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Williams also revealed that only her husband, Kevin Hunter, and son, Kevin Hunter Jr., were aware of her living situation while seeking treatment.

\"Only Kevin and Kevin have known about this. Not my parents, nobody knew,\" she said. \"I am driven by my 24-hour sober coach back to a home that I live in ... with a bunch of smelly boys who have become my family.\"

Williams went on to explain her sober house routine. \"Doors locked by 10 p.m., lights out by 10 p.m., so I go to my room and stare at the ceiling and fall asleep to wake up to come back here and see you.\"

\"So that is my truth,\" she added.

The news comes a week after Williams launched a substance abuse hotline through her Hunter Foundation.

As previously reported, on March 4, Williams returned from an extended hiatus of her show amid rumors of personal problems. She attributed her time off to a fractured shoulder and \"complications regarding her Graves' Disease.\"

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