Wendy Williams 'begging' pals to bring her booze secretly in early morning calls months after rehab
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: The latest news on Wendy Williams is nothing short of shocking. The renowned personality has been urging pals to bring her wine early in the morning months after coming out of rehab, according to The US Sun.
According to a source, the troubled television anchor, 58, was requesting that people bring alcohol to her New York City apartment in water bottles to minimize "suspicion." Wendy Williams, as per the source, "was calling several people early on the morning of April 15, begging people to bring her booze”.
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Wendy has now been overthrown by Sherri Shepard as the new talk show queen. Following that, the source said, "She was asking for clear liquor to be brought to her in water bottles so no one would suspect it." The source added, "She would ask, and then call repeatedly to follow up on her request." Wendy's continuous calls "felt like their phone was blowing up”. Wendy is yet to react to the news.
Rehab and therapy
For years, Williams, who is presently filming her own reality programme, has battled a well-publicized drinking issue. Wendy's alcoholism was so severe that she spent nearly two months in rigorous therapy at a Malibu health center.
Wendy's team declared that she was in treatment in mid-September of last year. But, one insider said that she had already been at the clinic for almost a month before that revelation.
‘If you drink, you’ll die’
"Alcohol has been a real struggle for her over the past several years. She is battling severe alcohol abuse mixed with serious health issues," one source close to the star added. She was being treated for "extreme alcohol abuse. There are no other drugs involved. She has had numerous doctors who have told her for years 'If you drink, you'll die.'
"She never really wanted to stop and the people around her in New York have allowed her to keep drinking." Wendy has been suffering and making poor progress after two months in therapy, as per one source. Wendy has been battling to stop drinking in recent months. The insider said, "Wendy can't stop drinking, she just can't." According to a second source close to the ex-TV personality, her health is "failing" as a result of her ongoing drinking problems. "She can't stop drinking and she needs to stop drinking. It's just making her health problems worse."
A rocky road
Wendy was photographed sipping Cosmopolitans all night last month, according to reports. On Friday, March 17, the presenter was seen drinking with a group she had met earlier that evening in New York City.
When she first arrived at Fresco by Scotto, she was "completely alone," according to the insider, with the exception of her chauffeur and bodyguard. "She was staring off into the distance until someone she knew happened to walk in," they said.
Later that night, the gang went to the homosexual pub Townhouse. "When the bartender asked her what she wanted to drink, she simply said, 'Something to get me drunk,'" the onlooker added. In a statement, Wendy's rep told The US Sun, "Wendy was celebrating her upcoming new opportunities, she wanted to celebrate as she has things happening, making her feel like she has a new lease on life".