Wendy Williams, the self-appointed “Queen of All Media,” had an interesting excuse for why she showed up nearly an hour late for an promo interview with a reporter for Britain’s The Guardian:

“I lost a tampon. Last night I thought there was one in there but I couldn’t find it. My husband offered to take a look but I said ‘Uh, actually, no thanks.’ Cos, you know, some things just … Anyway, I had to go to my gyenocologist’s office – which is in New Jersey, where I live – first thing this morning,” Wendy explained.

“I waited in my car until the office was open so she could see me right away. It was fine. There was nothing there,” she added.

As you can see, The Guardian’s Gabby Wood was in for a long interview.

The Wendy Williams Show — airing five days a week — premieres July 13.