Wendy Williams Looks Upbeat in Rare Public Appearance

LOS ANGELES - OCT 17: Wendy Williams at the Wendy Williams Star Ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 17, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit: Photo by Jean_Nelson/Deposit Photos)

Wendy Williams has returned to the public eye for the first time in over a year. 

The former talk show host was spotted on Aug. 19, visiting a holistic wellness shop in her home state of New Jersey with her son Kevin Hunter Jr. 

The store, African Bio Mineral Cell Food, posted a picture on Instagram of Williams smiling while holding a large bouquet of roses and posing with owner Victor Bowman.

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Williams’appearance comes six months after her caregivers announced that in 2023, she was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

The TV personality has been mostly out of the spotlight since her talk show was officially canceled in June 2022.  Though Williams did quit hosting the show a year earlier because of health issues. 

While Williams was away from the public eye, fans still did get a glimpse of her life with the Lifetime docuseries, Where is Wendy Williams?, which aired on Feb. 24.

The series was released just two days after her caregivers announced that she had dementia.

Williams’ court-appointed independent guardian filed a lawsuit against Lifetime’s parent company A&E Networks to try to stop the film from airing, but the suit was unsuccessful. 

Lifetime started filming the two-part docuseries back in August 2022, and it was originally going to be about Williams’ “comeback” and the launch of her podcast. 

The focus changed and instead, focused on her then heavy drinking and struggles with mental health. The film crew ended production in April 2023, when Williams entered a treatment facility.

After facing controversy, the series producers said Williams wanted to do the authorized docuseries hoping it would be a “catalyst for change” amid her court-appointed guardianship.

Below is the photo from the wellness shop: