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Wendy Williams Wiki, Age, Bio, Height, Husband, Career, Net Worth

Wendy Williams

Wendy Joan Williams is an author, businesswoman, and media personality. She is known for her on-air spats with a number of celebrities.

Wiki, Bio, Age,  Family, Siblings, Childhood & Education

Who is Wendy Williams? Wendy was born in the United States on July 18, 1964, in Asbury Park, New Jersey. She is now 56 years old. Williams is the daughter of Shirley Williams and Thomas Williams. She has two siblings: Thomas William Jr., a brother, and Wanda Williams, a niece. Cancer is her zodiac sign. Wendy is a black woman who is of American descent. She was born in the United States and is of African-American descent. Wendy moved to the Wayside area of Ocean Township, New Jersey, with her family when she was five years old. She earned her high school diploma from Ocean Township High School. From 1982 to 1986, she attended Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in communications. She worked as a DJ for WRBB, a college radio station.

Wendy Williams’s Height, Weight & Body Measurement

What is Wendy Williams’s Height? Wendy is 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighs 79 kilograms (174 lbs), with a body length of 41-30-40. Her hair is also dyed brown, and her eyes are a dark brown color.

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Wendy Williams’s Profession & Career

William started her radio career as a host for WVIS in the United States Virgin Islands. In 1989, she began working as a replacement disc jockey at WRKS, an urban contemporary radio station in New York City. After Emmis Broadcasting purchased WRKS in December 1994, she was transferred to the company’s other New York property, hip-hop formatted WQHT. She then went on to work for WUSL, a Philadelphia-based station. She started working for WBLS in 2001. Shreveport, Louisiana, Redondo Beach, California, Wilmington, Delaware, Columbia, South Carolina, and Toledo, Ohio were among the markets where she was syndicated by 2008. Her radio career came to an end in 2009.

Wendy made her television debut in 1992 on the show “Martin.” In 2017, she became the anchor of the morning show “Good Day New York.” The following year, she began hosting her own talk show, “The Wendy Williams Show,” which initially aired in four cities before Fox chose to broadcast it nationally after a good run. In 2010, BET started broadcasting the show in approximately 54 cities around the world. She was unable to attend the show in January 2019 due to complications from Graves’ disease. On March 4, 2019, she reappeared. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the show’s live audience was canceled for two tapings in early March 2020.

In 2011, William starred in the soap opera “One Life to Live” and the Lifetime network’s “Drop Dead Diva.” In the same year, she was a contestant on “Dancing with the Stars” and hosted “Love Triangle,” a game show. Wendy Williams Productions, her own production company, was established shortly after. Celebrity Undercover and “Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B” were both executive produced by her. Then she hosted and filmed “Death By Gossip with Wendy Williams,” a documentary series.

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Wendy starred in the 2012 film adaptation of Steve Harvey’s best-selling book “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man.” She also appeared in the 2014 sequel, “Think Like a Man Too.” In 2016, she starred in the film “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates.” She did, however, play Marton Morton in the musical Chicago in 2013. She eventually joined Lipshtick’s comedy series at the Venetian in Las Vegas the next year, making her sold-out comedy debut on July 11, 2014.

In the same year, she launched her tour “The Wendy Williams Sit Down Tour: Too Real For Stand-Up” and hosted a comedy series called How You Laughing at NJPAC. She has written six novels, including “Wendy’s Got the Heat,” “The Wendy Williams Experience,” “Keep Me in Contempt: A Romance,” and “Ask Wendy: Straight-Up Advice for All the Drama in Your Life.” She is a seven-time New York Times best-selling author.

Wendy Williams’s Boyfriend, Marriage & Relationship

Who is Wendy Williams’s Boyfriend? In 1994, Wendy Girigorie married Bert Girigorie. After five months of marriage, the couple divorced. After a year and a half of marriage, they formally divorced. Kevin Hunter, her second husband, married her on November 30, 1997. Kevin Hunter Jr., the couple’s son, was born in 2020. Wendy filed for divorce after discovering Kevin had fathered a child with another woman, and the divorce was finalized in January 2020.

Awards And Prizes

Williams has a long history in the entertainment business and has made significant contributions to the hosting industry. In 2009, she was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame for Radio Personality of the Year, and on October 17, 2019, she was honored with the 2,677th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Wendy Williams’s Social Media(Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)

Williams has 1.8 million Instagram followers under the handle @wendyshow and 1.5 million Twitter followers under the handle @WendyWilliams. She also has a 3.2 million-follower Facebook account, @wendyshow.

Wendy Williams’s Income And Net Worth

How much does Wendy Williams worth? Williams has a lavish lifestyle. She is a well-known figure who has amassed a substantial sum of money in addition to her celebrity. Williams’ net worth is estimated to be around $40 million.

Quick Facts

Real NameWendy Joan Williams
Nick NameWendy Williams
Famous Astelevision host, businesswoman, media personality, and author
Age56 years
BirthdayJuly 18, 1964
BirthplaceAsbury Park, New Jersey, United States
Zodiac SignCancer
EthnicityAfrican-American
NationalityAmerican
ReligionN/A
Height5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m)
Weight79 kg (174 lbs)
Body Measurements41-30-40 inches
Bra Cup SizeN/A
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorDark Brown
Shoe SizeN/A
Boyfriend/DatingN/A
SpouseN/A
Net Worth$40 million
BrandsN/A
HobbiesN/A