Wendy Williams is being secretly treated at a sober living residential facility for addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs, DailyMailTV can reveal.

The 54-year-old daytime talk show host is staying overnight at a private facility run by the Pure Recovery Network in Long Island City, New York.

And in a bombshell discovery, DailyMailTV has learned the star plunged into an alcohol- and pill-fueled depression after fracturing her shoulder during a confrontation with her cheating husband Kevin Hunter, 47.

Hours after DailyMailTV contacted Williams seeking a comment for this story, she broke down in tears on her show on Tuesday morning, admitting she had been living at the sober home and was attending meetings around New York City.

The revelation flies in the face of Williams' public claim her extended break from The Wendy Williams Show was for 'medical reasons'.

She later clarified that she was grappling with complications surrounding her Graves' disease, which effects the thyroid, and a fractured shoulder.

But it's now believed Williams' personal problems run much deeper.

Wendy Williams is being treated at a sober living residential facility in Queens, New York, for alcohol and prescription drugs addictions, DailyMailTV can reveal. She is seen entering the halfway house after filming her talk show on Wednesday, March 13

The outspoken host is staying overnight at the private apartment run by the Pure Recovery Network in Long Island City, New York

Hours after DailyMailTV contacted Williams seeking a comment for this story, she broke down in tears on her show on Tuesday morning, admitting she had been living at the sober home and was attending meetings around New York City

It's understood Wendy stays overnight at the sober living home in Long Island City, Queens (pictured) rather than returning to her plush mansion in New Jersey

Over the past two weeks since returning to the show, DailyMailTV has observed Williams being picked up from the facility every morning by a driver at 7am and taken to the Manhattan studio.

Once her show is finished in the early afternoon her husband collects her, usually in a brand new green Rolls Royce SUV, and takes her back to the halfway house.

'There are some shady characters coming and going from that place, it's on a residential street above a barbershop,' one observer told DailyMail.com.

'You see recovering drug addicts standing outside having a smoke, it looks like four or five people are staying there at any one time.

'It's certainly the last place you'd expect to see Wendy Williams.'

DailyMailTV has learned Wendy's troubles began last December when the star hired a private investigator to spy on her husband who she suspected was still carrying on with his mistress Sharina Hudson.

In 2017, Hudson had been at the center of a DailyMailTV expose revealing her ten-year affair with Williams' husband.

After being told the secret affair was still very much alive, the TV host confronted Hunter demanding to know why he was still seeing the 33-year-old qualified massage therapist.

Once Wendy's show is finished filming in the early afternoon, her husband Kevin Hunter collects her and takes her back to the halfway house. Pictured: Wendy being dropped off at the sober home on Tuesday, March 12

DailyMailTV learned the saga all started in December last year when the star hired a private investigator to spy on Hunter, who she suspected was still carrying on with his mistress Sharina Hudson. In 2017, DailyMailTV exclusively revealed Hunter was having a decade-long affair with masseuse Hudson (pictured together)

During the heated clash, it's believed Williams fell and hit her shoulder on the ground, suffering a hairline fracture.

Devastated, Williams quickly plunged into a depression while recovering from the injury and began drinking heavily.

During the time away from hosting her show, Williams' drinking - coupled with powerful pain medication - proved a potent cocktail.

Williams, who has a history of drug addiction, became hooked.

'Kevin and Wendy are still together but things have been extremely difficult between them,' a source told DailyMailTV.

'Wendy hired a private eye last year to watch her husband because she was suspicious Kevin was still seeing Sharina.

'Her suspicions were well founded and Wendy was furious.'

The source continued: 'She confronted Kevin and during the row she fell to the ground and broke her shoulder.

'Kevin called the show and said she walked into a wall and he had to take her to ER.

'But after the shoulder injury Wendy started drinking and popping pills again.'

'Kevin and Wendy are still together but things have been extremely difficult between them', a source told DailyMailTV. Despite their ongoing marital troubles, Williams and her husband put on a united front in this photo posted on The Shade Room Instagram page, where they both give a middle finger to the camera

Over the past two weeks since returning to the show from a hiatus, DailyMailTV has observed Williams being picked up from the facility every morning by a driver at 7am (pictured on Wednesday, March 13) and taken to her Manhattan studio to film

Hunter escorted his wife back to the sober home on Thursday, March 14 (pictured), after she finished her show. He stayed for 20 minutes before heading into Soho to meet a man who brought him a shopping bag

The source says show execs were expecting Williams to return to work on January 7 but were told by her husband she wasn't ready to come back.

Her return date was then moved to January 14.

The show then announced that the mother-of-one would be taking a further week off from her hosting duties, setting her return date as January 21.

But in a statement Williams announced an indefinite hiatus from The Wendy Williams Show, citing complications related to her Graves' disease and her fractured shoulder.

In a statement posted to Instagram titled: 'A Note from The Hunter Family,' it stated the star would be spending time in the hospital.

'As Wendy Williams Hunter previously shared, she fractured her shoulder and has been on the mend. Over the past few days, Wendy has experienced complications regarding her Graves' Disease that will require treatment,' the statement posted online on January 18 read.

In reality Williams flew to Florida where she checked into a detox and rehab facility, DailyMailTV can reveal.

After Wendy learned the affair between Hunter and Hudson was still going on, she confronted him. It's believed during the heated exchange, she fell and hit her shoulder on the ground, suffering a hairline fracture. Williama began hitting the bottle and pairing it with her pain medication. Pictured: Wendy and Hunter grabbing lunch on the Upper East Side last week

DailyMailTV cameras caught the star coming and going from the 'recovery residence', which is situated above a barbershop in an unassuming red brick building in Long Island City, being driven in a white Mercedes

Williams was observed being driven from the show's studio in Manhattan and being dropped off at the door of the apartment. It's understood she stays overnight rather than returning to her mansion in New Jersey. Pictured: A white Mercedes taking Williams to the sober home

WENDY WILLIAMS ADMITS TO HER AUDIENCE THAT SHE HAS BEEN LIVING IN A SOBER HOUSE Hours after DailyMailTV contacted Williams seeking a comment for this story, she broke down in tears on her show on Tuesday, admitting she had been living at the sober home and was attending meetings in New York City. She said: 'So, you know me for being a very open and truthful person. And I've got more to the story for you. 'Well, for some time now and even today and beyond I have been living in a sober house. 'And you know I've had a struggle with cocaine in my past. And I want you to know more of the story. 'I go to several meetings all around town in the tri-state area. And I see my brothers and sisters caught up in their addiction and looking for help. 'It's been really interesting. This ride. Only Kevin has known about this. Not my parents, nobody. Nobody knew. 'After I finished my appointments... I am driven by my 24-hour sober coach back to the home that I live in here in the Tri-state with a bunch of smelly boys who have become my family. 'They hog the TV and watch soccer soccer, we talk and read and then I get bored with them. Doors are locked by 10pm. Lights out by 10pm. 'So I go to my room, and I stare at the ceiling and I fall asleep to wake up and come back here to see you. So that is my truth.' Advertisement

'Kevin sent her to a high end rehab facility in Delray Beach, Florida, right on the beach,' the source said.

'But she was still drinking in the rehab. She was getting people to sneak her things in.

'She was photographed with a woman outside a CVS in Florida, it was the mother of another patient in rehab who she'd met.

'Wendy had her to take her to CVS drug store, where wine and beer are alsosold.'

Shockingly, the source reveals that Williams' husband visited his wife at the rehab facility in Florida and took his mistress along for the trip.

'Kevin flew to Florida to visit his wife and took Sharina with him,' the source said. 'She stayed at the hotel while he went to see Wendy during the day.

'Around February 19, Wendy came back to New York. She went into a sober living facility in Long Island City and now she's sleeping at a recovery residence there and has a sober coach with her at all times, they even go to the bathroom with her.

'Kevin told the show the stress from work exacerbated her medical conditions.

'He fed them the same bulls**t she said on TV when she came back, that her Graves' disease was making her sick. Her Graves' disease has never been an issue at all.'

DailyMailTV cameras caught the star coming and going from the 'recovery residence', which is situated above a barbershop in an unassuming red brick building in Long Island City.

Staff at Otis & Finn Barbershop described the apartments above as a 'halfway house' for people addicted to drugs and alcohol.

The revelation of Wendy's addiction flies in the face of her claim her extended break from her show was for 'medical reasons'. She later clarified that she was grappling with complications surrounding her Graves' disease, which effects the thyroid, and a fractured shoulder

A source claims that although Wendy was sent to rehab in Delray Beach, Florida, last month she was still drinking there. They said: 'She was photographed with a woman outside a CVS in Florida (pictured), it was the mother of another patient in rehab who she'd met. Wendy paid her to take her to CVS to buy alcohol and pills'

Williams was observed being driven from the show's studio in Manhattan and being dropped off at the door of the apartment.

It's understood she stays overnight rather than returning to her plush mansion in New Jersey.

Williams and Hunter share a huge five bedroom $2 million house in the exclusive private Bel Air estate in Livingstone, New Jersey.

DailyMailTV reached out to Williams' rep for comment but none was provided.

According to records, an addiction treatment company called PURE Recovery Network is listed at the address in a residential neighborhood, where Williams was seen entering.

An online profile states PURE Recovery is a 'boutique sober living residence' located in Long Island City.

The profile states the firm believes in 'multiple paths' to recovery.

It accepts guests recovering from a 'full range of addictive and co-occurring disorders' such as 'substance use, alcohol dependence, sex addiction, disordered eating and trauma.'

According to records, an addiction treatment company called PURE Recovery Network is listed at the address on Pearson Street, a residential neighborhood, where Williams was seen entering

An online profile states PURE Recovery is a 'boutique sober living residence' located in Long Island City. The profile states the firm believes in 'multiple paths' to recovery. The dingy living room of the sober home is seen in an undated photo

One observer told DailyMail.com: 'There's some shady characters coming and going from that place, it's on a residential street above a barbershop'

The source added: 'You see recovering drug addicts standing outside having a smoke, it looks like four or five people are staying there at any one time.' According to Zillow, the studio has 6,400 square feet - and there doesn't appear to be doors

It also believes in 'medication assisted recovery', adding: 'We welcome guests of all stages of recovery to join us on the road to health and wellness.'

In December Williams apologized for botching her performance during one show where she slurred her words and stumbled through her questions - casting the blame on painkillers.

The TV host called the show 'less than stellar' and said she was not herself due to medication she had been taking for the hairline fracture on her shoulder.

But despite their ongoing marital troubles, Williams and her husband put on a united front in a photo posted on The Shade Room Instagram page.

Hunter has his arms around his wife who is giving two middle fingers to the camera.

The photo, in which both are wearing sun glasses, is tagged: #TSRBaeWatch: #Shmood! #WendyWilliams #KevinHunter