First, we needed to take care of Kevin (Fred Savage) and Winnie (Danica McKellar) from The Surprise Years not making it to the end line. However then one other fan favourite duo cut up – yep, we’re speaking about Pat Sajak and Vanna White. The couple’s final look on the day by day syndicated model of Wheel of Fortune aired in June 2024.
Now, Vanna works with the present’s new host, Ryan Seacrest. The American Idol emcee coming in to host the sport present after Sajak’s prolonged run was an enormous adjustment not just for viewers however for White, too. She compliments how Seacrest dealt with the transition.
“Ryan did his homework,” White tells TV Insider. “He rehearsed and rehearsed and rehearsed. He additionally mentioned to me, ‘I’m not changing Pat Sajak as a result of nobody may – ever. I’m simply stepping in.’ That made me really feel good as a result of, as Ryan mentioned, he’s simply stepping in – he’s not attempting to show something.”
Nonetheless, followers who miss Sajak and White’s dynamic have one thing to rejoice! The 2 will probably be reunited on Movie star Wheel of Fortune later this month. Stars showing on Movie star Wheel of Fortune embrace Joe Manganiello, Tiffany Haddish, and Matt Walsh. This received’t be the primary time Sajak and White have related as the 2 have remained in common contact since he left the long-running sport present.
“It was unhappy for me in a approach as a result of [at the time] I didn’t know what the longer term held,” White shared in regards to the couple’s final taping day collectively after we caught up along with her on the “Hulu Will get Actual” occasion in Beverly Hills this week. “It was ending an unbelievable period!”
The 2 have stayed involved since they stopped working collectively as usually. “I nonetheless see him!” White enthuses. “We’re pals. Now we have dinner! Yeah, he’s nonetheless in my life.”
When the couple reunites both as buddies or work colleagues, White says that it’s like no time in any respect has handed. “It’s like slipping into one thing very snug,” White shares when she and Pat get again collectively. “I imply that in the very best approach. It’s simply snug.
Movie star Wheel of Fortune, Season Premiere, Wednesday, April 30, 8/7, ABC