Wendy Williams hires new lawyers to break free from her “luxury prison,” saying, “She’s not a vegetable.

Wendy Williams, the troubled former TV host, plans to follow in Britney Spears’ footsteps by hiring a new legal team to challenge what she calls an unfair guardianship. At 60, Williams has been granted rare permission to hire new lawyers to help move her stalled case forward.

Williams has been under a guardianship for nearly three years, claiming she doesn’t need it. She has also expressed dissatisfaction with her guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, who holds significant influence in New York City’s strict conservatorship system.

Williams’ life took a turn in 2021 after divorcing her unfaithful husband, Kevin Hunter, who had a child with another woman, and stepping away from her long-running talk show.

In 2022, a New York judge placed Williams under guardianship after a court proceeding initiated by Wells Fargo, her bank, which froze her accounts due to suspicious activity. The bank sent a letter to the court suggesting a guardianship to protect her from potential financial exploitation and undue influence, leading to Morrissey’s appointment by the court.

The 2024 documentary, Where is Wendy Williams?, aired on Lifetime last year, showing Williams at her lowest, often sneaking vodka and appearing drunk and disheveled.

She now resides in a locked ward at The Coterie assisted living facility in Hudson Yards. Sources close to her say she only has a fixed phone line, preventing her from receiving incoming calls, and she has no electronics, including a smartphone, tablet, or laptop.

“They claim she’s incapacitated, which typically refers to someone who is unresponsive, unaware of their surroundings, and unable to communicate,” said Ginalisa Monterroso, CEO and founder of Connect Care Advisory Group. She started working with Williams in December at the suggestion of their mutual friend, Charlamagne Tha God.

“That’s not Wendy. Just watch her operate her scooter—can someone who’s incapacitated do that?”

“I wouldn’t be speaking out for Wendy if I believed she had cognitive issues or needed to be in a memory unit,” Monterroso added.

Without a new legal team, Wendy faces a future of isolation, spending each day alone in her room.

“She’s trapped in what she calls a luxury prison… There’s been no plan, no paperwork, no hearings. No strategy or support has been arranged for her,” Monterroso explained.

With 25 years of experience in elder care, Monterroso said she now speaks with Williams almost daily and had a lengthy lunch with her last week.

Monterroso also wrote a letter on Williams’ behalf to Adult Protective Services in New York.

Both Monterroso and a source familiar with the guardianship told The Post that a new neurological exam for Williams will likely be scheduled within the next two months.

Both individuals, who don’t know each other, believe the new exam was ordered due to the attention Williams has been drawing to her situation in recent weeks.

Monterroso, along with others in Williams’ circle, believes her cognitive issues were caused by alcohol-induced dementia, which in some cases can be partially reversible.

“A doctor in Florida first examined her in 2019 and diagnosed her with alcohol-related dementia,” Monterroso said, though she acknowledged there could be other underlying issues.

“She’s also had severe thyroid issues since her 30s, and there’s something called thyroid-related dementia. She has Graves’ disease, which causes her eyes to sometimes bulge,” Monterroso explained.

“Whatever the cause, a guardianship is meant for someone who doesn’t know to put on a coat in winter, forgets to pay bills, or wanders off without knowing where they are. That’s not Wendy. So why place someone with alcohol issues in a memory care unit and throw away the key?”

Monterroso added that Williams is fully aware of her alcohol problem and has expressed a desire to stay sober and fight for her sobriety if she’s freed from her guardianship.

An expert in guardianships and conservatorships believes Williams has a strong chance of success with the right aggressive legal team.

“Wendy Williams clearly doesn’t have aphasia,” said Diane Dimond, author of We’re Here to Help: When Guardianship Goes Wrong. “If she secures a strong litigation team, she has a great chance of following in Britney Spears’ footsteps and freeing herself from this guardianship.”

“You need litigators, not elder care lawyers,” Dimond emphasized. “I always advise that. You approach it as a civil rights issue. There’s a growing problem with people ending up in these situations, but fortunately, there is sometimes a way out.”