Blac Chyna, in an exclusive interview with Entertainment Tonight, discussed her involvement in the Wendy Williams documentary and why it was necessary.
The 35-year-old model and TV personality, formerly known by her stage name Blac Chyna, talked about the project’s immense significance with ET’s Deidre Behar.
As she served food with Amber Rose and chef Bruno Serato to mark the ’10 millionth’ meal that the nonprofit Caterina’s Club has provided for impoverished children, Angela opened up about the emotional experience of helping Wendy when she was in need.
She told ET, “I just went over to her house,” expressing surprise that cameras were there for the in-depth discussion. Remembering how impromptu her visit had been, Angela underlined how real their relationship is—one that goes beyond screen personalities.
After some initial conflict, their friendship developed into a sincere relationship based on respect and appreciation for one another. Angela recalled how Wendy would frequently criticize her during The Wendy Williams Show’s Hot Topics segment and how she eventually had enough.
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“I’m like, ‘This lady always is seriously attacking me,’ and I was like, ‘OK, I’m doing her show ’cause when I do her show, she’s going to meet me, and I already know when she meets me, we’re going to probably be friends or either be friends or she’ll chill out on me with all that negative stuff,'” Angela elaborated.
She went on, “So I did the show, and as we were sitting there on the set, she was like, ‘I have to get your number, I have to get your number.'” Let’s go to dinner tonight, she said, and I said, “Yes.” “Let’s grab some food,” she says, and I say “Yes.” We had a terrific time and ordered a lot of food. I think Wendy is great.”
Angela noted, “I really wanted her to see me.”
Despite being in the documentary, Angela indicated she didn’t watch it all, stating, “I’ve seen certain clips and things like that. I’m the kind of person who, should I see more than is necessary, will have to delve deeper into the truth about things and just say, ‘Whatever is meant to be for me.’ You know what I mean? And while I was supporting Wendy, I had no idea that they were filming a documentary.”
Speaking about the response to the documentary and its applicability, Angela noted it was important to bring Wendy’s hardships—including her fight with alcoholism—to light. Making connections to her personal experiences, the TV personality emphasized the significance of de-stigmatizing conversations about addiction and mental health.
The model maintained her support for the documentary in the face of criticism, pointing to its capacity to raise understanding and empathy.
“To be honest, I think it was definitely necessary to be made,” Angela, opined while acknowledging the universality of people’s problems, as illustrated by Wendy’s journey.
“I feel like… people actually do need to see it ’cause it is happening and it can really, honestly happen to anybody; you just never know, and hopefully, maybe this is going to help other people see ’cause I’m going to tell you this: I did start it; it did make me upset ’cause struggling with the alcohol like that was one of my things struggling with the alcohol,” the model stated.
“So to see Wendy, you know, struggling obviously with the alcohol and her substances over the years, you know, it hurts, and it’s like the alcohol part with me, so it’s like I can relate to that.”