Wendy Williams resurfaces in trailer for her documentary
Wendy Williams is returning to screens this month in a Lifetime documentary chronicling the last two years, for which she has largely been out of the spotlight.
“Where Is Wendy Williams?” is slated for a twonight debut on Feb. 24 and 25.
In the trailer released last week, Williams is shown inebriated, struggling to stand, tearful and seemingly suffering memory loss — all while insisting to friends and family she is of sound mind.
“Did you see a neurologist?” an off-camera individual asks Williams in the trailer.
“To find out if I'm crazy?” Williams replies.
Another off-camera voice narrates, “Anybody could look at her and tell this is not just alcohol — there's something more going on.”
Williams is one of the executive producers of the upcoming documentary. She served the same role for “Wendy Williams: The Movie,” which Lifetime will air on Feb. 23 along with her 2021 documentary, “Wendy Williams: What a Mess.”
The new film is billed as a “raw and compelling documentary” and follows Williams' life after “The Wendy Williams Show” was canceled in February 2022 as her physical and mental health worsened.
“Opening the doors to her private life like never before, cameras chronicled her comeback journey to reclaim her life and legacy despite facing health issues and personal turbulence,” Lifetime said in a press release.
“With unparalleled access granted by Wendy to film with her and her family for nearly two years, what was captured was not what anyone expected.”
Williams first announced in July 2021 that she would take a short hiatus from her talk show, but it was extended because of myriad health issues from COVID-19 to Graves' disease and lymphedema.
Then a September 2021 Zoom meeting with the producers and staff of the show revealed Williams' fragile state.