Wendy Williams Pitched Herself To Join ‘RHONY’: Why Talks With Andy Cohen ‘Didn’t Go Anywhere’

Wendy Williams, 58, pitched Andy Cohen, 54, to join The Real Housewives of New York City, but that evidently didn’t cookware out. Andy, 54, revealed successful his caller book, The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up, that the erstwhile host of The Wendy Williams Show called him successful aboriginal May 2022, and told him she wanted to beryllium connected RHONY. But Andy said that helium yet turned down Wendy’s connection due to the fact that of her personal problems.

“Had this telephone travel a twelvemonth earlier, it would’ve been a superb idea,” Andy said successful the book. “If she is struggling with mental wellness issues, though, this isn’t the time. Her enthusiasm was infectious, though erstwhile I was explaining the thought of Legacy and the brand-new show, she conscionable wanted to absorption connected the past version. So the speech didn’t spell anywhere.”

As Andy noted, Wendy called him aft Bravo already announced successful March 2022 that RHONY was being rebooted for season 14 with a radical of all-new women. The play volition statesman airing this July and the formed includes erstwhile J. Crew President Jenna Lyons. Bravo had besides announced plans for different show, RHONY: Legacy, which was acceptable to feature erstwhile stars of the franchise like Luann de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, and Dorinda Medley. But plans for RHONY: Legacy have stalled and erstwhile star Ramona Singer even told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY successful March that, arsenic acold arsenic she knows, the amusement “is not happening” anymore.

It would’ve been thrilling to spot Wendy look on RHONY, which is thing fans person been wanting for a agelong time. In the past, Wendy has said she’d never articulation the deed Bravo show. “No, I won’t beryllium a subordinate of The Real Housewives of New York City,” Wendy said connected her speech amusement successful July 2019. “First off, you’re not coming to my apartment. You’re not checking retired who I date. There would beryllium truthful galore nary no nos that you would beryllium bored with me.”

Wendy’s recent idiosyncratic struggles person kept her disconnected tv and she’s been focused connected her health. In Sept. 2022, the New Jersey autochthonal went to rehab for 2 months, pursuing the extremity of her beloved syndicated speech amusement aft 13 seasons. Wendy’s dealt with a myriad of wellness issues implicit the years, including Graves’ disease and lymphedema. She’s besides been unfastened astir her struggles with substance maltreatment successful the past and has checked into sober-living facilities before. In addition, she went done a very nationalist divorce successful 2019.