Wendy Williams has a new man in her life.
The 56-year-old talk show host was seen cozying up to her new beau, CEO Mike Westerman, on Thursday as they enjoyed a date in New York City.
Looking glamorous in a floor length fur coat, she carried a coveted black alligator Birkin bag while out on the town.
New romance: Wendy Williams, 56, steps out with her new man Mike Esterman after the pair met on a dating game she played on her show
The eccentric talk show maven paired the white and brown fur coat with a pair of white furry boats.
She kept her dyed blonde tresses down as she walked with care to a waiting vehicle.
Esterman — who works in real estate — had on a navy blue blazer with a matching polo shirt and dark blue pants.
The two first met on Williams’ talk show when they played a dating game.
Williams shared an Instagram of the pair from their day out and captioned it, ‘Mike & I are having fun!! I’m glad he’s a REAL gentleman.’
They had already developed an affectionate rapport, and the TV star could be seen resting her forehead against Esterman’s while they sat in the back of a car.
During their virtual meet-up on her show’s dating game, Wendy had joked that she liked Esterman’s job as a contractor because it meant he was good with his hands.
He’s good friends with Williams’ friend Mario Lopez, who put in a good word.
Dating again: Later on Thursday, Wendy revealed she was out on a date with Mike Esterman, whom her friend Mario Lopez suggested she give a try
Both Williams and her new date were wearing masks to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, but she shocked Dr. Oz earlier this week when he asked if she planned to get the Covid-19 vaccine while she appeared on his show.
‘No. I don’t trust it,’ she replied.
She also said that she never gets a flu shot, despite the fact that tens of thousands of people die from influenza every year.
Although two vaccines that require two doses have currently been available, a new vaccine that requires only a single dose was approved by the FDA recently, which may help speed up the pace of vaccinations.
On Tuesday, President Biden announced that there would be enough vaccine doses for all American adults by May, though it may take longer to distribute all of them.
Surprise: Wendy shocked some fans earlier this week when she said she wouldn’t be getting the coronavirus vaccine, at least not for the time being, on Dr. Oz’s show; seen in February 2020
Risky business: ‘No. I don’t trust it,’ she said after Oz asked if she would get the vaccine. She also claimed to never get a flu shot
Although Wendy looked care-free on her stroll through New York this week, she recently ran into legal trouble after she and Hilary Duff, 33, were accused of libel and slander by a photographer.
In court documents obtained by The Blast, Darryl Wilkins claimed he was confront by Duff for allegedly taking photos of her son Luca, eight, while he played soccer.
However, he insists he was merely trying out a new camera and wasn’t specifically trying to photograph her son.
Hilary filmed her encounter with Wilkins and posted it to Instagram, though the video has since been deleted, but Wendy rose to her defense on her TV show.
Defamatory statements: Although Wendy looked care-free on her stroll through New York this week, she recently ran into legal trouble after she and Hilary Duff, 33, were accused of libel and slander by a photographer; Duff seen in 2018
Spreading: After Hilary filmed a photographer allegedly taking photos of her son Luca, eight, at a park and called him a creep and a paparazzo, Wendy repeated the claim on her show
Public confrontation: According to court documents obtained by The Blast , Darryl Wilkins claimed he was testing out his new camera in a park last February, when Duff confronted the man over allegedly photographing her son
Wilkins accused Duff of slander for ‘reprehensible and despicable conduct including by innuendo that he was a child predator,’ and he included Williams in the suit for repeating the claims on her show.
In her caption, Hilary called Wilkins a ‘creep’ and said that he was a paparazzi.
In his filings, he said these were ‘false statements because Wilkins is not a pedophile or child predator and was attempting to take photographs as a photographer and not as a paparazzi or stalker or with mal intent or evil wrongdoing.’
He claimed that her words ‘directly injured him in respect to his profession’ as he faced general damages to his reputation, business, trade, profession and occupation.
Fighting back: In his filings, he said these were ‘false statements because Wilkins is not a pedophile or child predator and was attempting to take photographs as a photographer and not as a paparazzi or stalker or with mal intent or evil wrongdoing’; seen in 2019 in NYC