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“I fought tooth and nail to be a mother.
I suffered several miscarriages including two at five months,” she revealed.
Williams and her second husband, Kevin Hunter, did eventually have a child together.
Their son, Kevin Hunter Jr., was born on August 18, 2000.
He shares his father’s name and is the pride and joy of Williams' life.
“Our Kevin is a hard-won child,” she said in the film.
“I would’ve loved to have had more children but I don’t want to test my blessing.
Being a mother is for me.”
That means, despite a relatively private early life, her son has found himself in the news.
When she spoke at the event, she acknowledged what a difficult spot she’d been in.
“The elephant in the room is that I’ve been having a very, very tough year.
But slowly but surely, I’m climbing out of the pit,” Williams said.
She toldPeople, “He’s always encouraged me to keep it going.
He’s always been very encouraging.
So now, it’s just the two of us against the world.”
“Marriages have ebbs and flows, marriage isn’t easy.
And don’t ask me about mine until you see this gone.
“I knew a lot of things for years,” she explained.
“My son was at home.
It wasn’t fair to him.
Things are not always how they appear.”
Sure enough,E!
Newsreported that Hunter Jr. pled not guilty, and assault charges were ultimately dropped.
“They came in together and left today.
They were laughing and joking around with each other,” he said.
“We talk every day, sometimes a couple times a day,” she revealed.
As a result,The U.S. Sunreported in 2022 that he was evicted from his Miami apartment.
The newspaper obtained court documents showing that Hunter owed more than $70,000 in back rent.
In his court filing, Hunter claimed that his mother’s guardianship meant the funds had dried up.
“This was her own AmEx specifically.”
This is only onething we know about Williams' guardianship.
Hunter spoke withThe U.S. Sunthe following year, insisting that the whole situation had been misunderstood and misconstrued.
Instead, Hunter wanted to focus on securing care for his mother’s health.
Kevin Hunter Jr. participated in Lifetime’s Where Is Wendy Williams?
Like she needs a break.”
In one of the most poignant moments in the docuseries, Williams said her son means everything to her.
“We have the best time,” she said.
“When I die, everything is for him.”
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