Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, her care team reveals. Access Hollywood received word of the former talk show host’s heartbreaking health news on Feb. 22. “As Wendy’s fans are aware, in the past she has been open with the public about her medical struggles with Graves’ Disease and Lymphedema as well as other significant challenges related to her health…In 2023, after undergoing a battery of medical tests, Wendy was officially diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD),” the statement read. Wendy’s team shared why she has decided to disclose her aphasia and FTD diagnosis, the same condition Hollywood icon Bruce Willis also struggles. Despite the troubling development, the statement ended on a positive note by addressing how well she is coping. “Wendy is still able to do many things for herself…She is appreciative of the many kind thoughts and good wishes being sent her way,” it read.
