Wendy Williams has revealed her mother Shirley Williams passed away weeks ago. Wendy is pictured with her parents, Shirley and Thomas Williams in a photo dated Sept. 2017.
The talk show host revealed the sad news on Monday’s episode of The Wendy Williams Show. She fought back tears as she told viewers her mother had passed away “beautifully and peacefully”.
While she didn’t reveal the exact date of her mother’s passing or the cause of death, she added it was “many, many, many, many weeks ago”.
“You know how you lose track of the day and time? All I know was it was a long time ago. The five of us, my mom, dad, my siblings, the five of us — she will always be here.”
Williams also told fans her mom “didn’t suffer, not one bit”, and was “surrounded by love” when her time finally came.
“Gone is the best mother, the best girlfriend, that a girl could ever have,” she concluded. “I feel fortunate that I had her in my life all of my 56 years.”
Wendy said she stayed strong for her son, Kevin Hunter Jr., after her mother passed.
Wendy’s revelation came after family friend Courtney Brown posted about Shirley’s death on her Instagram page over the weekend.
