Wendy Williamsfiledfor divorcefrom her husband and longtime manager, Kevin Hunter, on Thursday, PEOPLE confirms.
The split came almost a month after theWendy WilliamsShowhost revealed to fans that she had beenstaying in a sober living house.
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Shortly after, Huntergave an updateon his 54-year-old wife, tellingEntertainment Tonightthat Williams was “doing well.”
“We’re doing well as a family,” Hunter, 46, said in the interview. “We are moving forward with working on her sobriety and doing the work to help others, not just ourselves.”
So who is Kevin Hunter?
Williams and Hunter (who was reportedly born in Ontario, Canada) met at a skating rink in 1994 and married three years later. The pair later welcomed their son, Kevin Jr., in 2000.
Despite having no previous television experience, Hunter, who owned a beauty parlor before meeting Williams, became her manager and production partner, helping her launch theWendy WilliamsShow.
While Williams and Hunter have a relationship spanning nearly three decades, their marriage hasn’t been perfect. The couple have weathered scandals since the start.
Hunter has long been accused of being unfaithful to Williams. Shortly after she gave birth to their son, Williams admitted she caught Hunter cheating when she overheard a late night phone call with his mistress.
She continued: “I overheard some greasy talk from the next room. Well who is he talking to? I tipped and I crept and I heard what I heard. I was like ‘Wow okay, so this is how it’s going down.’ ”
Williams said she eventually decided to forgive Hunter and that the experience made their relationship “stronger.”
“I love him and he loves me and we decided to address this head on,” she said. “I don’t regret [deciding to stay with him.]”
And while it has long been rumored that Hunter has had a decade-long affair with a massage therapist, Williamsbrushed off rumorsin September 2017.
Wendy Williams, Kevin Hunter and Kevin Jr. in 2017.Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/Getty Images
Williams once againdefended her marriageafter revealing she’d beenliving in a sober houseto help deal with addiction struggles.
“I want to shout-out to my husband. I’m still wearing my ring,” she said during a March 4 episode of her show.
“Believe me you, when you’ve been with somebody for 28 years, married for 25 years … we know each other. He’s my best friend, he’s my lover. … I know what you’ve been seeing … but honey, let me show you who I fell in love with and who he fell in love with.”
A decades-old photo of the couple popped onto the screen, and the crowd went wild.
“I’m still very much in love with my husband and anyone who’s been married … you know.”
But on Thursday, she hosted her showwithout wearing her wedding ring. And shortly after, PEOPLE confirmed their divorce.
source: people.com
