Wendy Williams' Show Premiere Postponed AGAIN Amid 'Ongoing Medical Issues' Unrelated To COVID-19, As She 'Continues To Be Under A Doctor's Care'
Sept. 30 2021, Published 10:57 a.m. ET
Wendy Williams' show has been postponed once again in light of the talk-show host's "ongoing medical issues."
Her team announced the news Thursday with yet another Instagram post that informed followers, fans and viewers of The Wendy Williams Show that the already pushed-back Season 13 premiere date of Oct. 4 will now be Oct. 18.
What's interesting is that Wendy's team claims her "ongoing medical issues" are unrelated to her "breakthrough" COVID-19 case and that she is now testing negative for the coronavirus.
Though they provided no additional information about what kind of health concerns are plaguing the 57-year-old, they did say she was "under a doctor's care."
In full, the statement reads: "Wendy will not be returning with new shows on Oct. 4. She has been and continues to be under a doctor's care and is still not ready to return to work. We plan to return with new shows on Oct. 18. Her breakthrough covid case is no longer an issue and she has tested negative, but she is still dealing with some ongoing medical issues."
But perhaps there is more to the story.
On Wednesday, it was reported that Williams was no longer interested in continuing her show, as an insider told The Sun that no announcement had been made to renew it past 2022, which is uncommon.
"The show is set to air through the 2021-22 season," said the source. "There is no decision beyond that, but she could very well walk away. She's over it."
Another insider pointed out, "Normally by now they would have announced the renewal long ago. But there is still no word yet beyond 2022. It was two years ago – in 2019 – when they announced that Wendy was renewed for this season, and here we are about to be at the start of it and yet there is no announcement on the show's future beyond this season."
"Normally they would have made an announcement long ago saying, 'Hey guys, we're going to the year 2025,'" they added.
A third source told the outlet that the show's renewal has often been announced as a several-year deal for Wendy.
"She used to be renewed for several seasons at once, in 2013 they renewed her through 2018," this informant said. "Since then, it's only been renewed for a couple of seasons at a time."