Talkshow host Wendy Williams addressed the scary incident on Halloween when she collapsed during a live broadcast of her show.
On Oct. 31, the host celebrated Halloween by dressing up in an elaborate Statue of Liberty costume when she suddenly passed out in front of her studio audience and viewers at home. The broadcast quickly cut to commercial and when it returned, Williams explained that she âoverheatedâ due to the costume and fainted.
Williams addressed the incident on Tuesday.
âFirst of all, I was trending all day, fabulous,â she joked before taking a serious tone. âBut a lot of people thought that was a joke, me fainting on my set. No, that was a not a joke. No, I donât want to fall. Iâm a tall woman, and itâs a long way down. Iâm also a woman of a particular age, and Iâm not trying to break anything. And also I donât do stunts and jokes for you like that. I donât need that.â
Williams said that she was being briefed by a producer during a commercial break when she began to feel âhot and a little dizzy.â
âSo we come back from the break, I heard nothing that (the producer) said I immediately go to the teleprompter ⌠and thatâs when you saw me with the eyes,â she said.
Williams choked back tears and continued, "It was scary. It was really scary. It was so scary, all I could think of in the middle of the scare was, 'Don't pull the podium over on you, because that'll make it worse.'"
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Contrary to some speculation on social media, she said she did not have a mini-stroke. She also explained why she could be seen grabbing at her head before she collapsed.
âThat was because I promised myself two things,â she said. âFirst of all, this is never going to happen again. Second of all, if itâs going to go down, itâs got to be as cute as I could make it. So Iâm going down with the crown, and Iâm not pulling this plexiglass podium to break my bones.â
Her crew told her that she went down âbooty firstâ before rolling onto her back and head.
âI have no headache, no lump on my head. At 53 years old, no aching in my body. I am shocked,â she said.
Williams told the audience that she met with paramedics after the show and they determined she was low on electrolytes.
She also thanked fans for their support. At the end of the show, she said it was because of her co-hosts -- her fans and studio audience -- that she didnât take Tuesday off. âI will be back tomorrow,â she said.
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