Wendy Williams‘ brother, Tommy, has stepped ahead to help their households’ latest statements about how she’s at present doing.
This comes amid pending questions on Wendy’s well being standing amid the discharge of the ‘The place Is Wendy Williams?’ Lifetime documentary.
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Wendy Williams’ Brother Provides Replace On Her Well being
As we beforehand reported, Wendy and Tommy’s sister, Wanda Finnie, informed PEOPLE that Wendy is “not the particular person” folks see within the movie. She added that their sister was in a “wellness, therapeutic sort of atmosphere.” Nonetheless, not one of the former TV host’s household appears to know the ability’s location. All her members of the family, together with her son Kevin Hunter Jr., have allegedly solely been capable of entry her by way of telephone when she calls.
The identical goes for Wendy Williams’ brother Tommy. Like Wanda, he just lately informed US Weekly that the Purple Chair Queen feels like she’s improved since being away. At the very least from what he can inform in her voice.
“Once I communicate to Wendy she sounds high quality. Wendy has improved,” Tommy informed the outlet. “I do know my sister from the place she was to the place she is now, and he or she has a considerable quantity of enchancment. It’s dialogue and dialog, matters, content material, speech sample, every part.”
He claims that she hasn’t just lately proven a few of her “previous behaviors” exhibited within the documentary. Tommy admits the documentary confirmed her in a “worse state” however stated she’s now “in a unique state.”
However whereas her household is restricted from in-person entry, that’s reportedly not the case for Wendy’s court-appointed guardian. The guardian has been overseeing Wendy’s funds and well being selections since Might 2022.
TMZ broke the information that her conservator filed a lawsuit towards A&E to forestall the documentary from airing. Nonetheless, a choose dominated that the premiere may proceed as deliberate, per USA As we speak, and the two-part particular aired final weekend.
What Have been The Points With Wendy’s Well being?
Forward of the documentary airing, Wendy Williams revealed by way of her caretaker that she had been identified with progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. Williams additionally suffered from Graves illness and hyperthyroidism.
After informing the general public of her extra diagnoses, Wendy reportedly informed US Weekly she’s feeling “immense gratitude for the love and type phrases” and “overwhelming” responses.
Wendy Williams’ brother didn’t share the final time he’s spoken to the previous TV host. Nonetheless, he shared his hopes that she’s going to come ahead and present her progress.
In US Weekly’s Feb. 28 report, Tommy revealed that “there’s no visible on Wendy shifting her lips on her personal development and improvement” but. Nonetheless, he desires her to deal with the general public and alter the narrative.
“My hope is that Wendy shall be seen and tackle the general public on her personal so folks can see how she is now,” Tommy stated. “I’m pleased with her improvement and I feel it will probably change the narrative. I feel Wendy can come all the way in which again. Her story is inspirational. Her story is one to share and it’s impactful.”
Producers for the documentary just lately informed The Hollywood Reporter if had they identified about Wendy’s dementia going into the challenge, “nobody would’ve rolled a digicam.” However her publicist Shawn Zanotti has referred to as cap on their claims, alleging the producers filmed a challenge Wendy had not “signed up for.”
Producer Mark Ford added that they hadn’t proven Wendy the documentary since its airing as a result of they “had no approach to get it to her to see it” as a consequence of her facility lockdown. The crew began submitting in August 2022 and reduce the digicam for good in April 2021, per PEOPLE.
In the meantime, her publicist stated Wendy could be “mortified” at Lifetime’s finish end result.
“There’s no approach you may persuade me that she could be OK with trying and seeing herself in that approach,” Shawn claimed.
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