(WJW) — A new season of “The Wendy Williams Show” returned to TV without its host at the helm.

The daytime talk show announced last week that Williams has experienced “serious complications” from Graves’ disease and a thyroid condition. Although her health is continuing to improve, she has not been deemed well enough to return to work.

In a Facebook post, the show said, “Wendy is a valued and stalwart member of the Debmar-Mercury family and has been so for 12 years. We want her health to be her top priority. As soon as she’s ready, she will be back in her treasured purple chair.”

In the meantime, fans of the program can expect a lineup of guest hosts and other celebrities starting on Monday. The 13th season of the show was originally set to premiere on September 20.

Williams was diagnosed with COVID last month, although she was reportedly asymptomatic. Around that time, TMZ reported that she was voluntarily taken to a New York hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.