Wendy Williams made a rare public outing to watch her son, Kevin Hunter Jr., graduate from college.
The former talk show host, 60 — whose team announced her frontotemporal dementia and aphasia diagnoses in February — was photographed attending Florida International University’s Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs’ graduation on Thursday.
Williams used a red mobility scooter to enter and exit the Miami venue where the ceremony was held.
Despite her apparent mobility issues, the media personality showed up dressed to the nines. She dazzled in a sparkly midnight blue floor-length gown, which she paired with black-and-white Chanel shoes.
Williams accessorized with a brown Louis Vuitton crossbody bag and a bold red lip. She wore her caramel-highlighted hair down and straight with blunt-cut bangs.
Once inside, the proud mom was snapped smiling and cheering for her only child. As Hunter Jr., 24, took the stage, an open-mouthed Williams clasped her hands up under her chin and looked on with immense joy before wiping away tears.
Other family members were also present, including Williams’ dad, Thomas Williams Sr., 93, who was escorted into the event via a wheelchair pushed by his other daughter, Wanda Finnie.
Meanwhile, the happy graduate — whom Williams shares with her ex-husband, Kevin Hunter Sr. — walked through the students’ entrance and reportedly stopped to shake a police officer’s hand.
Hunter Jr. obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Economics, according to the commencement booklet obtained by the US Sun.
Hunter Jr. — who began his college experience at Barry University before transferring to FIU — took longer than the typical four years to graduate because he was caring for his ailing mother.
As for Williams, her legal guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, claimed just last month that she had “become cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated.”
The ex-shock jock — who is struggling financially — also suffers from Graves’ disease, lymphedema and alcoholism.
Despite her declining health, Williams seemed upbeat when spotted picking up food in Fort Lauderdale over the weekend.
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