Vanna White says she worried about ‘chemistry’ with new Wheel of Fortune host Ryan Seacrest
Vanna White revealed she was a bit worried about whether she’d have the same ‘chemistry’ with new Wheel of Fortune host Ryan Seacrest.
The 67-year-old has co-hosted the show and manned the puzzle board since 1982, with Seacrest taking over for retiring host Pat Sajak.
During a new profile of Seacrest on CBS Sunday Morning, White was asked on the set about working with Seacrest.
‘I’ve known Ryan for probably 20 years but um in the past couple of months we’ve done some traveling together for the show and we got to know each other a little better too, so I think our chemistry is good,’ White said.
When asked if she was ‘nervous’ about what kind of chemistry she’d have with Seacrest, she agreed.
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Vanna White revealed she was a bit worried about whether she’d have the same ‘chemistry’ with new Wheel of Fortune host Ryan Seacrest
During a new profile of Seacrest on CBS Sunday Morning , White was asked on the set about working with Seacrest
‘That right that’s so true I had no idea what to expect. I when I’m used to one person for so long I was very scared but it’s he’s he’s doing a great job,’ she said.
Seacrest himself added, ‘This is such an incredible special franchise it’s more than a TV show it is something that means something to people and when I found out that this was an opportunity for me there was no thought to this it was like absolutely let’s figure it out.’
More than 11 million viewers tuned in to Pat Sajak’s final episode back in June, the show’s largest audience in four years.
While Sajak’s final season was happening, it was unclear if White herself would even return, amid a contract dispute.
She has made $3 million per year hosting the show… though that has been her exact same salary for the past 18 years, with no raises whatsoever, according to TMZ.
Meanwhile, Sajak was making upwards of $15 million a year, with the report claiming that White wanted to be paid at least half of what Sajak was earning.
She ultimately came to an agreement with Sony Pictures Television and was getting a reported, ‘significant’ raise with her new deal, that will last the next two seasons.
There was talk that White’s lawyer Bryan Freedman was considering a gender pay disparity lawsuit against Sony Pictures TV, though that has yet to be confirmed.
‘That right that’s so true I had no idea what to expect. I when I’m used to one person for so long I was very scared but it’s he’s he’s doing a great job,’ she said
Seacrest himself added, ‘This is such an incredible special franchise it’s more than a TV show it is something that means something to people and when I found out that this was an opportunity for me there was no thought to this it was like absolutely let’s figure it out’
Last month, Wheel of Fortune accidentally leaked their new puzzle board while unveiling a first look of Ryan Seacrest as host following Pat Sajak’s retirement
Last month, Wheel of Fortune accidentally leaked their new puzzle board while unveiling a first look of Ryan Seacrest as host following Pat Sajak’s retirement.
In a first glimpse of the media mogul, 49, alongside Vanna White, ahead of season 42, which airs next month, eagle-eyed social media users noticed the set got a bit of a makeover.
The puzzle board, which displays the answers to contestants during the CBS game show, looked bigger and had a new, gold tiled border.
Previously, the board had a teal blue screen. At this time, it is unknown if the changes are just aesthetic or if they serve any additional purposes.
Viewers were torn over the new puzzle board, with one X user calling the adjustments ‘interesting to say the least.’
