So where is Vanna White on Wheel of Fortune? See what happened to her and when she’s coming back. With so many changes behind the scenes, viewers may be wondering where Vanna White is on Wheel of Fortune this week and why she’s not on the game show. I can’t wait to continue the tradition of spinning the wheel.” “One of my first jobs was hosting a little game show called Click for Merv Griffin 25 years ago so, this is truly a full circle moment for me and I’m grateful to Sony for the opportunity. I can say, along with the rest of America, that it’s been a privilege and pure joy to watch Pat and Vanna on our television screens for an unprecedented 40 years, making us smile every night and feel right at home with them,” Seacrest said in a statement at the time. “I’m truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak. Unfortunately, there has not been a decision about whether White will continue on the mothership show, as her contract isn’t up until 2024 - which is when Sajak exits.That same month, Ryan Seacrest announced that he was replacing Sajak as the host of Wheel of Fortune starting in 2024, with White returning as Wheel of Fortune‘s letter-turner. TMZ states she now charges up to $100k per episode for Celebrity Wheel of Fortune. Why will Vanna White miss Wheel of Fortune and will she return?Īccording to reports White renegotiated her salary for Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and the new deal came with a substantial salary increase, after many reports that White was making significantly less than Sajak. It also comes at a time when she’s reportedly in tense contract negations, hoping to score her first raise in allegedly 18 years.

White’s absence from the show will be her first in nearly 40 years. The next season of Wheel of Fortune premieres on Monday, September 11, 2023. Puck News reported Friday that White, 66, apparently got COVID-19 in late July while ‘Wheel’ was filming its annual ‘Teachers Week,’ which is scheduled to air in October.Īs a consequence during the Teachers Week the show called up “Teacher of the Year” recipient Bridgette Donald-Blue to replace White at the letter board for the week’s worth of episodes and will be replacing Vanna by standing at the letter board during the weeks’ worth of episodes. It is being reported that White will definitely miss few upcoming episodes as she negotiates her contract with the producers. Now there is uncertainty around White's future on the show's upcoming Season 41, including whether she would step in to host or leave altogether.

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