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Wendy Williams Returns to Her Show After Fracturing Shoulder: ‘I’m on the Mend’

Down but not out! Wendy Williams is soldiering through the remainder of the year’s live tapings of The Wendy Williams Show after suffering a bone fracture on Sunday, December 16.

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“I have a hair fracture on my right shoulder,” the 54-year-old told viewers on Tuesday, December 18, hiding her sling under a pink sweater. “And I did it on Sunday. And by Monday morning, my shoulder was on fire.”

Wendy Williams Returns to Her Show After Fracturing Shoulder: ‘I’m on the Mend’
Wendy Williams at 10 Year Anniversary of ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ on August 16, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. Paras Griffin/Getty Images

Williams missed a taping of the popular talk show on Monday morning. “There’s no way I could have done yesterday’s show,” she explained on Tuesday. “I was all about the medical care yesterday, from one doctor to the other.”

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The former radio host assured fans she’s recovering. “I’m on the mend,” she said. “I don’t need an operation. They tell me I’m very healthy for, um … a person after 50. I don’t need an operation, and I’m not wearing a hard cast. But I do have a sling. … Staff, crew, the show will go on!”

Wendy Williams Returns to Her Show After Fracturing Shoulder: ‘I’m on the Mend’
Wendy William returned to her show on December 18, 2018 following her injury over the weekend.

Williams also told viewers she only had a few more days of filming for the year. “So we only have to work around this for a moment before I just go home,” she added. “That’s all you can do: rest.”

Viewers were duly concerned when a rerun of the show aired on Monday instead of the scheduled new episode.

“Think she’s sick or something,” one fan tweeted. “Wendy doesn’t just miss shows.”

Another said: “I know damn well #WendyWilliams not feeling good. Sending my prayers.”

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The Ask Wendy author has had her fair share of medical drama. In October 2017, she fainted on air during a Halloween costume contest. And in February, she took a three-week leave from work due to symptoms from Graves’ disease.

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