Wendy Williams diagnosed with dementia and aphasia: ‘She maintains her trademark sense of humor’
nypost.comHollywood superstar Bruce Willis is battling the same two medical issues. He retired from acting in 2022 due to his aphasia and was diagnosed with FTD in 2023.The news about Williams, 59, follows on the heels of a People report that her family does not know in which facility she is being treated, and that they speak to her only when she calls them.Williams is the subject of an upcoming Lifetime docuseries, “Where Is Wendy Williams?,” airing over two nights, Feb.
24 and 25.“On behalf of Wendy Williams Hunter, her care team is sharing this very personal update with her cherished fans, friends and supporters to correct inaccurate and hurtful rumors about her health,” read a statement released Thursday morning.“As Wendy’s fans are aware, in the past she has been open with the public about her medicalstruggles with Graves’ Disease and Lymphedema as well as other significant challenges relatedto her health,” it continued. “Over the past few years, questions have been raised at times about Wendy’s ability to process information and many have speculated about Wendy’s condition, particularly when she began to lose words, act erratically at times, and have difficulty understanding financial transactions.“In 2023, after undergoing a battery of medical tests, Wendy was officially diagnosed withprimary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) … [they] have already presented significant hurdles in Wendy’s life.”Williams shot to radio stardom and hosted “The Wendy Williams Show,” a popular daytime talk show, from 2008 until she left in 2022 on the heels of her erratic behavior and medical diagnoses of Lymphedema and Graves’ Disease.
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