FANS were not pleased with The Wendy Williams show season premiere, as they slammed the guest hosts as “boring” and demanded that the show be “canceled” unless she return.
The talk show announced on October 12 that the beloved broadcaster would not be returning for the 14th season.
Fans were enraged after The Wendy Williams Show premiere on Monday morning, as they slammed the program as “boring” without the lead star.
Thousands rushed to Twitter to express their disappointment after guest hosts Bevy Smith, Michael Yo, Devyn Simone, and Elizabeth Wagmeister took the stage.
“No if Wendy not there I don’t see these host being funny or outspoken like her nope won’t watch it,” one complained.
“These senior citizens on Wendy Williams is making it hard to sit through this train wreck,” a second roasted.
A third ranted: “Watching the panel today and Wendy William’s absence is VERY apparent. One of the best to do it during the daytime is missed #WendyWilliams Hope this gets better.”
“I really like Wendy Williams but I don’t think her show will survive without her being there,” another admitted, while a fifth encouraged the entire show to shut down, writing: “Y’all don’t even have a full studio audience… just cancel the show already!
“YALL ARE AVOIDING THE INEVITABLE! #GirlBye#WendyShow.”
“It’s called the Wendy Williams show not the guest hosting show. Just pause it until she comes back,” a final suggested.
MISSING WENDY
Wendy and her team have revealed that she will not be returning this season as she is “not ready” to be on camera due to “ongoing medical issues.”
On Instagram, the show explained that a series of “guest hosts” will be taking over her role for the foreseeable future.
“The Wendy Williams Show will start airing originals on Monday, October 18, with an exciting lineup of guest hosts and panels to be announced shortly,” show producers disclosed last week.
“Wendy continues to be under medical supervision and meets with her medical team on a daily basis. She is making progress but is experiencing serious complications as a direct result of Graves’ Disease and her thyroid condition.
“It has been determined that more time is needed before she is able to return to her live hosting duties,” they claimed.
The post continued: “Wendy is a valued and stalwart member of the Debmar-Mercury family and has been so for 12 years. We want her health to be her top priority. As soon as she’s ready, she will be back in her treasured purple chair.
“We very much appreciate the respect for Wendy’s privacy, as well as all the good wishes from her fans, station partners, and advertisers.”
LEAH’S DEBUT
Though the four panelists took over for the premiere episode, actress Leah Remini is next up on the roster.
Show producers confirmed her appearance in a social media post, reading: “Co-hosts! We’re excited to announce that Emmy winning-producer, New York Times bestseller and ‘Friend to the Show’ @LeahRemini will guest host ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ for the very first time on Tuesday (10/19), Wednesday (10/20), Thursday (10/21) and Friday (10/22).”
A source exclusively told The Celeb Report earlier this week that the process to find replacements for Wendy has been difficult.
Despite not feeling well enough to host, the TV personality recently purchased a massive $4.5million NYC penthouse apartment.
