Wendy Williams, 58, pitched Andy Cohen, 54, to hitch The Real Housewives of New York City, however that clearly didn’t pan out. Andy, 54, revealed in his new e book, The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up, that the previous host of The Wendy Williams Show referred to as him in early May 2022, and instructed him she needed to be on RHONY. But Andy mentioned that he finally turned down Wendy’s proposal due to her private issues.
“Had this call come a year earlier, it would’ve been a brilliant idea,” Andy mentioned within the e book. “If she is struggling with mental health issues, though, this isn’t the time. Her enthusiasm was infectious, though when I was explaining the idea of Legacy and the brand-new show, she just wanted to focus on the last version. So the conversation didn’t go anywhere.”
As Andy famous, Wendy referred to as him after Bravo already introduced in March 2022 that RHONY was being rebooted for season 14 with a gaggle of all-new ladies. The season will start airing this July and the forged consists of former J. Crew President Jenna Lyons. Bravo had additionally introduced plans for an additional present, RHONY: Legacy, which was set to characteristic former stars of the franchise like Luann de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, and Dorinda Medley. But plans for RHONY: Legacy have stalled and former star Ramona Singer even instructed HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY in March that, so far as she is aware of, the present “is not happening” anymore.
It would’ve been thrilling to see Wendy seem on RHONY, which is one thing followers have been wanting for a very long time. In the previous, Wendy has mentioned she’d by no means be a part of the hit Bravo present. “No, I won’t be a member of The Real Housewives of New York City,” Wendy mentioned on her speak present in July 2019. “First off, you’re not coming to my apartment. You’re not checking out who I date. There would be so many no no nos that you would be bored with me.”
Wendy’s current private struggles have stored her off tv and she or he’s been centered on her well being. In Sept. 2022, the New Jersey native went to rehab for 2 months, following the tip of her beloved syndicated speak present after 13 seasons. Wendy’s handled a myriad of well being points over time, together with Graves’ illness and lymphedema. She’s additionally been open about her struggles with substance abuse up to now and has checked into sober-living amenities earlier than. In addition, she went by a very public divorce in 2019.