Vanna White confesses that saying goodbye to “Wheel of Fortune” crossed her mind when Pat Sajak announced her departure in June
Wheel of Fortune Hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna White have been entertaining American homes for more than 40 years. However, when Sajak announced his departure from the show in June, White reportedly contemplated leaving with him.
Although Sajak, 76, announced that the current 44th season would be his last, White, 66, renewed his contract and will remain through the 2025-2026 season. However, according to the latest issue of PEOPLEWhite seriously considered his future on the show after the announcement.
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Ryan Seacrest has been named as Sajak’s incoming replacement. White believes the program will be quite “different” before the change.
“Of course it’s a thought,” he said. “It’s like, ‘Well, wait, if you leave, what am I going to do?’ How can I stay without you? It was a very difficult decision for me because it definitely crossed my mind. It’s like, ‘I don’t know if I can do this without you,’ but I thought about it and I’m not ready to retire, so I’m staying.”
“I know Ryan: he’s professional, good at what he does, and friendly,” says White. “I think he’s going to be good. He is a very nice guy and loves what he does. He said, ‘Look, I’m not going to replace Pat. I’m not going in there to try to take Pat’s place. No one can replace him.’ He says he’s coming to do a good job and keep the show going, and I’m looking forward to working with him.”
Fans are saddened by Sajak’s impending departure. White, however, wants to simply focus on the current season, which she says will be “bittersweet.”
“We’re celebrating this year with Pat and all the good times, the 41 years, all the memories,” he says. “We are going to do amazing things to say goodbye to Pat at the end of the season. We have almost a whole season to do that, just look at all the great things we’ve done together. I’m really looking forward to that. “It’s going to be very sad.”
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White adds that she and Sajak “get along tremendously, so I’m going to miss him a lot.”
“I mean, I know everything about him,” White continues. “He knows everything about me. I can tell when he is going up the stairs. Our locker rooms are on the second floor. I can hear his footsteps when he goes up the stairs, whether he will be in a good mood or not. Forty-one years together, you know each other very well. “It’s definitely bittersweet, but he decided to retire and I have to accept that.”
White expressed pride in her decision to stay. Rumors also began to circulate about her leaving the show, and when she was not present for a few episodes, fans began to worry about her. However, Ella White returned after taking some much-needed time off to recover from COVID. Still, Ella White considers “being on TV for so long and hopefully giving people a good feeling” to be her biggest accomplishment yet.
“There are so many negative things out there,” he says. “I feel like I just want to give people a good feeling and if everyone could be at peace and be happy and be kind to each other, that makes me so proud to be on TV, to be able to try to spread that good feeling.”
In another recent article, White also addressed speculation about her own daughter stepping into her shoes on the show. While White recognizes the potential, she is determined to ride the wave of change and stay in the game as long as she can.
We understand it was a difficult decision for White, but we’re all excited to see the new direction the show takes!
Will you still tune in after Sajak leaves?
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