Wendy Williams

I didn't grow up the popular girl or the popular cheerleader. I've never been to a prom, I didn't have a lot of boyfriends, so I'm used to being on this side of life.

My first diet was in the first grade! Tuna fish and mustard with yogurt on the side.

You need more than a year to grow on somebody, and it's very intimate being invited into people's homes every day. Once that trust is built, then you're like that old friend. That's the sweet spot.

My weight was a huge issue as a young person. For my mother, for my father, and for my siblings... nobody in my family is overweight. And here I come.

I don't want to be the crazy showbiz family. When I walk into the PTA meetings with my sensible flat shoes and my sensible short wig, I do not look crazy.

I no longer believe in fad diets, crash diets... yes, I did have a jump-start because years ago I did get the liposuction and a tummy tuck, but I have to say that, if there is a poster child for plastic surgery and the jump-off to a new lifestyle, it would be me.

I grew up in a single-family detached house. My parents are wonderful.

When I make a promise about keeping something in confidence, I do.

I can't change my skin. I won't change my voice. I can't change my confidence.

The landscape of daytime has changed. I'm not so sure people go to daytime TV for kumbaya moments anymore.

Yes, I wear caramel-colored Nude Barre fishnets August through June. Especially with shorter dresses, at age 48, they give my legs a nice finish.

The responsibility that I ultimately feel to the audience is to entertain, maybe enlighten, and help you take your mind off messy things.