Wendy Williams Discusses Potential New Podcast Endeavor, Details Effects of Lymphedema

The popular daytime talk show host may be gone from our tv screens but she's reportedly looking into other avenues that could materialize sooner than we think.

Though Wendy Williams may be gone away from daytime talk shows, that doesnโ€™t mean we wonโ€™t see her still entertaining the masses in some way in the near future.

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In fact, Williams recently eluded to as much during an interview with TMZ Live on Tuesday. Revealing that sheโ€™s โ€œ100 percent retiredโ€ from The Wendy Williams Show, and would only consider getting back on TV in a guest hosting capacity, Williams went on to share that her next endeavor would be into the wide world of podcasts and even teased some potential celebrity guests.

โ€œWhen youโ€™re famous, podcasts will make more money for me, being famous, than doing Theย Wendy Williams Show,โ€ she said according to ET. โ€œSo, podcasts. Where will I go? Iโ€™m not sure. Europe, you know. France. Wherever I want to go.โ€

Per her manager Will Selby, the radio and TV legend has also been in talks with people like Snoop Dogg and Fat Joe to be some of the first guests on her show.

Additionally, Williams also got candid about her struggles with lymphedema and how its affecting her body.

ET has more:

โ€œAll right, you donโ€™t know lymphedema? All right, Iโ€™ll show you,โ€ Williams said, reaching down to lift up what appeared to be a very swollen foot as a result of her ongoing battle with the disease. โ€œOk, lymphedema is this. Do you see this right here? Look. No, look closely.โ€

โ€œDo you see this?โ€ Williams continued, still holding her foot up for the camera. โ€œItโ€™s up and down. I can only feel maybe five percent of my feet. Do you understand?โ€ The condition is bad enough, Williams said, that it could put her in a wheelchair.

โ€œWhich means, normally, I would be in a wheelchair,โ€ she shared. โ€œIโ€™m not in a wheelchair. I stand up.โ€

As previously reported by The Root, in addition to lymphedema, Williams has also been public about her ongoing battle with Gravesโ€™ disease, an autoimmune disorder that causes hyperthyroidism or an overactive thyroid.

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