“In keeping with the ‘Teachers Week’ theme… Bridgette Donald-Blue graciously agreed fill in for Vanna for those five episodes.

to tape the episodes and, with the academic school year starting, it was not feasible to reschedule that day,” an unidentified source told TVLine last week. Now a source is explaining why filming couldn’t wait until White got better. The longtime letter-turner reportedly contracted the virus in late July while “Wheel of Fortune” taped its teacher episodes, which are scheduled to air in October. Puck News reported Friday that White, 66, isn’t working the show’s annual “Teachers Week” this season after being diagnosed with COVID-19 - her absence coinciding with her ongoing contract negotiations. The wheel keeps on turnin’ - even without Vanna White. ‘Wheel of Fortune’s’ Vanna White: I know when Pat Sajak’s in a ‘bad mood’ Courtesy of ABC (2) Vanna White yielded the power of the puzzle board to a new co-host on Wednesday, albeit temporarily, for a taste of life on the other side of the wheel. It was previously reported that Whites annual Wheel of Fortune salary is one-fifth of Pat Sajaks, as she makes 3 million a year to his 15 million annual salary. In my earliest years, the evening didn’t end until Vanna White said good night. While they seem to be unrelated, Whites absence comes as she has been in the midst of negotiations to return to the show once current host Pat Sajak exits. Pat Sajak’s worst ‘Wheel of Fortune’ blunders Vanna White Isn’t Just ‘Wheel of Fortune’s’ Past She Should Be Its Future. ‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestant mocked for the ‘worst guess ever’: ‘Say it again?’ Seacrest wrote a statement about the news, and at the end, he stated, 'I can't wait to continue the tradition of spinning the wheel and working alongside the great Vanna White.Come on down! Which television game show embodies your zodiac sign? A promising update came when it was announced that Ryan Seacrest would be the new host, making over after Sajak's final season, which will begin later this year. It's also been reported that White has not had a pay raise in nearly two decades.Īfter Sajak announced his planned retirement, rumors began swirling that White was planning to stay with the show, but that she'd hired Freedman to negotiate a new pay raise. TV Line stated that she is threatening to quit unless Sony TV agrees to more than double her pay to $7.5 million. It was previously reported that White's annual Wheel of Fortune salary is one-fifth of Pat Sajak's, as she makes $3 million a year to his $15 million annual salary. While they seem to be unrelated, White's absence comes as she has been in the midst of negotiations to return to the show once current host Pat Sajak exits. Seacrest will be stepping into the sizable shoes of longtime host Pat Sajak in the fall of 2024, and will be joined by co-host and TV icon Vanna White, who extended her contract with the beloved.

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