Wendy Williams, with tears in her eyes, revealed to her talk show audience that she is currently living in a sober home. The bombshell comes after she returned to The Wendy Williams Show this month following a mysterious absence. Click through the gallery for all the info.
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Wendy, 54, told her audience that there was “more to the story” about
her absence and health struggles. “For some time now and even today and beyond I have been living in a sober house,” she began.
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“You know I've had a struggle with cocaine in my past. I never went to a place to get the treatment,” she explained. “And I want you to know more of the story. So, this is my autobiographical story, and I'm living it. I'm telling you this,” she continued, beginning to cry.
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“When you see me come to work, glammed up, right after the show I go across the street, I do my pilates. … After I go to the pilates, I go to several meetings all around town in the tri-state area,” Wendy explained. “And I see my brothers and sisters caught up in their addiction and looking for help. They don't know I'm Wendy. They don't care I'm Wendy. There's no autographs, there is no nothing. It's the brothers and sisters caught up in the struggle.”
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She confessed that the only person who’s known about this is her husband
Kevin Hunter. She didn’t even tell her parents.
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“After I finished my appointments, seeing my brothers and sisters, breaking bread, I am driven by my 24-hour sober coach back to the home that I live in here in the tri-state with a bunch of smelly boys who have become my family,” she said. “They hog the TV and watch soccer. We talk and read and talk and read and then I get bored with them.”
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She continued, “Doors are locked by 10:00 p.m. Lights out by 10:00 p.m. So I go to my room, and I stare at the ceiling and I fall asleep to wake up and come back here to see you. So that is my truth.”
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“I know, either you are calling me crazy or the bravest woman you know. I don't care,” Wendy concluded.
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Wendy, 54, told her audience that there was “more to the story” about
her absence and health struggles. “For some time now and even today and beyond I have been living in a sober house,” she began.
“You know I've had a struggle with cocaine in my past. I never went to a place to get the treatment,” she explained. “And I want you to know more of the story. So, this is my autobiographical story, and I'm living it. I'm telling you this,” she continued, beginning to cry.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“When you see me come to work, glammed up, right after the show I go across the street, I do my pilates. … After I go to the pilates, I go to several meetings all around town in the tri-state area,” Wendy explained. “And I see my brothers and sisters caught up in their addiction and looking for help. They don't know I'm Wendy. They don't care I'm Wendy. There's no autographs, there is no nothing. It's the brothers and sisters caught up in the struggle.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
She confessed that the only person who’s known about this is her husband
Kevin Hunter. She didn’t even tell her parents.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“After I finished my appointments, seeing my brothers and sisters, breaking bread, I am driven by my 24-hour sober coach back to the home that I live in here in the tri-state with a bunch of smelly boys who have become my family,” she said. “They hog the TV and watch soccer. We talk and read and talk and read and then I get bored with them.”
She continued, “Doors are locked by 10:00 p.m. Lights out by 10:00 p.m. So I go to my room, and I stare at the ceiling and I fall asleep to wake up and come back here to see you. So that is my truth.”
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“I know, either you are calling me crazy or the bravest woman you know. I don't care,” Wendy concluded.
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