Williams opted out of the traditional “final dance” that contestants are expected to perform after elimination, choosing instead to greet and shake hands with guests in the audience.
The New Jersey native fired back during her exit, saying to People magazine while backstage, “I don’t feel like I deserved any of the scores that I got, but still I am ironically pleased to be going home. I have neglected [my] 10-year-old son [Kevin Jr.]. I have a 12-year marriage, and I’ve got a talk show that demands my attention.”
What’s next?
Williams graces the May 2011 cover of Essence magazine’s first-ever “Girlfriends Issue.” She opens up about friendship, family and the driving force behind the talk show queen’s appeal. The two covers were photographed by none other than the phenomenal celebrity photographer Derek Blanks. –yvette caslin
