While Wendy Williams takes her leave from her eponymous talk show, there is already a "lineup of guest hosts and panels" ready to take over for a bit.
In the meantime, Page Six reports Leah Remini will guest host, creating "a spin on [Williams'] signature Hot Topics'" segment. The actor is expected to fill in Tuesday through Friday for the first week of the new season, with a panel of hosts stepping in for the big premiere on October 18. "Wendy's shoes are hard to fill, so we needed to find the right fit," executive producer David Perler told Page Six. "Leah will bring a lot of fun and energy to our viewers with a few surprises along the way."
While fans wish Williams well, sources claimed to the outlet that the show's production company is possibly looking to replace "The Wendy Williams Show" altogether — with Nick Cannon's new self-titled daytime talk-show — though the Instagram statement claims that the host is "valued and stalwart member of the Debmar-Mercury family."
Remini is no stranger to television screen, making her mark as an actor on hit sitcom "King of Queens" and reverting to talk-show host on the first season of "The Talk." Remini seems to be the perfect temporary replacement for Williams, given her blunt hot takes that once forced Remini off "The Talk" back in 2011. At the time, the actor claimed her and Holly Robinson Peete's "ghetto" behavior bothered fellow co-host Sharon Osbourne enough to get Remini kicked off. Luckily for Remini, for a program like "The Wendy Williams Show," authentic opinion is the name of the game.
