US daytime talk show legend Wendy Williams Hunter was diagnosed last year with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), her care team has revealed
The team said it was sharing the news “to correct inaccurate and hurtful rumours about her health”.
Ms Williams, 59, hosted the popular, nationally syndicated Wendy Williams Show for over a decade.
But it ended in 2022 amid the health struggles she has been facing.
The news of her diagnosis comes a day after a People Magazine cover story, in which relatives said Ms Williams is at a care facility in an unknown location and has been in a shocking health “spiral”.
“As Wendy’s fans are aware, in the past she has been open with the public about her medical struggles with Graves’ Disease and Lymphedema as well as other significant challenges related to her health,” her care team wrote in a statement on Thursday.
“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.”
The team added Ms Williams’ diagnosis was confirmed by “a battery of medical tests” last year.
Aphasia is a nervous system syndrome that affects the ability to communicate, with patients often struggling to express thoughts and even losing their ability to speak or write.
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Awww, speedy recovery talk queen
Poor Wendy. Her ex-husband cheating has negative effect on her. Fear men