Loyal viewers of The Wendy Williams Show continue to watch the show’s 13th season without Wendy as a variety of fill-in hosts, including Michael Rappaport, Leah Remini and Sherri Shepherd, stepped in.

But with news of Wendy’s health problems getting worse and ratings getting better, producers have now started the search to find a permanent replacement.

“No-one expected ratings to go up 32% without Wendy. The fill-in hosts were just supposed to keep the shows lights on until Wendy was well enough to return. It was assumed that without Wendy, the audience would not watch, but the has not been the case. In fact, when Sherri Shepherd took over she not only retained all of Wendy’s fans but also brought in a whole new audience too. This is why the search has changed from finding a temporary replacement to a full-time one," an insider tells Breaking Celebrity News.

New reports detail that things are getting worse for Wendy, who is allegedly now restricted to using a wheelchair according to The Ricky Smiley Morning Show’s Toine The Don, also known as Antoine Edwards.

Toine explained: “It is being reported that the 57-year-old talk show host has completely lost all blood circulation in her legs and her feet.