It'll be another week before Wendy fans get to see their fave. The talk show host has once again delayed her return from hiatus. And her fans are convinced something is up. Deets inside...
After going on Holiday hiatus mid December just before Christmas, Wendy, who suffered a shoulder hairline fracture some type of unannounced way, was supposed to return on January 7th.
Just before that date, she told fans she would be delaying her return for a week. It indeed seemed like a last minute decision as upcoming guests like Sheryl Lee Ralph said she had just learned of the postponing of her tapings just a day or two prior.
Now, as her new premiere date of the 14th approaches, it's been announced she's pushing her return to her 10h season back again. But the show itself will be back -- with a "Hot Talkers" panel for the week in Wendy's absence.
In a statement to Variety late Wednesday, the "Wendy Show" syndication partners revealed:
“As she has for the past 10 years, Wendy delivers an incomparable live talk show day in and day out and we want to give her the best opportunity to heal and recover,” Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein said. “Wendy has our complete and unwavering support and we look forward to her return to the iconic purple chair.”
Panelists for next week’s shows are expected to be revealed Monday.
It's interesting, a fracture to a shoulder doesn't typically take a person all the way out like this. So fans, and everybody else, can't help but wonder if all the talk about her husband Kevin Hunter's alleged mistress' alleged pregnancy is the real culprit taking her out the game for so long.
Wendy never really addressed the initial cheating rumors last year, only gave a smug flash of her wedding ring saying everything's all good. But news of Kevin selling off properties his alleged mistress was living in may be having her unable to function chile. Who knows. Her fans are all over her comment sections telling her it's time to spill her own tea.
We truly hope she does whatever's best for the longtime career she's built.
Get well soon, Wendy.
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