Wendy Williams diagnosed with same health issue as Bruce Willis ahead of doc

25 February 2024 , 11:10

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Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (Image: No credit)

Wendy Williams has the same health problems as Bruce Willis, with the famous talk show host having been diagnosed with aphasia and dementia.

TMZ got a press release that said Wendy was diagnosed with these issues. Her team said she would act weird and forget what she was saying, which are signs of these tough illnesses. Before, Wendy had Graves' disease and lymphedema, but these new symptoms made her doctors think something else was wrong.

The press release said: "In 2023, after undergoing a battery of medical tests, Wendy was officially diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Receiving a diagnosis has enabled Wendy to receive the medical care she requires."

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Wendy Williams is a famous American talk show host (WireImage)

Wendy's team is worried about all the gossip about her health. With her documentary Where Is Wendy Williams? coming out on Saturday, they're afraid there will be even more rumors.

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Despite suffering from aphasia and dementia, which can affect speech and self-care abilities, Wendy's team has said she can still "do many things for herself." and keeps her "trademark sense of humour."

There have been rumours that Wendy is being taken advantage of due to a complicated conservatorship situation. However, Wendy's niece, Alex Finnie, dismissed these claims on Good Morning America, even though her family was "shut out" during the production process. She stated: "First and foremost, my aunt is the executive producer of this documentary and she said, 'Now is the perfect time because I want to take ownership of my story.'"

However, later on The View, she confessed that a "wall went down and the family was blocked out" when the documentary started filming.

When Alex does get to chat with her aunt, she shared: "She sounds really good and I think that honestly has been one of the best parts about being here and talking about this now because it's so heavy, but she sounds really good I haven't seen her, but we're able to have full conversations. She's excited about her future, you know, she talks about the pulls of getting back to work."

Alex commented that "every cylinder is not firing as it should be" for Wendy, reminding us something wasn't quite right. She also mentioned that "people are going to see is a broken woman who has had the world on her shoulders for so long and just cracked" when they tune into the documentary.

Bruce Willis, the famous actor, got the same diagnosis. His family have been honest about his struggles and the hard task of caring for him. In March 2022, it was revealed Bruce was battling with language disorder, aphasia, forcing him to take a step back from acting.

A few months ago, it was announced his condition had advanced to frontotemporal dementia. In October 2023, film maker Glenn Gordon Caron told Page Six that the star was "not totally verbal" anymore.

The Mirror approached Wendy Williams and Lifetime for a chat.

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