Today was the premiere of Wendy Williams 11th season.
Wendy Williams came out hyper and crying with excitement. The first thing she wants to do is to set the record straight on a Page Six story that said she canceled on a recent Us Weekly’s Most Stylish New Yorkers party because Lil’ Kim was there. Then she interrupted to say that the Jerry O show won’t be happening. Norman says that is not true, that the show is still being shopped and no decision has been made. Newsflash. I like Jerry but the show was not very good. Back to the Us Weekly party situation. She says she was working at the studio all day getting ready for the live premiere this morning and she was tired and wanted to go home. Also, she and Lil Kim get along just fine.
Wendy Seemed A Bit Excitable
Wendy seems a bit rusty. She’s talking very quickly and seems a bit off. During hot topics she started talking about Nicki Minaj’s boyfriend Kenneth Petty. She repeatedly calls him a murderer. Norman corrects her and says he was convicted of manslaughter. She keeps calling him a murderer. Well, he did shoot and kill someone and pled guilty. So she’s not wrong. He’s also a registered sex offender after some issue with a minor female years ago.
I was going to say that Wendy was in the audience without her podium but at the end, there it was. She announced that her show was renewed through 2022. Page Six is already running a story saying that is because they were unable to find a replacement. At the very end she was crying again. Nene will be on tomorrow. I’ll report on that.
Kenya Moore And Gretchen Rossi on Tamron Hall
In other news, I was watching Tamron Hall because Kenya was on with her husband and baby today talking about fertility issues. I was going through emails as I was watching. I got one from someone who wanted to know what was going on with Wendy Williams today. The email said that Wendy was talking super fast, getting mixed up and seemed like she was on something. So I paused my Tamron Hall recording and flipped over to Wendy.
In my opinion, Wendy seemed a bit jittery, but for now at least, my opinion was she was just nervous about the show. It takes A LOT to get out and do a live show four days a week regardless of what is going on in your life. I couldn’t do it. So, I attribute this episode to that. But now I am watching in a new way. So thanks to the reader who emailed me.
Now on to Tamron Hall. Both Kenya Moore and Gretchen Rossi will be on this episode. It’s all about in vitro fertilization.
Marc Daly And Brooklyn On Tamron Hall
Kenya Moore came out looking fabulous in a yellow dress. She has teamed up with BabyQuest a nonprofit foundation that helps women seeking IVF get grants to pay for the procedures. Kenya and Tamron are social media friends who are finally meeting in person. The audience is very excited about Kenya. Lots of talk about fibroids and injections and setbacks during the IVF process.
Kenya spoke very highly of her husband, Marc Daly. She says she met the love of her life at age 46. Then Marc comes out with Brooklyn wearing a tiara and a tutu. This is a beautiful family. I am shocked that Marc is doing this. Tamron points out that Marc doesn’t really enjoy the cameras and she thanks him for coming on. He agreed to come out because he wanted to give the husband’s point of view on IVF. While he is talking I can’t keep my eyes of Brooklyn, who is adorable and a very happy baby.
Tamron is shocked that Marc never gave Kenya an IVF injection. She gave them to herself. They both hate needles. Marc didn’t really say much but he presented a united front with Kenya.
Gretchen Rossi And Slade On Tamron Hall
Next, Gretchen Rossi came out to talk about her five rounds of IVF. Slade came out with Gretchen. Their baby is only eight weeks. It doesn’t look like they brought Skyler. Gretchen has a new face. It looks sort of like pregnancy face. So it could be that. Gretchen has teamed up with Cory Booker to fight for legislation to reduce the cost of IVF. Slade talked about having 14 embryos die all at once. It was a long and expensive struggle.
Gretchen and Kenya stayed for a roundtable discussion.
And that’s today’s talk show roundup!
This was a pleasant post with regard to Kenya and Gretchen. Very happy for them both.
And Wendy is ? correct in her theory about DWTS.
Seriously! Christy didn’t even fall on the wrist that “broke”. Vanderpump’s faint was better choreographed.
Somewhere Huffman & Loughlin are jealous they didn’t think of this first.
Jerry’s show was exhausting.
I liked when Jerry hosted Wendy’s show when she was off sick. He and Nick Cannon did the best job.
Okay, about Wendy today. I was more concerned about her right boob popping out of that red one-shoulder dress. It was distracting. She was very excited to be back and that her show was renewed through 2022. I can’t stand NeNe so I’ll read your recap instead of watch.
I’m so thrilled for Tamron and her new show. I was hoping she would bring Moses out with Brooklyn. Kenya and Marc and Gretchen and Slade all look so happy and I’m happy for them.
I don’t watch much daytime TV because I’m usually working and have too many other things to DVR, but I’m excited for Kenya to return to RHOA with her cute little family. It will be such a different dynamic for her.
Brooklyn is adorable and so is Moses. I wanted to like Jerry’s show but he was trying way too hard. If he mellowed out some and stopped doing the skits then his show (imo) would be better.
I would like to see Jerry do a show along the lines of Tiffany Theisen’s show, “Dinner at Tiffany’s.” More with him doing what he likes to do and having friends and colleagues join him. The standard talk show with some “funny stuff” thrown in format isn’t working. When he is a guest on talk shows, he is more natural. And he is funnier ad lobbing than with prompted shtick.
So glad Kenya and Marc showed a united front, I wish she would of ran far away from reality tv and focused on her adorable family.
Serious question, why a grant? Anyone who has children can tell you kids are really expensive, it doesn’t get easier when they are here. Why not adopt, when they’re so many children who would love a family?
@PamBear – with legal fees, adoption agency fees, background checks, taking time off work for travel and interviews, etc… adoption can be as expensive as ivf
Pam, I am going to address your question that was going through my mind the entire time. Your comment is controversial, but mine will be moreso.
First at all, personally IDGAF Make all the babies you want. I am dying in the near future. I am old. But if you want to pretend that you are trying to stop Global warming, the population needs to DECREASE,
I find it hilarious that the green people don’t understand STOP HAVING KIDS.
Again, I don’t care, the kids are adorable and we are all going to die,
I’m so happy for Kenya and Gretchen. I know how much they wanted a child. I wish them all the best. The babies are so cute!!
I can’t contribute to the why IVF vs adoption but adoption isn’t cheap either. My parents adopted me and my 2 siblings, the youngest was adopted in 1980 and my younger brother was adopted from South Korea before you had to go to the country to adopt a child in 1975. The adoption process is long, tedious, expensive and most adoption agencies have an age limit to how old the combined ages of parents can be to even be considered. My parents applied for the 3 of us in 4 years and we spread out over 10 years, meaning I was only actually 6 months old when they applied for my sister, who is 10 years younger than me, it took 10 years to adopt a baby in the USA in 1979-80. My brother was applied for in 1972 and we finally got him in 1975, he was 14 months at the time. Adoption isn’t as simple a process as some people believe.
There are many children in foster care who are waiting for their forever families!
So, was Gretchen’s abode foreclosed on?
This was a tough one for me today (and admittedly I did not watch because of it)…as a woman in her late 20’s who had to go through 3 rounds of IVF to have my daughter, I get the struggles of infertility. However, Tamron showing 2 women in their 40’s who used it to have children, doesnt necessarily represent infertility fully.
So I’m, getting ready to watch Wendy. Do you believe NeNe calls “Wendy poo” an hour a day?
Wendy said she doesn’t know the ladies name or has never seen the baby. Do we believe? She’s talking to Kevin they have been together 25 years “of course they talk” has she actually divorced him? This was wwhl stuff . After being in a long term, now 38 yr married, divorce, marry divorce situation, i think she really spoke with love towards Kevin. Any updates?
Nene just came out, dear lord her head will explode.ugh.
Sorry TT, i hope i didn’t overstep regarding Wendy and WWHL.. I loved Wendy so much, she’s just not her any more.
(When i moved to Va., I discovered Wendy, and you TT. Were out of place having congressmen and senators as neighbors, not us at all, hilarious actually.But my sister in law worked for Rudy Giuliani, and brother in law taught at Rice university and was a volcanologist (sp ?)
So i had my relatable ladies. I really valued. I always was feeling weird.
Hope it’s understandable, and i didn’t over share.
Does anyone know where the proposed grants would come from? If it’s tax payers, I say no Bueno.
Wendy isn’t fake .designers only., Marlo is Nene’s type.This sucks. Fake friendship. She o ly knows her from the couch? it’s all about Berkins, and i don’t believe this is anymore than Wendy trying all angles. And trying to be a single women after many times saying she loves being married.
Has big brother tainted me against everyone?
It’s important to note that originally, Jerry O’ was signed to fill in for Wendy for six weeks as a “trial run” to see if he was able to carry a show all on his own. Alas, it seems he could not because he only lasted THREE weeks before The Suits pulled the plug on him. They started airing re-runs of Wendy to fill in the remaining weeks. Apparently re-runs of Wendy did better than new shows with Jerry O’.
Today, Wendy said as much and said she was sorry that it didn’t work out for Jerry. Then she rushed to assure the audience that he would still be working for her as a “Special Correspondent From Hollywood.” Suzanne cheered the idea and said “of course!” only to be corrected by Norman saying that “nothing had been finalized.” So I guess Jerry is still out in the cold.
I thought Jerry was a waste of time, myself. He was too hyper, too manic, and doing skits with a wig on his head was pathetic and not funny. He was like a hyperactive seven year old, running around screaming, “Look at me! Aren’t I funny??” He couldn’t even get decent guests booked and resorted to having his wife and kids on the show, just to fill time.
Did I mention I wasn’t a fan of his?