Daytime talk show host Wendy Williams is twice covering the latest issue of Essence magazine (May 2011). Her double covers mark the magazine’s first-ever “Girlfriends” issue, which celebrates the unbreakable bond of female friendships.

Inside the new issue, the loud mouthed diva dishes about friendship, family and the driving force behind the her appeal, saying:

“I know I make some people cringe. But I also know my willingness to expose myself, warts and all, is part of the reason people are drawn to me. With me, what you see is what you get…”

Yeah, like those horrible claws of hers she exposed earlier this month. (Yuck!). Peep both covers in HQ below:

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