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Wendy Williams at Star Ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 17^ 2019

Wendy Williams, 59, diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia

Former talk show host Wendy Williams, 59, has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia, according to a statement released Thursday by her medical team. Williams was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia in 2023 and those diagnoses have “enabled Wendy to receive the medical care she requires,” according to the press release.