(upbeat dance music)
Well Hollywood, we've done it.
(tape rewinding)
Here I am in Hollywood.
The first time I've ever felt like I belong here,
but the day has come.
I still can't believe that this is happening.
I'm getting my star.
(crowd cheering)
People are gonna be giving speeches.
What are they going to say?
No one could be more deserving of this honor than Wendy.
She is the friend in our head.
(crowd cheering)
Congratulations.
To earn a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
is a big deal.
I gotta tell you a connection you made with my mother.
I don't know if I told you this story.
My mother was in her 80s.
"Do you watch Wendy Williams every day?"
"Every day."
I said "Mom, in the hot topics
"she's talking about these people that you don't know.
"You've never heard of any of these people."
She says "I don't wanna know any of those people.
"I just wanna know what Wendy thinks about them."
(crowd laughing)
And then I have to give a speech
no longer than three minutes.
Like, three minutes?
How about three seconds?
I am so nervous.
If I don't laugh I'll cry,
so I'll keep it light and laughter-y.
Hustle is what I know.
Determination is what I eat every morning for breakfast.
If you don't believe in yourself,
who's gonna believe in you?
My first professional radio job was in 1986.
By 1988 I was in New York
and I knew I never wanted to leave.
As far as television, they were like
"We wanna take you and put you right in the middle
"of your own talk show."
I can't believe they really just want me to be me on TV.
I have to say, if I was a girl who just played by the rules,
this would not be happening.
I like to have fun.
You know and 11 years later, I still like to have fun.
I'm a straight shooter, I say it like I mean it.
Now look,
the elephant in the room is that I've been having
a very, very tough year, but it's slowly but surely,
I'm climbing out of the pit
and this is one of those monumental days.
The number one thing that I hope happens today
is that my son really looks and squints at his mom.
I wanna give some love to my son, Kevin.
(crowd cheering)
It's me and you, kid.
And then privately hugs me and says "I'm real proud of you.
"Mommy, you're doing it."
That's the number one thing.
Thank you, Kevin.
I feel like I wanna make
all the people who believed in me proud today.
I want to make them proud.
My fans.
(crowd cheering)
With out you, none of this would be going on.
The total fail of today would be if I fell down.
(laughing)
The thing about the star is that it's not an award,
it's not like getting an Emmy or an Oscar,
something that you just take
and you put on your bathroom sink.
This is a big deal, this is historic.
It'll be there forever.
There are only 2676.
Today there'll be 2677, that would be moi.
Whoopi has a star, Oprah has a star, now Wendy has a star.
(upbeat dance music)
Wendy, we couldn't be happier for you.
Congrats, it's been a long ride
and we want it going ten more years.
We had a great time.
Ten more, I agree.
Congrats.
Well Hollywood, we've done it.
It's been fun, it's been fun being celebrated,
I'm at my third party of the day.
I'm jumping on the plane and going back to New York
to do what I do best, be Wendy (giggling).
(audience cheering)
(camera flashing)
(audience cheering)
I wanna thank my jeweler, Will, for whipping this up for me.
Thank you so much and there are three things that I forgot.
Like, I'm such a critic of myself,
I've always been that way.
You think you're hard on me, I'm harder.
There are three things that I forgot in the excitement.
I forgot to thank my mom and dad specifically,
I just said family.
Mommy and Daddy, thank you for inventing me.
(audience laughing)
I forgot to go back to the star
after going to all the clubs and stuff.
I wanted to go back when no one was there
just to look at it.
I forgot to do that and also,
I said I've only been unemployed for two months
and that was a mistake.
I've only been unemployed in my entire career for two weeks.
The hustle is real.
(upbeat dance music)