Wendy Williams, the former talk show host known for her catchphrase, “How you doin’?”, has been under a court-ordered guardianship since 2022 after being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia. However, she disputes both her diagnoses and the need for a guardian. Williams describes her life as a prison and accuses her guardian of emotional abuse.

After a successful trial run of The Wendy Williams Show, the talk show aired internationally and attracted 2.4 million daily viewers. Williams alternated with Ellen DeGeneres as the top female daytime television host for years. The show ran daily for 12 consecutive years while Williams launched her own reality TV production company with her manager and husband, Kevin Hunter.

Williams’ health issues became apparent in the later years of The Wendy Williams Show. She has always been open about her past cocaine addiction in the 1980s and 1990s, which she overcame without treatment. She was also diagnosed with Graves’ disease, which causes hyperthyroidism. In 2017, Williams fainted during a taping of the show, and in the following years, guest hosts filled in for several seasons as she struggled with her health issues

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[Feature Photo:Wendy Williams attends the world premiere of Apple’s “The Morning Show” at David Geffen Hall on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)