Wendy Williams’ Lifetime documentary is getting blended opinions.
Feb. 26 2024, Revealed 5:00 p.m. ET
Wendy Williams‘ first hush-hush marriage shocked followers, with many studying that she was wed to a different man earlier than Kevin Hunter whereas watching Lifetime’s controversial documentary in regards to the former beloved speak present host’s fall from grace introduced on by her well being woes and alcohol dependency.
Nonetheless, Williams’ first former husband, Bert Girigorie, spoke about her alleged habit issues lengthy earlier than her downfall, and he mentioned it ruined their short-lived marriage, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
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Wendy’s alleged alcoholism was a scorching subject throughout the four-part venture; nevertheless, she claimed she did not have a problem.
Bert was with the TV chatterbox from 1992 to 1995 and claimed their relationship was initially pushed by intercourse. Whereas they’d “loads of enjoyable collectively,” her ex mentioned issues quickly went downhill after they wed in 1994 throughout her radio days.
“She simply become a unique individual. I did not perceive loads of issues she did. The connection grew to become very strained,” he revealed in a bombshell interview from 2019.
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Bert claimed the newlyweds had a livid battle on their honeymoon in Rio when disc jockey Wendy, who earned $15 million a yr on the peak of her TV profession, needed to exit at night time on her personal. He mentioned he did not understand she had allegedly been utilizing medicine — although she later admitted to a nasty cocaine behavior.
Wanting again, Bert mentioned a few of her conduct appeared suspect even then.
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After their divorce, Bert additionally claimed he heard rumors about Williams stepping out on him with different males.
“A number of individuals got here to me with tales about her being with different individuals,” he instructed the Nationwide Enquirer. “She would keep out all night time… and did not supply any clarification. And that pissed me off.”
Wendy’s downfall went public when her then husband, Kevin Hunter, received his mistress pregnant.
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Bert mentioned he later discovered that Williams was having an alleged affair with somebody distinguished in “leisure and media,” however he refused to establish the person.
Her ex was harm by the claims in her ebook, Wendy’s Received the Warmth, which reported he bodily abused her — costs he insisted should not true.
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Bert’s bombshells got here simply as his ex-wife was pressured to confess on The Wendy Williams Present that she’d enlisted the assistance of a sober coach and had been dwelling at a midway home in NYC — one thing Wendy claimed within the just-aired documentary, The place is Wendy Williams? that she was pressured into as a result of the paparazzi had been scorching on her path.
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Williams’ booze habit didn’t cease there as seen within the four-part Lifetime venture that premiered over the weekend. Years after her marriage with Bert ended, Wendy’s crumbling private life grew to become a scorching subject after her second husband, Hunter, strayed from their 21-year union and received his mistress, Sharina Hudson, pregnant.
Williams suffered two back-to-back miscarriages at 5 months pregnant earlier than efficiently welcoming her solely youngster, Kevin Hunter Jr.
Wendy broke down a number of occasions all through the documentary.
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Bert had hoped that his ex had kicked her demons regardless of their tough historical past.
“I hope she and all the opposite of us struggling are capable of overcome it for their very own sake and for his or her household’s sake,” he shared.
Lifetime’s documentary has confronted backlash after its weekend debut, with a number of accusing the community of profiting off the unstable star. Others turned their anger towards Wendy’s small staff that cares for her and her court-ordered guardian, who a decide dominated was answerable for her monetary welfare after her monetary advisor feared she was of “unsound thoughts” and may very well be financially exploited.
RadarOnline.com revealed that Williams’ court-ordered guardian filed a lawsuit in opposition to Lifetime’s dad or mum firm within the eleventh hour, seemingly to cease the stunning documentary from airing. Nonetheless, Lifetime aired the 4 episodes over the weekend as deliberate.