How old is Wendy Williams? Adriana Diaz, SEO reporter Updated: 2:38, 29 Jun 2021 WENDY Williams is known for her brash on-air personality and her wild controversial comments and hot takes. 3 How old is Wendy Williams? Williams was born in Ashbury Park, New Jersey on July 18, 1964. The 56-year-old was a radio DJ and host who quickly rose to fame in New York. Then in 2008, she began her television career when The Wendy Williams Show premiered on July 14. When the show first aired, The New York Times described the show as a "breakthrough in daytime" by introducing the genre of the "backtalk show." 3 Her hometown renamed the street on which she grew up Wendy Williams Way on her 50th birthdayCredit: Wendy Williams Show