Wendy Williams Mispronounced ‘Coronavirus’ More Than Once During Her Talk Show, Goes Viral

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Wendy Williams Mispronounced ‘Coronavirus’ More Than Once During Her Talk Show, Goes Viral

Wendy Williams went viral after she mispronounced the word ‘coronavirus’ twice during her talk show. During a recent episode of The Wendy Williams Show, Wendy Williams was weighing in on a tweet President Trump shared where he encouraged people not to be afraid of the coronavirus.

Wendy Williams read his tweet on-air and pronounced coronavirus as ‘cronova’ two separate times. She said,

“Oh President Trump, ‘Don’t be afraid of cronova. Don’t let it dominate your life.’ Sir, are you serious? We are here out in the field. We are frightened by cronova. You got it so we could get it.”

I can’t stop thinking about Wendy Williams referring to coronavirus as “cronova” pic.twitter.com/uzzvyLTwm1

— Gibson Johns (@gibsonoma) October 6, 2020

Following her slip up many people took to Twitter to share their confusion on why she would mispronounce a word as infamous as coronavirus.

A fan shared online that this isn’t the first time that Wendy Williams has mispronounced the word coronavirus.

To all the people discovering Wendy Williams’ unique pronunciation of “coronavirus” for the first time, welcome. #Cornova https://t.co/gXfmEhv2tP pic.twitter.com/XCuhvd3TVx

— Matt Polidoro (@Polidorable) October 6, 2020

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