The daytime diva will be absent from 'The Wendy Williams Show' until the first week of November as her show announces that Whitney Cummings and Sherri Shepherd are set to be the next guest hosts.
- Oct 20, 2021
AceShowbiz - Wendy Williams continues to recover from her "serious" health complications. The daytime diva's team has announced that her absence from "The Wendy Williams Show" has been extended into the first week of November.
On Tuesday, October 19, the talk show announced on their official Instagram page that comedian Whitney Cummings and former "The View" panelist Sherri Shepherd will guest-host the show. Whitney will be taking over hosting duties from Monday, October 25 until Friday, October 29 while Sherri will guest-host the following week from Monday, November 1 to Friday, November 5.
In the comment section, many fans seemed disappointed and unpleased that the show continues without Wendy. "We want WENDY WILLIAMS PERIODT," one wrote, while another added, "This is definitely Wendy's last season."
"Can you at least have her post a small video letting us know she is ok? We miss our Wendy," a third asked. In the meantime, a fourth left a negative review that read, "The show was so boring today. Wendy get well soon."
After the show faced backlash from Wendy's fans, Whitney posted a note in the comment section. "Nobody can ever replace Wendy but we will do what we can to fill in so she can come back stronger than ever," she began.
"Shes gone so hard for so long and as much as I miss seeing her every day, just imagine how hilarious she's gonna be after some time to take care of herself and have some quiet time to think! [love emoji]" Whitney added. The 39-year-old actress concluded her message as saying, "Feel free to send me topics you guys want covered! We all wanna make Wendy proud."
As the season 13 premiere of the daytime show has returned without Wendy, many fans expressed their disapproval, noting that it's "not the same" without the 57-year-old TV hostess. "Just call me when Sis is back in the purple chair," one Instagram user wrote, while another commented, "Not the same without Wendy."
"No WENDY, no show, praying for her," a third chimed in, while a fourth expressed, "Ya need to bring WENDY BACK! This aint it," adding the trash can emoji. A separate critic also said, "This won't work. Wendy needs to come to work or retire because this happens a lot. Hope Wendy is recovering and I wish her the best."
Season 13 of the show was originally scheduled to premiere on September 20, but the date had to be pushed back after Wendy tested positive for COVID-19. Following her diagnosis of the deadly virus, the 57-year-old TV hostess was hospitalized for "psychiatric services."
"The Wendy Williams Show will start airing originals on Monday, October 18, with an exciting lineup of guest hosts and panels to be announced shortly," the statement shared via Instagram on October 12 read. "Wendy continues to be under medical supervision and meets with her medical team on a daily basis."
The announcement went on saying that Wendy "is making progress but is experiencing serious complications as a direct result of Graves' Disease and her thyroid condition." The statement added, "It has been determined that more time is needed before she is able to return to her live hosting duties. As soon as she's ready, she will be back in her treasured purple chair."
