In a thrilling new Lifetime documentary, former talk show host Wendy Williams opens up about her struggles over the past few years, and also reveals a surprising friendship.
Where is Wendy Williams? shows shocking, painful scenes from the star’s journey after the cancellation of her 2022 show and the start of her legal guardianship. Whether it’s her alcohol abuse or a myriad of health issues, the cameras capture it all.
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But there are also deeply moving moments, like the one shared here in an exclusive clip with PEOPLE, where former reality star Angela “Blac Chyna” White stops by to check on Williams.
“You’ve always been honest with me and put me in my place, in the most motherly, loving way,” Chyna, 35, tells Williams, 59, sitting in her New York apartment, draped in a Gucci coat, staring intently at her friend. Moments earlier, Williams, known for her various wigs, took off the one she’s wearing to reveal her real hair.
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Wendy Williams and Blac Chyna in Lifetime Doc.
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In an extended scene, which will be featured in the doc, she also breaks down during a tender moment and shows Chyna her feet, now disfigured by lymphedema.
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A close friendship first grew out of gossip. In 2020, after years of being mentioned on Williams’ show, Chyna decided to set the record straight, sitting down with the then-host for an interview about her life and her headline-grabbing entanglements with the Kardashians.
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Blac Chyna and Wendy Williams on The Wendy Williams Show.
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“We talk about you a lot on Hot Topics,” Williams told her at the time, adding, “You’re very controversial,” to which Chyna replied, “Thank you.”
Off screen, the couple struck up a relationship in real life after that day. Chyna, who recently opened up about her own past drug abuse, tells Williams in the video that she wants to be there for her, just like Williams has been there in the past.
“That’s why I love you so much, because even when I was going through my darkest times, you never used it against me,” she tells Williams. “That’s how you know love is sincere and will always be there. And I’ll always be there for you, straight up.”
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But to that Williams responds with a non sequitur, suddenly telling Chyna, “My real name is Wendy Hunter. Yeah. I’m divorced too. He doesn’t have any money.”
When a worried Chyna replies, “I love you,” Williams, looking more like herself, says, “Me too,” before the two embrace.
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Where is Wendy Williams? premieres Saturday at 8pm and ends at the same time the next day on Lifetime.
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