How Wendy Williams Changed Daytime TV in Her Own Unscripted Way (Column)

Serena Williams is currently gearing up to make her grand Wimbledon return and gave her fans a glimpse into how she prepares for the prestigious tournament.MORE: Serena Williams spotlights major achievement amid tennis comeback with emotional throwbackHowever, instead of a rigorous training montage, the athlete shared just how she unwinds and relaxes her mind before her time on court.VIDEO: Serena Williams and daughter Olympia's matching outfit changesShe shared a candid video from her home, wearing a comfy tee and a pair of ornate patterned reading glasses with a chain between them as she opened up about her de-stressing mechanisms."In case you're wondering how I prep for Wimbledon," she started off, adding: "Well, I relax my mind by doing Legos," showing off one of her Marvel-themed sets. "Thor's hammer, I mean, the movie's coming out, so wanna be on brand."MORE: Serena Williams celebrates iconic comeback alongside mini-me daughterShe even showed off how much of the model she had completed.

DAD'S Army legend Frank Williams has died at the age of 90. The actor played Reverend Timothy Farthing in the sitcom about the UK's Home Guard during the Second World War.

Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Harry Potter and more is set to retire scoring films after completing his work on the upcoming Indiana Jones 5 film.In an interview with Associated Press, Williams, 90, revealed, “At the moment I’m working on Indiana Jones 5, which Harrison Ford – who’s quite a bit younger than I am – I think has announced will be his last film,”“So, I thought: If Harrison can do it, then perhaps I can, also.”AP notes that Ford has yet to make such a public statement. Williams did leave himself room for a return, however, telling the outlet he didn’t want to be seen as “categorically eliminating any activity” from his future plans.While Williams is moving away from scoring film, the five-time Oscar winner has stated that he will still be involved in music.

Zachary Levi is telling his story. The 41-year-old actor got candid during a new interview with Elizabeth Vargas on her  podcast for Partnership to End Addiction where he details his struggle with mental health, and how he once had a mental breakdown that led him to seek «life-changing» treatment.Levi began the conversation by noting that while he has struggled with anxiety, depression and low self-worth for «most» of his life, he «didn’t realize» it until he was 37 and he had a «complete mental breakdown.» The Rauthor told Vargas he grew up in a household where his step-father was a perfectionist and his mother had «borderline personality.»Explaining how his mom's borderline personality could go from one extreme to the next, Levi said, «If she was in a bad mood, it was the end of the world.

first official painted portrait of Prince William and Kate Middleton was released. The portrait was commissioned by the Cambridgeshire Royal Portrait Fund and is currently being displayed in the University of Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum, before travelling to the National Portrait Gallery next year. The painting was created by award-winning British portrait artist Jamie Coreth, which he said was 'the most extraordinary privilege of my life.

Nicola Peltz is opening up about some of the random guests that were at her wedding to Brooklyn Beckham back in April.

LOVE Island star Rosie Williams has undergone a secret hair transplant after her confidence hit rock bottom. The 30-year-old made the decision to have the treatment after being left with bald patches after “years of personal stress”.

Serena Williams is back on the court! The tennis champion has officially returned to the game since she pulled out of 2021's Wimbledon after injuring her right leg during her match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus.On Tuesday, the 40-year-old earned a win alongside Ons Jabeur in the Eastbourne International doubles tournament. The duo defeated Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo and Czech player Marie Bouzková in three sets.After the match, Williams told the BBC she had feared for her career while recovering from the 2021 injury.The mother of one admitted that she had experienced doubts about whether she would be able to return during the past year, saying, «I would be dishonest if I said it wasn't.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorJohn Williams has hinted that “Indiana Jones 5” might be his last film. The legendary musician and Oscar-winning composer behind the scores for “Jaws” (1976), “Star Wars” (1977), “E.T.

Todd Longwell To get a sense of Pocket.watch’s rapid rise, look no further than the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.The start-up was launched by founder and CEO Chris M. Williams in March 2017 with a mere $6 million in Series A funding and the bold goal of taking digital kids and family content creators and turning them into multiplatform franchises.

Dua Lipa and Post Malone both hit the stage at Spotify Beach this week during the 2022 Cannes Lion Festival.

Ryan Paevey is giving us all the details on his new Hallmark Channel movie, Two Tickets to Paradise!

Love Island villa in 2018 as a bombshell on day four, coupling up with Adam Collard before sadly being dumped three weeks later. After her time on the show, Rosie says her mental health severely deteriorated as high levels of stress caused her hair to thin and even leave bald patches in some areas. She contacted the UK's leading celebrity hair transplant surgeon, Dr Matee Rajput , to carry out the procedure after positive feedback from Love Island co-stars.

Not looking good. Prince William and Prince Harry’s relationship continues to be rocky after the brothers reunited at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022, according to a new report by Us Weekly.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are showing their support for the Caribbean community in the U.K.

Prince George organised his own cake sale during lockdown in a bid to raise funds for an animal charity. The nine year old Royal, who will one day be king, had become so concerned for Africa's endangered animals that he wanted to do his bit for conservation.

Prince William has revealed his connection to the Big Issue magazine and shared that the positive intention to help homeless people and those with low incomes began when he was only a boy of 11 years old.The Duke of Cambridge, who celebrated his 40th birthday on Tuesday 21 June, was taught by his mum Princess Diana to really care about helping people, and he said it was her who inspired him to do it himself.The Duke was spotted selling the long-running magazine on the streets of London recently, in a surprising turn for a member of the Royal family. The dad-of-three was all smiles and eager to get stuck in as he assisted Big Issue vendor Dave Martin in the charity project.

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Serena Williams is currently training up for her return to Wimbledon for her big tennis comeback as a wildcard.MORE: Serena Williams celebrates iconic comeback alongside mini-me daughterAhead of her big opening games, the star's social media feed for her eponymous clothing line, S by Serena, looked back at one of her major highlights, finally confirming her arrival at this year's tournament.VIDEO: Serena Williams and daughter Olympia's matching outfit changesA photograph was shared of a young Serena holding her first championship trophy for Wimbledon, which she won in 2002."20 years ago, Serena took home her first Wimbledon Championship trophy, earning the world no.1 ranking for the first time. Join us in cheering her on as she hits the Wimbledon stage again #renasarmy," the caption read.MORE: Serena Williams revisits unbelievable spring fashion – including stunning backless dressFans reacted with excitement and couldn't wait to see the tennis superstar back on the court after an injury took her out of last year's games.A post shared by S by Serena (@serena)Serena mused on her first Wimbledon win in 2022"I remembered it just like yesterday," one wrote, with another commenting: "WOOOOO GO GIRL!!!" A third also said: "The Queen is in action!!"Serena has emerged victorious at Wimbledon a massive seven times over the course of her career, last taking home the title in 2016.

You may well have noticed that Prince William doesn't wear a wedding ring, but his brother Prince Harry does. Despite being married to wife Kate Middleton after tying the knot in 2011, it was reportedly revealed to Kate that William, who marks his 40th birthday on 21 June, would go without a ring. So why is this? Well, at the time, a Palace insider explained: "He’s not one for jewellery.

Sherri Shepherd’s new daytime talker Sherri is on track for a fall premiere. Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury has set Monday, September 12 for the debut of the nationally syndicated weekday talk show with clearances now at more than 97% of the U.S.

Prince Charles has shared a series of sweet family photos to mark his son Prince William's 40th birthday on Tuesday 21 June.The future King, 73, took to his Twitter page to share the photos with the caption: "Wishing The Duke of Cambridge a very happy 40th birthday!" followed by a birthday cake emoji and a red balloon emoji. One photo sees Charles as a young man, holding his son William as a baby in his arms. Another shows them sitting on a ski lift together.

Grey’s Anatomy star Jesse Williams and his ex-wife Aryn Drake-Lee regarding the custody agreement for their two children. The former couple, who divorced in 2020 after nearly five years of marriage, is now going back and forth in the courts over the Tony Award nominee’s time with the kids, as well as getting a passport renewed for their son Maceo.

John Legend and Jesse Williams are stepping out during the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.

Prince William is said to be “mourning” the collapse of his once close relationship with his brother Prince Harry, according to experts. Friends of William, who is soon to turn 40, have spoken out about how the second in line to throne is really feeling about his deteriorated relationship with Harry, 37. “He [William] alternates between grieving for what he has lost and feeling really, really angry about what his brother has done,” a friend told The Daily Mail.

Related: Chris Rock once defined a generation – but his shtick has aged poorly | Andrew Lawrence All that was missing was, well, the actual host. Of course that’s why the Wendy Williams Show is signing off, after 1,500-plus episodes. Altogether, the program endured for 14 years and probably could have gone on for more had Williams’s health crises and personal and financial tumult seemingly quashed her enthusiasm for boldly trafficking in celebrity gossip without worrying whether what she was saying was true or not, or whether that offended anyone.

“Today is the final episode of The Wendy Williams Show,” guest host Sherri Shepherd told viewers of the syndicated talker on Friday.

Kevin Hunter is slamming the production company behind ex Wendy Williams‘ daytime talk show for their handling of the series final episode.

Kevin Hunter is slamming the production company behind ex Wendy Williams' daytime talk show for their handling of the series final episode.Hunter exclusively tells ET, «I feel like it is a travesty on the part of Debmar-Mercury to have such an unceremonious departure without Wendy being involved.»«It is the first time in the history of talk shows for this to be done, especially for a show that has been on for more than 10 years,» he adds. «There is absolutely no reason why a bigger celebration that involved Wendy couldn't happen.»Hunter continues, saying that, as a co-creator of the show, «I know the blood, sweat and tears that went into making the show such a success, [and] I am not happy with the way the show is going out on a personal level and I am truly sorry that the show's fans have to see it go down the way that it is.»In March, Hunter filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Debmar-Mercury -- the producer-distributor of — for unlawful termination. According to court docs obtained by ET at the time, Hunter claimed that Debmar-Mercury's decision to terminate him was on the basis of his marital status.In his remarks to ET on Thursday, Hunter states that the production company has shown «a lack of professionalism throughout the process and in the way they are letting Wendy go out.»Hunter claims that the production company has also «shown a lack of support both health-wise and in keeping the integrity of something so precious that me and my ex-wife created and worked tirelessly and relentlessly on.»ET has reached out to Debmar-Mercury for comment.ET can confirm that the final original episode of will air on Friday, with a video tribute to the iconic host.

Game of Thrones’ Arya Stark likes the D — but that was apparently news to Maisie Williams when she was filming the final season of the series!