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Wheel of Fortune fans were certainly feeling fortunate after seeing longtime co-host Vanna White’s latest Instagram upload — a video featuring a rare glimpse at her 30-year-old son, Nikko.
In the clip, which White, 67, shared via Instagram on Monday, December 2, the mother-son duo cooked what they call “Uncle Roy’s Chicken,” one of the Wheel icon’s “favorite dishes,” made with love by their own Uncle Roy — and recreated by Nikko, who is known for his way around the kitchen. (White shares both Nikko and her 27-year-old lookalike daughter Gigi with ex-husband George Santo Pietro, who owned two restaurants.)
“Nikko learned to make [the dish],” White gushed in the clip, “and he does it just as good as Uncle Roy.”
While White and Nikko concentrated on cooking the chicken entree to perfection, many of White’s followers were a bit distracted by her son’s good looks — and couldn’t help but voice their opinions in the comments.
“Is son on the menu too 👀 errr I mean great video!!” one fan quipped.
“For real 👀,” another person wrote in response.
“Vanna where have you been hiding Nikko ?” a third person asked, adding: “He’s GORGEOUS 😍.”
The comments only continued from there, with another follower writing, “Yummm.. 🫣” — while another attempted to set up their own adult child with Anna’s.
“If your son is free my daughter is also. Lol they can cook together. 😊,” the hopeful person suggested.
White’s kids, for their part, are used to the commentary about Nikko’s looks — and take them all in stride. In July 2023, Nikko posted a video titled, “A Day in the Life of Vanna White’s Son” — during which he zoomed in on a line from a TMZ article that described him as “so hot.”
Gigi, for her part, couldn’t help but give her older brother a hard time in the comments section of the post.
“Hahahahahaha her son was hot. MUST BE NICE,” she quipped. “jk love u frickin nuggggetttttts.”
