Wendy Williams has finally filed for divorce from her cheating husband Kevin Hunter weeks after his mistress gave birth to a little girl.
A lawyer for the 54-year-old host, who is worth an estimated $60 million, confirmed on Thursday that she is splitting from Hunter, 47, after nearly 22 years of marriage.
Williams has been spotted without her wedding ring over the past few weeks in the wake of massage therapist Sharina Hudson, 33, giving birth in late March.
Kevin was served with the divorce papers Thursday morning at the studio, according to TMZ. Extra security was hired in case Kevin, known to have a temper, got enraged on set. But there were apparently no outbursts.
The split will most likely be contested as Hunter is an executive producer on Williams' TV show and told Hudson that he couldn't afford to split from Wendy because she paid all the bills, a source previously told DailyMailTV.
Williams filing for divorce comes after DailyMailTV revealed she had been living in a sober living home in Queens, New York, to be treated for an addiction to booze and prescription drugs.
Her downward spiral was sparked in December after she learned Hunter was still seeing Hudson, his mistress of more than a decade.
Wendy Williams has finally filed for divorce from her cheating husband Kevin Hunter, weeks after his mistress gave birth to a baby. Pictured: Wendy on her talk show on Thursday morning
A lawyer for the 54-year-old host, who is worth an estimated $60 million, confirmed on Thursday that she is splitting from Hunter, 47, after nearly 22 years of marriage. Pictured: Wendy and Hunter grabbing lunch on the Upper East Side in March
The split will most likely be contested as Hunter is an executive producer on Williams' TV show and previously told Hudson that he couldn't afford to split from Wendy because she paid all the bills. Sharina Hudson (seen on vacation with Hunter) has been carrying on an affair with Hunter for more than 10 years. DailyMailTV exposed their relationship in 2017
The Wendy Williams Show said in a statement, 'Wendy and her family have been a part of Debmar-Mercury for over 10 years. We respect their privacy regarding personal matters. As always, we remain committed to bringing an entertaining and topical show to our viewers.'
A personal representative for Williams said, 'Thank you to everyone for respecting the family's privacy during this time. Kevin is supportive of Wendy and they are working through this process together. No additional comment will be provided at this time.'
Williams seemed to be in good spirits on her morning show on Thursday and while she was wearing a ring on her wedding finger - it was not her wedding ring.
A source previously told DailyMailTV that Wendy was keeping her ring on during filming until she worked out what to do with Hunter, but was taking it off once outside of the studio.
They said at the time: 'Wendy is considering divorcing Kevin. She's really distraught over the situation, she knew about Sharina but didn't think a baby would arrive, she didn't think Kevin would go this far, she's lost and everyone is worried for her.'
Williams has previously discussed difficulties in her marriage on her show, saying: 'Marriages are not easy. And don't ask me about mine until you see [my wedding ring] gone - it ain't going anywhere, not in this lifetime.'
A recently resurfaced excerpt from Williams' memoir reveals that she vowed to leave her husband if another woman had his child.
Wendy wrote in her 2001 memoir it would be one of the only things that would make her part ways from Hunter once and for all after revealing he'd already cheated on her earlier on in their
