Wendi McLendon-Covey on why she missed the 'Bridesmaids' reunion: 'No drama. Everything is fine'

Wendi McLendon-Covey shared a connection to everybody wondering wherefore she missed the “Bridesmaids” reunion astatine the 2026 Oscars: Don’t worry, she’s fine.

“I had a cervix assistance past week due to the fact that I’m bushed of looking similar a melting candle,” McLendon-Covey wrote successful an Instagram station Sunday. “So I had to skip the Academy Awards. No drama. Everything is fine.”

The caption — implicit with a winking emoji blowing a buss — accompanied a photograph of the “St. Denis Medical” prima wearing a bandage astir her look and neck.

McLendon-Covey indicated she had received immoderate messaging asking wherefore she did not instrumentality portion successful the reunion, which saw her “Bridesmaids” co-stars Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Maya Rudolph and Ellie Kemper stock the Oscars signifier to contiguous the Academy Awards for archetypal people and sound.

Directed by Paul Feig, the 2011 drama followed the misadventures of a radical of bridesmaids led by the maid of honor, Annie, played by Wiig (who besides co-wrote the film). McLendon-Covey portrayed the bride’s (Rudolph) cousin, Rita.

“Bridesmaids” stars Melissa McCarthy, left, Rose Byrne, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Ellie Kemper reunited connected signifier astatine the 98th Academy Awards.

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“I cannot judge it’s been 15 years,” Wiig said erstwhile the formed took the signifier Sunday. “Now, we are not bully with numbers, but we figured retired backstage that means we changeable this movie successful 1883.”

The formed past proceeded with a spot that progressive each of them speechmaking notes supposedly written by their chap actors successful the audience, with the name-dropped A-listers playing along.

“First of all, you ladies look highly beauteous tonight,” said Rudolph, speechmaking the archetypal note. “You’re each aging well.”

The enactment was supposedly signed by “Sentimental Value” histrion and nominee Stellan Skarsgård.

McCarthy aboriginal followed up with different missive commenting connected the “Bridesmaid” cast’s looks.

“I besides hold you ladies look radiant,” McCarthy read. “All the things you’ve done to your faces are precise tasteful. Yours truly, Elle Fanning. ... Just kidding, it’s maine again, Stellan Skarsgård.”

Wiig and Kemper rounded things retired by speechmaking notes addressing the magnitude of their spot and the magnitude of the show, respectively.