‘Wendy Williams: The Movie.’ Lifetime biopic covers rape, cocaine, miscarriages, infidelity and N.J. star’s rise.
Updated Jan 31, 2021;
Posted Jan 30, 2021
A scene from Wendy Williams: The Movie. Willams is an executive producer of the Lifetime movie, which will be followed by the documentary Wendy Williams: What a Mess! Ryan Plummer | Lifetime
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Wendy Williams was ready for Lifetime, but was Lifetime ready for Wendy Williams?
Because when “Wendy Williams: The Movie” ends, it feels like the biopic has flipped through select tabloid headlines of the talk show host’s life, like a rapid-fire digest of a larger, unfolding story.
The British may have built an empire by selling tea, but Wendy Williams built one by spilling it. Starting on radio before moving into daytime TV with “The Wendy Williams Show” in 2008, Williams covered celebrity scandals with fearless, unapologetic glee earning a devoted fan base and a few enemies along the way.
But since her marriage to Kevin Hunter began to publicly unravel several years ago amid allegations of infidelity and abusive behavior on his part the host and gossip maven has found herself on the receiving end of the tabloid glare. Suddenly, the answer to her catchphrase, “How you doin’?” was a little complicated. (Especially after she passed out on the air.)