Wendy Williams' career continues to move in an upward position from the days where it all began for her as a radio personality in New York. Now, the daytime talk show host juggles work between all of her many endeavors, and she will continue to juggle for the next seven years after recently signing a new personal services contract with Lionsgate that is guaranteed to open up many more doors of opportunity for the TV personality.
Williams seems to be doing it all these days. She has her daily daytime talk show, The Wendy Williams Show, which, according to Deadline, is scheduled to continue running through the 2016-2017 television season due to its successful ratings. She's been on the road with her "sit down" comedy tour, working her clothing line sold through HSN and her production company with her husband, Kevin Hunter, has contributed to TV movies like the Aaliyah Biopic on Lifetime and several on the ID Channel. It's safe to say that there is nothing that Williams can't and won't do and now, Lionsgate has provided her with the right platform to truly spread her wings.
Deadline reported the "how you doin'" host has just signed a deal with the production company that takes her creative juices all the way to 2022 in a personal services contract. Debmar-Mercury Co-Presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein, producer & distributor of The Wendy Williams Show, spoke on how large of an impact the 51-year-old has had on their company and daytime TV. "Wendy has become a major force in daytime talk and we are thrilled to know she will be dishing out her daily dose of hot topics and entertaining conversations on The Wendy Williams Show for many years to come," the co-presidents said.
Williams will more than likely bring more than just her talk show to the seven year deal as she already has her hands in in other projects and other networks. The Hollywood Reporter noted that in 2013, the development of Williams' production company put her hand in projects like reality shows, games shows and more. Wendy Williams Productions has since began working with the Investigation Discovery Channel on Discovery Communication, who has also joined forces with Lionsgate, owning 3.4 shares in the company.
Deadline shared an additional article reporting how Jon Feltheimer, CEO of Lionsgate, reported having a deal in principle to create a new strategic relationship with Discovery Communications and Liberty Global. Discovery Communications is the network responsible for the Wendy Williams produced show on ID, Death By Gossip.
