Wendy Williams Spotted Out in Public for the First Time in a Year

Mar. 15, 2025

Wendy Williams with Bolingo Balance owner Victor Bowman in Newark, N.J.Photo:@store.africanbiomineral/Instagram

@store.africanbiomineral/Instagram

Wendy Williamshas been spotted in public for the first time in over a year.

Wendy Williams with Bolingo Balance owner Victor Bowman in Newark, N.J.@store.africanbiomineral/Instagram

“She talked about circulation improvement but didn’t want to get into too much detail on their first meeting and plans to come back in the near future,” the employee also told the outlet.

Bowman also shared a photo of himself and Williams on hisFacebookpage on Monday, Aug. 19. “Wendy Williams come to my store 🏬 much love Queen 👸🏾,” he captioned the post.

Photos were also posted on the store’sInstagramaccount. “Much love to Wendy Williams and her son ❤️,” read the caption. “I remember when I met Kevin in Usha village, my dad told me I want you to meet Wendy’s son.”

Williams' son replied in the comment section: “🙏🏽📈🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽.”

Wendy Williams and son, Kevin Hunter Jr. attend the ceremony honoring Wendy Williams with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame held on October 17, 2019.Michael Tran/FilmMagic

Michael Tran/FilmMagic

Williams was last publicly seen and photographed in March 2023 as she returned to herapartment in New York City. Prior to that, she made her last appearance onThe Wendy Williams Showin July 2021. The show continued with several celebrity guest hosts until itsJune 2022 conclusionand amid Williams' ongoing health issues, includingGraves' disease,lymphedemaand alcohol abuse.

In between her March 2023 and August 2024 outings, Williams’ team revealed she was diagnosed withprimary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia diagnosis. Her sister Wanda Finnie and niece Alex exclusively told PEOPLE in Feburary that shewasn’t made aware of her diagnosisafter she was placed in a facility to be treated for cognitive issues. Finnie said she hadn’t received information on Williams' diagnosis since the fall of 2021.

Wendy Williams attends the 2019 40th Annual NYWIFT Muse Awards at New York Hilton Midtown on December 10, 2019 in New York City.Manny Carabel/Getty

Manny Carabel/Getty

Finnie added that not long after the star’scourt-ordered guardianshipbegan in April of 2022, communication with her and the rest of the family was restricted.

The next month,court documents were releasedwhich detailed the ongoing battle between Williams’ legal and financial guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, and Lifetime’s parent company A+E Networks. They also discussed the documentary about Williams —Where Is Wendy Williams?— and reference the status of Williams’hotly debated finances.

Since Morrissey’s March 2024 filing, Williams’ N.Y.C. penthouse wassoldin May. Then, in July, she celebrated her 60th birthday, but a source told PEOPLE at the time thather family was “rooting and praying for Wendyand want to express their well wishes as she celebrates her 60th birthday.”

“Wendy Williams’s family is unable to speak on her current condition and location due to ongoing litigation and the fact that they have largely been denied contact," the source added.

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A representative for Williams’ attorney did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for more information on Monday.

source: people.com