Wendy Williams' Brother Tommy Shuts Down Reports Talk Show Host Has Dementia, Insists Ongoing Health Concerns Are 'All Physical'
Nov. 23 2021, Published 11:04 a.m. ET
Wendy Williams' brother insists the ailing talk-show host is not suffering from dementia.
Citing "reports," The Ricky Smiley Morning Show's Toine The Don – also known as Antoine Edwards – recently made the claim that the 57-year-old television personality was in the "early stages" of the progressive condition that's characterized by the impairment of at least two brain functions, such as memory loss and judgment.
While dementia is more common in people over the age of 65, early onset of the disease can begin in men and women as young as 40.
Still, Tommy Williams Jr. says that's not what's keeping his big sister down, out and away from her coveted purple chair.
The 54-year-old told The Sun that that his famous sister had not been "displaying that type of behavior to the family."
"We haven't had any alerts like that and I haven't seen anything like that or have had conversations with her that would lead me to believe that," he explained, adding that he and the rest of the family "routinely go up and check on Wendy even though we're all down here in Florida."
Wendy lives in New York, where The Wendy Williams Show is filmed.
"I try to make it up there and my dad speaks with Wendy frequently," added Tommy. "So no, we don't have any concerns concerning her mental state. It's all physical."