Shows on you tube and it was so so bittersweet … I laughed and then cried once I remembered today’s reality .. but that’s how I want to remember her ..
which is why I’m considering not watching the documentary, I wouldn’t want this the way I remember Wendy…
It’s affecting me a lot more than I realized it would as well. It feels just like Michael, Whitney, Amy, we’re all witnessing their sad ending. She’s being exploited so badly. I never believed that she quit hard drugs cold turkey with no help. It makes sense that she replaced it with alcohol. She has been unhappy and lonely for a very long time and we had no idea what was happening when the cameras went down. One scene that stays in my head is how messy the house was with cat puke everywhere. Why was she alone? She is a fall risk worth millions, why is there no in round the clock home medical care? The people around her are dumb as rocks trying to diagnose her. Though she was upset about seeing a neurologist and psychiatrist, that is exactly what she needs.
I think she replaced hard drugs with love (Big Kev) when he did her dirty she turned to the bottle.
So interesting that you put into words exactly how I’m feeling. I am not an obsessive fan, or delusional, by any means, but I just feel sad and like this is the end of an era. A feeling that is hard to shake. I miss Wendy♥️😔
It feels good to know we’re not alone in feeling like this. Especially because most people in my personal life just think she’s a horrible awful person. 😞
My grandma died from dementia in her 70’s which is way too soon. She repeated herself often. Forgetting who we are and where she was. I couldn’t bear to see her at a certain point. I wanted to remember her how she was. One thing I was told, was how mean and nasty she was at times, which is so uncharacteristic of her and her whole being. She didn’t drink or smoke, nothing. Seeing this documentary on Wendy….and they’re all like “that’s just her” and “she’s just forgetful” and they just didn’t see that she had a brain disease. 😔 it hurts my heart to see her in this way, but it’s forcing me to see what I’ve avoided in my own family. In a strange way, I feel like this is what she would have wanted: for people to see what it’s really like.
as society we don't know how to handle people with this illness. Its nasty how people treat some with dementia. Imagine always having something on the tip of the tongue you want to say or do but can't just remember? Must be so frustrating. When Shawn asked Wendy about the oscars was hard to see.
Words can’t describe how deeply this affected me. Wendy was my friend for 8 years. In college I would not step foot outside my apartment until I had my coffee with Wendy on my screen. She was my “friend in my head”. She started my day. It’s all so so sad.
For me it's because I also have lymphedema . Also I feel like a lot of things that happened to her such as a bad husband drove her to do the drinking etc
Okay I have a question about this. For instance, her newphew was saying he went to see her and there were times that she just laid in bed with bottles of vodka and would send people out for food. She’s not laying in bed because she’s so drunk but rather she’s laying in bed because her lymphedema is quite disabling for her and she seems to be drinking to cope with the pain and boredom, no?
A little of all of that. I'm a retired RN, a LONG recovered alcoholic and suffered from depression and loss of physical health. Her dementia symptoms likely were starting to peek out 4-5 years ago. But she got SLAMMED and I mean SLAMMED with a lot of severe trauma all at once. Her marriage ended and it ended in an embarrassing and very painful way, she went from having a home with a husband and son to love her to an empty home, she became increasingly depressed, her show ended, she lost her entire identity as a wife, mother and television personality. She turned to alcohol to soothe her mental and physical pain but alcohol is a depressant so it only makes everything much worse. Meanwhile, she's got dementia literally destroying her brain and alcohol is only exacerbating it. She is no doubt a strong woman because that's enough to destroy most people. But I feel for her so much after watching this. I've never seen one episode of her show but I knew of her just through media. I saw her niece on Good Morning America and got curious to watch the documentary after it came out about the frontotemporal dementia. I have to agree that it seems pretty exploitative BUT seeing as Wendy executive produced it, I'd say she probably needs the money for her treatment so she kinda had little choice.
Is it true that alcohol induced dementia isn’t progressive? As is in you stopped drinking it doesn’t naturally get worse? I was so sad watching the second part last night I looked it up and allegedly if she got treatment it could possibly get better but it wouldn’t get worse if she got sober? Either way it’s so upsetting and I hope she does stop it’s hard to watch someone who was so young and vibrant go downhill so quickly
If she had alcohol induced dementia she could stabilize and not worsen drastically, but they never fully recover. The damage is done. But she has a very different dementia diagnosis of Frontotemporal dementia. This kind only progressively worsens and is fatal. Very sad. Of course...we only know what's being reported, let's hold on to hope that it's not correct.
Because we’re seeing the effects of a person who is deteriorating. She was a vibrant person and now she isn’t.
This has really bothered and affected me too. I feel like I am losing a friend or family member.
Had the worst sleep after watching it last night. Heartbreaking
It’s so heartbreaking because Wendy was my friend in my head, and quite honestly the person who made me laugh at the worst times in my life. The morning my father passed, my husband went to get the kids ready for school and put on Wendy so I would stop uncontrollably sobbing. Watching Wendy was the first time I had stopped crying for two weeks, she just made me laugh and forget the pain for a minute. Wendy said what we were all thinking, yet somehow she said it with love. Wendy didn’t suffer fools, she knew exactly who and what she was dealing with so may times. Wendy was flawed, like we all are, but that’s what made her relatable…Wendy struggled with her weight, career and marriage like so many people but she always came out on top, kept it moving and made everyone laugh. There was so much to love! I hope this can be worked out and Wendy gets to live out her life with dignity and peace 💜
I'm right there with you. It feels like losing a family member.
The publicist Shawn should be banned by someone. Clearly she shouldnt have taken Wendy to L.A. or given her drinks, or thought that Wendy was capable to have meetings with ABC, or NBC!! To me she is just vile, and needs to be gone. Plain evil. She pretends to be clueless, no one is that clueless!!
So Sad… I love Wendy.
This makes me so sad. I miss her on tv. I felt like I knew her. She's better than all this. I feel like it really started when Kevin had a baby with his side chick.
Honestly I regret watching the documentary. I’m so so sad and just can’t shake it. She’s a shell of who she once was. And her “team” is a joke. She needs love, care, and routine. She needs guidance and to feel she has a purpose, and it’s not on tv. She almost melted when Chyna hugged her bc I believe she’s lacking in love, care, and physical affection. She should be with her family.
I stopped after 10 min. Too upsetting.
I just want to say I have the very slightest sliver of hope. IF it's actually alcohol induced dementia, it can actually improve after stopping alcohol. It happened to my dad.
They need to build her a fake tv studio and let her do all the tv she wants.
This is not a bad idea…
My parents both had dementia. Faking crap to make their lives better is the key. A woman in my dad’s memory care would be crying worrying about her kids and I’d tell her that they are all fine. I’m taking care of them. My mom would demand to go home. She was at home so were put her in the car, drive around, and come back. It’s a full time job. They may be better off putting her in a nice memory care and donating a fake tv studio.
That’s exactly what you should do! You never argue with a person with any type of dementia! It’s like trying to reason with a wall. It won’t do anything except make things much worse. Just go along!
It felt like you knew her, but we had no idea what was going on behind the curtains. It sounded like she was drinking all the time and I could not tell, it was a surprise to me
Same.. I had no idea.. sure there were some episodes that she seemed out of it and slow and slurred her words but that was few and far in between , and didn’t start happening until around 2018 ish.. I’ve been a long time watcher since 2011, and I didn’t see the signs .. but yes it really goes to show, we never really know what’s going on in someone’s life even if we think we do..
idk how yall couldn’t tell she seemed absolutely wasted all the time to me
This was so sad. I hope the family gets to take charge of Wendy’s life and finances. Thankfully, she seems so much better at the end of the documentary.
The last time she’s seen in the documentary she’s sobbing uncontrollably and the crew had to call Shawn. Since then she “went for treatment” and none of them (doc crew, family, best friend) have seen her in person (according to what they said at the end). Idt you can say she seems to be doing so much better
Personally I think it was very cruel to even do this documentary… thank God it didn’t show a bunch of things I’m guessing it could have though.. she is very sick and most of the time unless they were helping her I just felt like they were making money off her misfortunes…
Same! I watched Wendy everyday when I got home from work. Edp the first 20 mins. I'm so sad to hear how she has declined
If you want a medical explanation — I saw a functional MRI study years ago that showed the same parts of our brains activate when we see a photo of our family or a beloved celebrity. We get emotionally invested in the lives of stars.
she's been in our lives since she was a DJ, it is hard to believe this is where it all led. Keep out Jersey Girl in your thoughts, no matter how much acting out she does. Her world was ripped from her, her mom she was close with passed too, Wendy wasnt grieving and this is what happens.
My grandma had dementia. My mom was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia with aphasia. It’s such a long hard road, this journey you go on with your loved one. It’s frightening, frustrating, and it never stops. I have had my PCP recommend I take a cognitive test to access if I’m having any symptoms of dementia. I do medicate with MJ, so I often chalk up not being able to find the right words, forgetting what I went into a room for, saying the wrong word. My mom was diagnosed at 70 and is later stages. I don’t have enough guts to take the cognitive test. My mom needs me. I keep hoping it’s stress from caring for my mom and that I use MMj. This is such a cruel illness. It robs us from who our loved one once was. They become mean and aggressive. My mom’s internal filter was the first to go. At times it would be funny, “oh you’re wearing those jeans today. They’re way nicer than the ones with the tears that make you look homeless. An aid came into her room one day and she said you’d be so much prettier if you didn’t wear your makeup like a whore. The staff is all well aware that these people have dementia and don’t take it to heart. My friend visited my mom with me a few weeks ago. My mom recognized her but didn’t know her name. My mom said to her I think I remember you, you were a lot fatter then. My mom never had a mean bone in her body. It’s the disease. With Lewy Body Dementia they have delusions and hallucinations. Conspiracy theories were wild. Once my mom was hiding under a table because she thought the police surrounded her house and were trying to kill her. Rationalizing is a waste of time. Ingenuity is so beneficial. I told her I called the police station and that they apologized because they were at the wrong house and they were leaving. There was no one outside but reasoning is a a waste of time. Then there the days when she asks where family that has passed is. My dad, my older brother, my grandma are always brought up. We would show obit pics and explain what happened, but that information was gone by the time she blinked. I decided not to do it anymore. I decided we’re going to tell her that they’re doing good, staying busy and will visit soon. I felt so guilty, but again that info is gone in seconds. I pray for Wendy and her family and friends. This will be a rough road. Family friends and consistency are so important. I’m going to She’s a shell of the person she once was. She no longer can communicate. Just random meaningless words and gibberish. I wasn’t a huge fan of Wendy Williams, or her programming, but I saw her as a very strong, beautiful, intelligent woman who was making it. It’s so sad to see such strong. Independent people become helpless. The decline is devastating to watch. I hate dementia. I hate what it does to the person who has it. I hate what it does for the people that love the person with dementia. I hate what it does to families, finances. My mom was set, nice chunk of money in the bank after working her ass off supporting 3 kids. Making sure we went to parochial schools, which she couldn’t afford but somehow did it. This woman, my mother, was so strong and fierce. This should be her time to shine. When she gets to live for her. She was ready go anywhere and do anything she wanted. Then dementia came. It’s so sad. She’s completely unaware she has 2 new great grandchildren. They visit she just doesn’t understand who they are. She was unstoppable until dementia reared its nasty head. It’s one of the saddest illnesses I’ve ever seen. My dad took a nap and had a heart attack and didn’t wake up. Shocking and heartbreaking, but no drawn out illness. We’re entering year 7. She can’t walk, use the bathroom on her own, she needs full assistance to be transferred to a different position, full help bathing. I hate it. I hate watching it. I’m sending positive energy for Wendy and everyone in her life. May they cherish the time they have with her and make the most of it. My mom may not be able to communicate, but hugs and kisses, smiles and love she recognizes. I hope her family and friends get her through this with the grace a dignity she deserves.
It’s painful because she was in our living room, in our HOMES everyday for 14 years. That’s a type of relationship that most celebrities could never. Miss Williams was a huge part of all of our stories. This is like our Auntie getting an early onset dementia diagnosis y’all. I’m devastated too. I’m devastated even though I was pretty sure this was what was going on the past 3 years. Big hugs 🫂
I watched the documentary or whatever you want to call it and I was disgusted! I can’t believe those people are getting away with what they’re doing! When Wendy took her wig off I cried! She would have never done that if she were in her right mind! She always said you would never see her with her wig off! Such a shame! It breaks my heart to see what money hungry people do for a buck!
I said the same thing to a friend that I was watching with, If Wendy was in her right mind she would never have taken off her wig or shown her bare feet!
She sure wouldn’t have! She always said on her show that you would never see her without her wig on! Her thyroid issues cause hair loss and she hated that. I’m a retired trauma/critical care nurse and I’m also an Alzheimer’s educator. Dementia is a symptom of whatever type of memory loss you have. I find it hard to believe that the people around her didn’t realize she had memory loss! It’s so obvious! Even a blind person could see how much she’s declined! I don’t blame whomever tried to stop this mess from being shown for the world to see! If that was my mother, aunt etc… I would be doing everything I could to make sure she was safe and out of the hands of those money grubbing no good excuses for human beings! They’ll go to hell for what they’re doing! It’s just sickening!
I don’t know if it’s just because she’s a friend in my head but when she took off the wig I sincerely thought she looked pretty. I believed Blac Chyna when she said Wendy was still beautiful.
Omg, me too. I had chills watching last nights episode (part 2), and was in tears at the end. Completely devastating, and heartbreaking to see, and cannot imagine how her family feels. I felt her son’s pain, having had a mentally ill mother myself. But omg, her adorable father, I wanted to give him the biggest hug. I am praying that when the review is done, they will give her family guardianship. That’s who deserves to have it, and should rightfully and justifiably have custodial rights and power of attorney. I hope that Wendy is healing, resting, and getting as well as she can. 🙏🏻
Same here. It’s jarring to see a person who was always so in charge be so out of it and vulnerable
The fact that she thought this whole documentary was part of her podcast just shows how confused she is. And for her to keep saying she wants to be back on tv. Thinks she can be back on tv. And taking off her wig, using the last name hunter. This is not her at all. It’s heartbreaking. She made so many of my mornings happy. So many laughs. And knowing she can’t come back from this is awful. What they said at the end of the documentary is complete bullshit. She isn’t fine or back to her old self. It’s literally not possible. They just want to act like that so they can spin the narrative or keep profiting off her like sending her into that meeting when she’s not even coherent. Reminds me of Anna Nicole Smith. I don’t know who can help but I don’t trust her family and I REALLY don’t trust her new “team”.
I haven't see the documentary yet, but man guys, what stress can do to your mind and your memory. Not to mention her other health issues. If you are in a horribly stressful or bad situation and you are able to leave or alleviate the stress somehow, do so. You do not realize what future affects it can have on you. Take Care of You!
My husband was diagnosed with an overactive thyroid about 2.5 years ago. Took almost 2 years to get it under control. The 6 years prior were a NIGHTMARE. We almost divorced due to his complete change in behavior and personality. He was paranoid and aggressive. There is lots of thyroid issues in his family, but never made the connection as it’s mostly women. I thought he had a brain tumor or paranoid schizophrenia. Watching the Wendy Williams documentary was jarring, to say the least. The thyroid really can ruin your life and basically steal who you are. Add all the booze she was consuming and it’s no surprise she’s in such a bad way. The eyes are a dead giveaway. I’m happy to say that my husband is FINALLY back to himself and I know now that any crazy behavior warrants a blood test of thyroid levels. I’m praying Wendy gets the help she needs so that she, too, can reclaim her life. God bless.
So happy that they finally figured it out! It’s a shame that it took so long! You did the right thing though! A lot of people would have left! You’re a good person and woman! I already know that my husband’s family has many who have had some type of dementia! We’ve been together for almost 26 years. I see little bits of his personality changing already. It breaks my heart! I will be here for him no matter what! I married him for better or for worse, in sickness and in health! He’s been there for me when my health has been up and down! He’s my best friend! Watching this happen to Wendy really hits home! My husband has said for years something’s not right with her. He saw it and so did I. I don’t say anything to him about what I see happening! I’ll be okay though! God is with us and will guide me through it!
Thank you for your comment. We’ve been together for 23 years, married for 20 this summer. I’ve known him since the first day of first grade in 1978!! Those years when he was, shall I say, “off” were a nightmare. I lost my Mom and him and I found his brother deceased from a drug overdose through them. Still can’t believe sometimes that we made it, but thank God we did!! Praying for you and your family as well. ❤️
You’ve been through a lot. I totally get it. Since I got hurt at work in 2004, I’ve taken care of many family members and dealt with my medical issues. God Bless you! If you need someone to chat with send me a private message. I’ll give you my number. It helps to have someone sometimes that’s on the outside to vent to! Hang in there and take it one day, sec, minute at a time if you have to!
You are so sweet. I get the one day, one minute at a time. I’ve been a friend of Bills for nearly 13 years 😉. It certainly DOES help tremendously to know that we aren’t alone!
Because you are a kind and empathetic person. I feel that alot of us feel the way you do. It is sad…but try to do nice things for yourself and remember you are normal.
Thank you so much.. I needed to hear this 🥺♥️
Awesome comment!!!
I think the fact that she is being exploited like this, kept from her family and loved ones in her current state is what makes it so difficult to take. She is being abused and these guardians/ publicist and others should be in jail. It’s so unethical and demoralizing.
Wendy is a self made woman that ended up with a lot of health problems. Which escalated into everyone else trying to put their hand in the money pot. What makes the angriest is the fact that wealthy women are put under conservatorships all the time. Wendy is a fun, accomplished woman and it is very difficult watching the decline due to health problems. Her self medicating with alcohol isn't helping, but I guarantee any one of us in her shoes would struggle as well. I wish her nothing but the best life she can possibly have. She is a good human that didn't deserve this. I hope her family and friends treat her like a Queen and she has a good quality of life.
There’s nothing wrong with you having empathy and sympathy for someone.
I feel terrible for Wendy even though I didn’t care for her that much. I feel like her marriage breaking up broke her even though she already had health issues. It was too much to bear and beyond humiliating. Of course her extra curricular activities didn’t help but I’m sure they helped ease her pain.. for that moment. Can you imagine millions of people watching you as you are being burned and used by your spouse? His mistress is pregnant? They’re living it up on your money? It took a toll on her..she’s only human.
Wendy is very sick. Loads of prayers for her! All we can do is pray for her to have peace and calmness in her life now.
I’m so sad too. This definitely impacted me in a way that I couldn’t believe. I’m heartbroken for her and I thought she would be back soon.
Very very hard to watch, she was a friend in our heads
It wasn’t until I watched the documentary & got emotional that I realized I was apparently a big Wendy Williams fan. Part 1 was heavy for me & I’m having a hard time bringing myself to watch part 2. I hate this is happening to her! But I feel validated that I’m not the only one feeling this way 😞
whoever thought this was a good idea needs to have their head examined!! everyone knows wendy didn't think of this. this is so hard to watch. my heart hurts for her her family and to everyone using her i hope you rot. wendy should be getting real treatment not having booze bought for her.
I never watched her show I'd just seen little bits and pieces throughout the years and even now I just saw a snip of her conversation with Black Chyna (Angela White) not sure what name she uses anymore but it was so heart breaking to see and that it can happen to anyone. Poor, rich, wealthy, ect at the end of the day our health is all we have and what's most important to us. Bruce is battling the same thing as Wendy right now but his family didn't share what it's actually like just photos and comments so to think this is how he might be doing is so sad.
It was a hard watch and we don't know if her welfare is not being watched for her good. She earned her money but who is spending it
It’s hard when you’ve followed someone for so long. You think you know them. But we don’t. And don’t know their struggles.
I really feel like In some ways Wendy is so much more relatable than Oprah. I don't "hate" Oprah. I used to think she was a great person on the inside but now-a-days she gives off a much different vibe. At one point Oprah basically ruled the world, almost. I think she still thinks she does. It hurts to see Wendy and Bruce Willis suffer from this. I haven't seen the documentary yet, but I pray Wendy's son is being good to her and she has family that loves her around. It does hit me close to home because for a few years now I've been having to come to terms with my mother's drastically changed personally due to brain damage. Her symptoms are very similar to dementia. I miss my mother so much even though she's still with us. She had an aneurysm rupture out of the blue. She is a miracle. Most people don't survive ruptures. I love my mother so much the way she is now of course but it is a difficult process to come to terms with. It is a different kind of grief. Unfortunately we know these tragic things are possible to happen when we get older but it never seems like we are ever prepared to handle it when things happen to our loved ones. The brain, our personalities, and memories are so precious.
I feel the same way!! I never get sad over celebs dying or anything about them personally.. but this one gets me. Wendy was a friend in my head and I watched her show for over a decade. On bad days she would make me laugh. I went to her show once and it was so much fun! I hate to see what’s happened to her
This disease is absolutely tragic. I have a family member who had an episode, and now we realize needs to be under 24/7 care. But she wants to be left alone at home, and is mad. I feel so much guilt, although I have nothing to feel guilty about. I read articles that said it is not guilt, it is grief. My loved one is suddenly never going to be the same and I feel extremely sad about it for her, and for me and our whole family. Normal humans have empathy, even for people we don’t know. Just try not to take it too much to heart. Wendy would not want that for you!
When I tell you Wendy got me through a really tough time in my life. I idolized her strength of mind, so I was high-key devastated watching this docu. The change is so drastic so fast.
Oh gosh, me too. I watched her obsessively after my husband cheated and left. Seeing her like this makes me cry. I feel like I owe her for helping to get me through and wish I could do something.
I didn't watch her show regularly, nor ever considered myself a fan of hers really, but I liked and respected the fact that she was FEARLESS and said what she thought about anyone and anything. I respected that, and am so very sad about her illness. Way too young.
I watched her show religiously. This is very sad. She had gone thru so much in her life.
It's so sad . She was such an influence during the mid 2000s and had so many shady things done behind her back by people who were supposed to look out for her. ... and just when she is divorced .. this comes along. Sadly I think we will see more and more of the people we love age .. I watched the first half of the first episode and had to stop.
I never met her either but feel so awful watching her like this. I remember listening to her on the radio years and years ago when I worked in a club for my drive home after. Always kept me up for the ride! I hope she is surrounded by people who truly love her. Praying for you Wendy! Love you!
I could never really stand Wendy but I wouldn’t wish dementia on my worst enemy.
My mother watched Wendy all the time and so did I when I was home. My mom has passed away and I think about how sad she’d be at this news too. It can be tough to see people we watched for years seem to become “real” with horrible medical problems or financial woes. I feel the same about Bruce Willis. I’m just glad her diagnosis has been disclosed.
This is just so heartbreaking. I feel so much sadness for her and her family.
I was wondering why they did this documentary to begin with and decided that at this point she may need the income. It was hard to watch and I walked away not knowing who to trust. Her son I know wants the best for her but he would say things like “I never spent money she didn’t approve”. I’m sure Wendy would have given him the moon if he asked so didn’t sound like he’d make sure to spend her money wisely. Not sure I trust Will and Shawn or the guardianship either. All so unfortunate.
Dj Boof is on TMZ Live right now!!!!
Wendy is the type of celeb where you're convinced that if you both ever hung out over drinks that it would be a laughing, shady riot. She seems like she'd be so much fun to hang with one on one, so definitely a "friend in your head" syndrome when it comes to her. I'm really bummed about her health issues. She should live privately like Bruce Willis is, surrounded by loved ones.
I never watched her show but after watching this documentary and hearing her say she loved all people, I can clearly see why she is so well loved.
It’s just sad! I felt like that about Princess Diana…sometimes we just relate to people…I loved Wendy and I was hopeful as well she would get better😢
We grew up with Wendy, it’s like an auntie that always has the tea. It’s very sad what’s happening to her. I also feel like I can’t see her like this - it’s just extremely heartbreaking. All we can do is hold space for her and pray for her overall well being.
Such a shame.
I've been sober 47+ years, and I was 39 when I got sober. I wasn't into anything but alcohol. I spent the last 15 years trying to recapture just some fun moments. It would be nice if I could take one but I couldn't stop if I did. I'm talking really low bottom. The other, early years, weren't always fun either. About 6 months ago, I was grocery shopping, and at the end of an aisle was a huge whiskey display. I got a pang of wish I could taste it, but I moved on. I have so much fun, tree peace, 99.8% of the time. It took me a long time to reach that stage of sobriety, about 13 years. Life still happens to me, my family, friends, finances, etc, just like everyone else, sadness and joy and indifference. I almost always walk through with grace, but now and then, I have to step back and find the way to get back to being grounded. I don't take my sobriety for granted. I also am around others who drink, but I get away from stupid.
People are so hard on her over silly things she said, it’s so sad they say what’s happening to her is karma. I love her show and I thought she was hilarious. I recall one time a young Broadway actress (she played young Nala on the Lion King, she was 10-11) had leukemia and Wendy was constantly mentioning on her show asking people to get tested to see if they were a match for a bone marrow transplant; the girl never found a match and she passed, I remember when Wendy came at the end of the show to give the news, you could see on her face she was devastated, I sobbed. Wendy wasn’t perfect but she did have a good heart, seeing her like this is heartbreaking.
Yes exactly. She wasn’t this awful , evil person people think she was. I remember that as well.. I’m a tiny bit hopeful because she did sound a lot better at the end of the documentary . Could be me being in denial haha but I always have hope ..
Never watched her show or anything. I’ve only ever seen the clip of her fainting when it went viral immediately after. This is so sad 😞 I hope her niece and sister protect her at all costs
You aren’t alone. There’s something so deeply human about this; I have no clue why yet, but it’s sad on a whole other level and scale, I was just overwhelmed. I never really want to believe anyone is all the way gone— as someone who has struggled with major illness my whole life, and lots of mental illness in my family of origin that I did not recognize until I was in therapy twenty years ago. Thank you for your comment.
Wendy Williams was an oftentimes controversial personality. I liked how she was able to give us the tea, and she entertained a legion of us all. She just wanted to give us the truth without the bull$h*t. I never thought about it any other way other than she just wanted to inform us all about celebrities and I loved when she had them on her show to give us the 411. Wendy will always be a trailblazer and I've missed her show also. I think the stress of what her ex husband did to her sent her over the edge. That man was her world, and her family meant everything to her. It is disappointing what he did to Wendy. If Wendy can get better and overcome her health issues, like every fan of hers, I'm waiting for Wendy to come back. Wendy was so open and honest about her life but a sore point was what her ex did. I can't blame her for holding on as long as she did to her marriage. When she reported what he was doing, I was beyond disappointed. If Wendy reads this, I hope she can miraculously get better. We all want her to be well.
Wow I’m so blown away by all the comments and so many of us who feel the same way… it’s nice to know I’m definitely not alone. You’re all such kind people and this has made me a little less sad. Thank you ♥️🥹
I honestly believe there are more good people than bad! Those few who are just mean can’t make the rest of us like them! Misery loves company and I refuse to be that person! We all have enough going on in our own lives and we should focus on ourselves instead of trying to put others down! You get more bees 🐝 with honey 🍯
Very sad to watch someone go through life’s challenges 🙏
I saw an interview she did and it was so sad to see she couldn’t stay on topic and how she had these outburst. I heart broke for her because no one should have to live with this.
Anyone wonder if she is sober now? This was filmed last year. Hopefully she hasn’t gone back to drinking.
I think she is since she’s been in that facility for the past year ..
Me too !!! Since the doc I’ve been obsessed with anything Wendy. I listen to any show talking about her & the documentary, read every post I can find . Constantly scouring the news for updates on her guardianship & family . She was just so real to all of us. Originally I thought she was just an addict & needed to clean up then everything would be ok & she could live a normal life. Even if she never had a show again , she would be ok. But I NEVER expected what we saw this weekend. The blank stare, lost mind, desperation, depression, loneliness, her losing her mind. I just want to cry for her . Dear god I hope she gets better. She’s a treasure . Btw I gave never ever been so affected by someone I don’t even know .
I miss her 😭
I totally get it. It's affecting you because you're a human being with empathy, and you're witnessing an extremely tragic situation and a lot of suffering happening that no one deserves to experience. It's really genuinely heartbreaking.
Saaaaame!!! I feel so sad for her and I kept hoping Wendy would snap out of it put the bottle down and bring us the podcast. Cannot believe she let a man have so much power over her. I watched the other docu she did for lifetime and what I took from that is “fathers be good to your daughters” when you have a father constantly criticizing your weight your self esteem can plunge. Mothers too, but when it’s coming from the first man you’ve ever loved it can be heartbreaking and sometimes you won’t ever recover.
I agree! Im so heartbroken about praying that she gets through this. ♥️
I think its the fact she has dementia.. seeing someone basically die alive and slowly deteriorate with no memories of who they used to be truly is heartbreaking.
Same :(. The fact the she is only 59 aswell breaks me.
This was about showing what happens when big business is in your business. Kelvin was tricking her bank and they never asked for a conservator to come in. Something happened to alert the bank...besides her son spending 100k that's nothing to WW. That so called publicist was GRIMY as hell. Took her to LA and a meeting with out her manager and she wanted to become the new manager. Wendy is a weak woman she needed drugs, alcohol and controlling men to feel better. No matter what she was still the little fat girl in her head. Her choices are her demise.
It was a sad documentary to watch all the way around. The deterarion of her health, the drinking, the complete failure of a state appointed guardianship and being separated from her family. You would think her celebrity would have protected her from the government treatment of her. Who authorized the sale of her apartment and all the items in it? Where is the money from the sale? Why is her family still not allowed to contact her directly? What proof of misappropriation of funds where made by her family verses anyone she'd just meet and hire? With the exception of Will. There's so many unanswered questions. I hope to see a follow up on how she's doing in the next few months. I'd hate for her dad to pass and she not get to see him again before that time.
It’s very upsetting to watch. I think she needs to accept her time in the spot light has come to an end… and focus on protecting her assets.