Sherri Shepherd is 'praying' for Wendy Williams.The 54-year-old star's new TV talk show, Sherri, is set to replace The Wendy Williams Show on Fox in September - but she remains supportive of Wendy, whose long-running show is poised to end later this year.'I'm so thankful to Wendy for letting me fill in for her and letting me fill the gap to support her as all the other co-hosts have also done,' Sherri told Deadline.
Supportive: Sherri Shepherd is 'praying' for Wendy Williams. Pictured in 2021Sherri guest hosted Wendy's show in 2021 when the TV star stepped back from work amid her health struggles.
The View alum acknowledges that she owes a lot of her recent success to the 57-year-old star.Sherri explained: 'I'm thankful because if it wasn't for Wendy the eyes wouldn't have been on me.
I'm so thankful to her. We're all praying for her.' Grateful:The View alum acknowledges that she owes a lot of her recent success to the 57-year-old star 'Of course': Sherri said that she wants Wendy to appear on her new showAsked whether Wendy would appear on her new series, Sherri replied: 'Of course.'The Wendy Williams Show - which has been fronted by a string of guest hosts, including Sherri, Fat Joe, Nick Cannon and Michael Rapaport, since July 2021 - will officially end in June.Wendy has been struggling with the autoimmune disorder Graves disease - which causes problems with the thyroid - over the last year, and producers recently announced the decision to end the talk show.
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