Nick Cannon to host “The Wendy Williams Show” during Wendy’s Absence

Actor and TV personality, Nick Cannon is set to be the first guest host for Wendy Williams' talk show “Hot Topics.”



The Wendy Williams Show announced on Tuesday via Instagram that Cannon, 38, will be guest-hosting the program early next month, from Feb. 4-Feb. 6.

The upcoming episodes will include Williams’ Hot Topics segment, “Ask Wendy,” and celebrity interviews which will be hosted by the father of three who is the host of MTV’s Wild n’ Out and Fox’s The Masked Singer.

'Friend to the show and host of Fox’s The Masked Singer and MTV’s Wild n’ Out, @nickcannon will be guest hosting The Wendy Williams Show on Monday, February 4th, Tuesday, February 5th & Wednesday, February 6th. The new hour-long episodes will include Wendy’s staple Hot Topics segment, “Ask Wendy,” celebrity interviews and more!'

Her temporary replacement comes weeks after the show announced that Williams, 54, was still recovering from her fractured shoulder and also had to be hospitalized as a result of symptoms from her Graves’ disease.