Lengthy-time “Wheel of Fortune” co-host Vanna White prolonged her contract and can proceed turning letters on the venerable recreation present till at the least the center of 2026, producers mentioned Tuesday.
This forty first season of “Wheel” is the ultimate one for retiring host Pat Sajak, elevating questions on White’s future on the present she’s been on because the early Eighties.
White, 66, has signed a two-year extension, setting the stage for her to show “Wheel” letters within the 2024-25 and 2025-26 tv seasons, in line with a press release by present producers and distributors on Tuesday.
When “Wheel’s” forty second season kicks off a 12 months from now, White will probably be turning letters for brand spanking new host Ryan Seacrest.
Kelly Rippa, co-host of “Dwell with Kelly and Mark” teased Seacrest that internet hosting duties on “Wheel” ought to assist his difficult-to-decipher spelling and texting.
“That is the most effective present for you,” Rippa instructed Seacrest in a present that aired this week. “You’re lastly capable of spell phrases and subsequently we will decipher what your textual content messages are attempting to inform us.”
Seacrest admitted to careless thumbs on his telephone.
“It’s a public service,” he mentioned. “Sure, I are inclined to not verify my spelling in a textual content earlier than it is autocorrected and despatched out as completely different phrases that make no sense.”