Local 10′s Alex Finnie opens up about aunt Wendy Williams on ‘The View’
As news broke Thursday that longtime talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, her niece and goddaughter, Local 10 News anchor and reporter Alex Finnie, appeared on ABC’s “The View” to talk about an explosive documentary centering around her aunt.
Wendy Williams pauses talk show because of health condition
LOS ANGELES Wendy Williams is taking a break from her daytime talk show to receive treatment for a previously announced health condition. Williams has has been experiencing fatigue because of symptoms from Graves' disease, a spokesperson for The Wendy Williams Show said Monday. We look forward to welcoming Wendy back soon and continuing the Wendy@Home shows, according to a statement from the show. In 2018, Williams announced that she had Graves' disease, which leads to the overproduction of thyroid hormones and can cause wide-ranging symptoms and affect overall health. In October 2017, Williams fainted on stage during her show, saying later she became overheated while wearing a bulky Halloween costume.