Andy Cohen has nothing but praise forWendy Williams.
“Your husband was not my biggest fan but I want to you know I have been cheering you on the last six years,” Cohen, 51, sweetly told Williams, 55,during his appearance on the show.
“Life has really changed,” Williams noted.
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She certainly isn’t exaggerating, either.
In April, Williamsfiled for divorcefrom Hunter after over two decades of marriage. She then went on to cut ties with her ex professionally; he wasremoved as executive producerofTheWendy WilliamsShow, and shedissolved The Hunter Foundation, the non-profit organization the couple founded in 2014.
The split unfolded after Hunter allegedlyfathered a child with his mistress. It also came at a challenging time for Williams who, after takingan extended hiatusfromTheWendy WilliamsShowfrom January to March, revealed that she had beenliving in a sober houseto cope with her past addiction to cocaine.
Hunterbroke his silenceon the cheating scandal in a statement to PEOPLE in April, admitting he was “not proud of my recent actions.”
“I am going through a time of self-reflection and am trying to right some wrongs,” he said. “No matter what the outcome is or what the future holds, we are still The Hunter Family and I will continue to work with and fully support my wife in this business and through any and all obstacles she may face living her new life of sobriety, while I also work on mine.”
Weeks after filing for divorce, Hunter responded to the petition, requesting that the talk show host pay him both spousal and child support for their 19-year-old son Kevin Hunter Jr.,TMZreported. He also wanted Williams to pay their son’s college tuition.
Despite the drama, a source recently told PEOPLE that Williams has “actually been in really good spirits” since calling it quits with Hunter and has beenthrowing herself into her work.
Kevin Hunter and Wendy Williams.John Lamparski/WireImage
“She’s taking over her empire,” the source said. “She was kept out of the loop a lot. Wendy’s an executive producer on the show as well, but she’s the talent. Kevin was the one doing a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff and being a go-between for her and the show.”
“It wasn’t like people kept her in the dark on purpose, she just never asked,” added the source.
In addition to focusing on her empire, the star has beengetting back into the dating game, sharing on her talk show that she had been “rediscovering my love of men.”
Wendy Williams, Kevin Hunter and Kevin Jr. in 2017.Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/Getty Images
“I am working on my divorce pleasantly,” she said on the May 14 episode ofTheWendy WilliamsShow. “I am a single woman, running around New York. I go out a lot, I’m a good time girl, I like to have fun.”
“I don’t have a boyfriend, but I must admit I am rediscovering my love of men,” she added. “I do date and I date pretty often.”
source: people.com
