As Season 11 of The Wendy Willams Show launched, Producer Debmar-Mercury announced that her show will be staying on daytime Television though 2022.
What We Know:
- According to MSN, the renewal for the show comes after a rocky year for its host, who took an extended hiatus from the show to focus on her health in 2018-19.
- An insider told Page Six that Williams’ show was likely renewed only because Debmar-Mercury didn’t have another show to fill her slot.
- “They don’t have anyone strong enough to replace her. They were backed into a corner,” the insider said, “she will widely not be coming back beyond the two-season renewal.”
- Willams revealed last year that she was diagnosed with Graves disease, an immune disorder that causes hyperthyroidism. She then revealed shortly after that she had been living in a sober house while wrapping up season 10 in August following a monthlong summer break.
- A month after that it was disclosed that Wendy estranged husband, Kevin Hunter was fired as executive producer of the show after eight years. Willams reportedly had filed for divorce from Hunter about a week earlier.
- “I want to tell Fox and all of our stations today how much their support and confidence means to me. They should know we will never stop working very hard to bring our dedicated Wendy Watchers and audience Co-hosts the freshest national daytime television, I love you for watching,” Willams said.
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