r/WendyWilliams

Saw this video and thought I'd share here. Something I often consider myself 🤔 😔

Like, super depressing.

Wendy had her ways, and I'm not here to argue about morals. She was a great sport about being a "Hot Topic" when push came to shove, to her own detriment. That speaks volumes to how Wendy viewed herself and viewed others. I think she had to eat a lot of hardship. Growing up being so heavily criticized at such a young age, it's no wonder she turned out the way she did in regards to how she viewed others and navigated through the world.

It's super depressing to me that despite having a made career, her own distinct brand, making so many people happy through her radio and talkshow, and being somewhat of a beloved figure in her own right, she still struggled so much with self-worth. She knew Kelvin was cheating by the time their child was born, and she still stayed with him all of those years even though he never changed and only got worse, and she still loved him too, that's the crazy part. It wasn't Wendy playing the long game. It wasn't just Wendy not wanting to be left alone to raise a child. She loved Kelvin, and what he represented for her, and probably, the safety and comfort and validation he provided her, which I can understand.

She only left when Kelvin's behavior became public, and of course the baby. Otherwise, she would have stayed with him. She did not take the divorce well, then the pandemic happened and Wendy was already an introvert, likely self-soothing a lot with alcohol, Shirley passed, family drama, still mourning her marriage, and through it all she really tried her hardest to keep up with the facade of "new life" and being happy with it, but she was deeply unhappy. It's really so depressing to me that Wendy really could never see her worth, despite what she meant to some people.

When I think of Wendy, I think of someone who had so much determination and tenacity and who really believed in themselves no matter what people said about her. She stuck to her guns and created an amazing legacy for herself, and she touched the hearts of so many, including me, by sharing her insecurities and hardships with us or just providing us with a good laugh and distraction from the harsh realities of the world.

I just had to get this out. I've been watching a lot of old Wendy clips lately and it's been making me sad. Especially any tme she talked about Kelvin, or anytime she would mention how her parents treated her when she was younger, or some of the things she went through in her life, like being SA'd, or collapsing from drug use. And she largely dealt with many of these things by herself. That's an incredibly lonely, alienating and dehumanizing way to live, and I know from experience. This saddens me so much. She deserved so much better in her personal life than she believed.

Does anyone remember her interview with him during her Hurricane Katrina telethon?

So funny by the end chasing him off the phone warning him she was gonna do a swoop down on him in 5 seconds and him hanging up mid-sentence😭