Wendy Williams Bursts Into Tears, Admits To Being Secretly Treated At A Sober Living Home For 'Alcohol And Pill Addiction'

An emotional Wendy Williams has finally revealed the reason behind her two month absence from her hit talk show. The 54-year-old confessed to being treated at a sober living residential facility for addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs. Williams is staying overnight at a private facility run by the Pure Recovery Network in Long Island City, New York.

She Has Struggled With Drugs In The Past

Williams broke down in tears on her show on Tuesday morning, admitting she had been living at the sober home and was attending meetings around New York City.

She did not reveal exactly what addiction she was battling, but the veteran talk show host has admitted to struggles with cocaine in the past. Williams admitted she never fully received treatment and one day just “decided to stop.”

The mom-of-one took an extended break from The Wendy Williams Show was for “medical reasons.”

She later told her loyal “Wendy Watchers” she was suffering with complications surrounding her Graves’ disease, which effects the thyroid, and a fractured shoulder.

“I Go To Several Meetings”

Williams stood straight to camera and admitted that every day after she tapes her show, she does pilates, then visits family.

She is then being driven to the sober facility, where she is placed on lockdown. She said the “smelly men” she lives with in the sober facility have become her family. Although she revealed she hadn’t told her own family – except her son and husband – that she was receiving in house treatment.

“After I go to the pilates and go to several meetings all around town in the tri-state area,” Wendy explained. “I see my brothers and sisters caught up in their addiction and looking for help … They don’t know I’m Wendy. They don’t care I’m Wendy. It’s the brothers and sisters caught up in the struggle. It’s been really interesting this ride.”

She added, “We talk and read and talk and read and then I get bored with them. Doors locked by 10:00 PM, lights out by 10:00 PM. So I go to my room and stare at the ceiling and fall asleep to come here and see you. So that is my truth.”

Williams also spoke about The Hunter Foundation, a non-profit she founded with her husband that works towards drug education and rehabilitation.

Her Husband Allegedly Had A 10 Year Affair

Back in January, Wendy took an extended leave from The Wendy Williams Show after announcing she was suffering complications from Graves’ Disease.

During her break, the show went into re-runs before coming back with celebrity guest hosts, including Nick Cannon, Jerry O’Connell and Michael Rapaport.

In 2017, DailyMailTV revealed her husband Kevin Hunter was having a ten-year affair with 33-year-old massage therapist Sharina Hudson.