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#WheelofFortune #JusticeForWheel pic.twitter.com/GF0wE1bN6VIt was announced this past June that “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest would be replacing Sajak at the end of Season 41.“I’m truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak,” Seacrest said in a statement. “I can say, along with the rest of America, that it’s been a privilege and pure joy to watch Pat and Vanna on our television screens for an unprecedented 40 years, making us smile every night and feel right at home with them.” “Pat, I love the way you’ve always celebrated the contestants and made viewers at home feel at ease,” he added.

“Live with Kelly and Mark.”“Listen, I married way above my station. I’m the luckiest guy, I found her and I’m like, ‘I’m hanging on for dear life,'” Consuelos, 52, joked to Entertainment Tonight. “Hopefully she feels the same way.”Last month, the “Hope & Faith” actress hinted at her possible retirement from the morning talk show circuit.Ripa has been on air hosting “Live” since 2001, becoming a mainstay of the ABC show for more than two decades.“I think it’s a real thing,” he said regarding his wife’s thoughts about leaving the series.

amid her alleged contract negotiations with the network and rumored status on the show.The Instagram post showed a smiling photo of Sajak, 76, and White, 66, together, with the caption, “41 never looked so good” — but some viewers didn’t seem to be too pleased.“Does Vanna get a pay raise this season?” one Instagram user asked.

There have been 21 seasons of American Idol so far (with another coming next year) and throughout those two decades, there have been 14 different people who have sat behind the judges table.

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finalized her upcoming contract on the game show, according to a new report, just weeks before the show is slated to return to ABC on September 11.“Vanna and the producers are currently on a similar page and want to get a deal done but they both have a few hiccups to still clear through,” an unidentified source alleged to the Daily Mail.“They both know they have a lot of time to do it and more discussions to be had but everyone wants something achieved and wouldn’t want Pat’s last year hampered by the constant news of the revolving contract dispute drama,” the insider continued. “They want to celebrate this year with little to no drama whatsoever.”The Post reached out to White’s representatives for comment.The upcoming 41st season of “Wheel of Fortune” will make history, as it marks Pat Sajak’s last as host before he retires and Ryan Seacrest takes over.

Kelly Ripa has been thinking about the end.

Kelly Ripa has an eye toward the future. The long-running host of reveals in a new interview that she's thinking about retirement «with great interest,» but isn't planning to make the big change quite yet. «I think the risk-averse quality I have is probably the reason I stayed with the same job for so long,» she says in an interview with Cristina Cuomo for wellness outlet The Purist.

Vanna White.Puck News reported Friday that White, 66, isn’t working the show’s annual “Teachers Week” this season after being diagnosed with COVID-19 — her absence coinciding with her ongoing contract negotiations.The longtime letter-turner reportedly contracted the virus in late July while “Wheel of Fortune” taped its teacher episodes, which are scheduled to air in October. Now a source is explaining why filming couldn’t wait until White got better.“Teachers had already arrived in L.A.

Vanna White will not be on screen for five upcoming episodes of "Wheel of Fortune," but her absence is not permanent. White was sick during a day of taping the show's "Teachers Week," Fox News Digital has learned.The taping of the episodes couldn't be rescheduled due to the academic school year starting. In sticking to the theme of the episodes, Bridgette Donald-Blue, the 2023 California Teacher of the Year, filled in for White while she recovered from an illness.

contract negotiations. Puck News reported Friday that White, 66, apparently got COVID-19 in late July while “Wheel” was filming its annual “Teachers Week,” which is scheduled to air in October. That’s when producers apparently called up “Teacher of the Year” recipient Bridgette Donald-Blue to replace White at the letter board for the week’s worth of episodes.

“Wheel of Fortune” fans will be missing Vanna White.

were each other’s lobsters! Jennifer Aniston reminded fans Thursday in a resurfaced clip that she and her “Friends” co-star David Schwimmer had crushes on each other while filming the hit ’90s sitcom. Aniston’s confession, which she first shared with Kelly Ripa and then-co-host Ryan Seacrest on “Live with Kelly and Ryan” back in March, aired again this week on ABC.“You and David in the early years had a crush on each other,” Ripa said to Aniston in the revisited moment.

one social media user tweeted on Aug. 2 when the episode aired.

resurfaced interview with Esquire, White, 66, once said that she has “walked thousands of miles” during her 41 years on the game show, all while Sajak, 76, stood still at the wheel. “My position is much more, what’s the word? I work a lot harder,” joked White. “I’ve walked thousands of miles.

Despite all the rumormongering that a certain “mean judge” wouldn’t return, American Idol has announced that Katy Perry will once again join Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie for a seventh season on ABC. Ryan Seacrest will continue to emcee.

"Wheel of Fortune" fans seem to love Pat Sajak's daughter Maggie so much that they want her to have a regular role on the popular game show. Last month, Pat announced his plan to retire after the upcoming season, marking an end to 42 years of hosting the show. Weeks later, Ryan Seacrest was officially named as his replacement, but judging by several comments on social media, fans believe the job should have gone to a more familiar face.

amid recent reports that she was holding out for just half of what he makes. “50 percent of Pat’s salary is so outrageous that no one in their right mind could say that it’s fair,” the unidentified insider alleged to People this weekend.“The negotiation is asking for much more than 50 percent of his salary.

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since 1982—is reportedly negotiating her f. Last month, it was reported that the had not received a pay raise in 18 years and has been paid significantly less than the show's host, , despite joining the show at the same time and arguably becoming a much bigger household name. After it was revealed that Sajak was leaving the series after 41 series and will be replaced by Ryan Seacrest, reported that White has been paid nearly five times less than her male co-worker and hired high-powered lawyer Bryan Freedman to help renegotiate her contracts for the first time since 2005. While suggest White will ask Sony Picture Television for 50 percent of Sajak's salary when contract negotiations begin, a source tells that she's coming for the whole shebang. “50 percent of Pat's salary is so outrageous that no one in their right mind could say that it’s fair,” the source said.

Vanna White has signed a new deal to return as host of ABC’s Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, which involves a significant salary increase, we hear.

Kelly Ripa interviewed her co-workers while they were completing a tough physical challenge. On Wednesday's episode of , Ripa watched on as her co-host and husband, Mark Consuelos, and the show's executive producer, Michael Gelman, took a six-minute-long ice bath.After Dr.

TMZ’s Celebrity Bus Tour as she was grabbing ice cream with her son, Nikko, 29, in Beverly Hills. And, while she put on a smile for fans, she stayed silent about her future on the game show amid rumors of a big salary negotiation between herself and the network.

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Longtime game show host Pat Sajak is surprised he’s been the face of "Wheel of Fortune" for more than 40 years.  Sajak, 76, took to social media earlier this week to joke about his time on the popular game show.  An account called @Chicago_History tweeted a question that read, "If someone from 1981 suddenly woke up in 2023, what would surprise them the most?" The beloved host responded, "That Pat Sajak was still hosting Wheel of Fortune." Fans reacted to Sajak’s comments and praised the game show host. "And @patsajak is still on top of his game!" one user commented. Another fan wrote, "Great answer! I’m going to miss you!" Other commenters appeared to diss Sajak and wrote, "Seriously, though…how hard is it to say ‘There are two Rs.

@Chicago_History, joking about his own history on the gameshow. The account had tweeted out a question asking, “If someone from 1981 suddenly woke up in 2023, what would surprise them the most?”“That Pat Sajak was still hosting Wheel of Fortune,” he facetiously wrote in response.The Post reached out to Sajak’s representatives for comment. Fortunately for some — and unfortunately for others — Sajak’s time on “Wheel of Fortune” will soon be coming to a close, which means he might not be able to joke about his gig for too much longer.That Pat Sajak was still hosting Wheel of Fortune.In June, Sajak announced that he would be retiring from the series after season 41, which is anticipated to air in September.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic In my earliest years, the evening didn’t end until Vanna White said good night. I was in one of the parts of America where “Wheel of Fortune” comes on after “Jeopardy!” (the only proper order — a roughage-filled meal, then dessert). And I’d insist on staying up past the last ad break to hear the chat between White and “Wheel” host Pat Sajak for 45 seconds or so, wrapping on a sincere-sounding sendoff that gave me the all-clear to trundle up the stairs. Why did I have to wait for the last moments with Vanna? Well, part of it was a child’s literalism: she hadn’t said good night, so it wasn’t yet that time. But part, too, was an attempt to wring out every last moment of White’s particular charm from “Wheel’s” half-hour. White — perhaps even more than Sajak, a consummate emcee of the old school — seemed to represent in one person what “Wheel” was all about. A model for an endless array of spectacular gowns and an ornament on a show whose gameplay didn’t strictly require a letter-turner as technology improved, she represented all the glamour and luxurious promise of cash prizes, free vacations and the gilded sunlight of California. And yet presenting in complete earnest, from her glee or sorrow for a contestant who won the game or who bought the wrong vowel to her utter commitment to trading pleasantries with Sajak, she was a fabulous contradiction — a quintessentially middle-American celebrity.

Vanna White‘s supposed disappointment just keeps on turning. The 66-year-old “Wheel of Fortune” letter-tumbler reportedly feels like the producers have a “lack of respect” for her.A source told the Daily Mail that the game show bosses also think she’s “replaceable.”The news comes just weeks after host Pat Sajak announced his retirement after over 40 years.Ryan Seacrest was quickly announced as the replacement for Sajak, 76, which apparently led to some skepticism on White’s part.The insider alleged that she feels “disappointed” because the show’s heads “didn’t give her more of a chance to take over Pat’s job, or that she wasn’t able to give her two cents on the replacement.”White seemed to be blindsided by Seacrest’s host announcement.However, she still “respects” the “American Idol” alum, 48, and is “happy to work with him.”“But it just shows a lack of respect in her eyes that they have for her,” the source claimed.

Pat Sajak is honoring the past as "Wheel of Fortune" looks ahead to the future. On Thursday, Sajak honored the game show's creator, Merv Griffin, on what would have been his 98th birthday.The message comes shortly after "Wheel of Fortune" named Ryan Seacrest as the new host, starting September 2024. "Merv Griffin, the creator of ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ was born on this date in 1925," Sajak began on Twitter.

wheel-y grateful for his time on “Wheel of Fortune” — even though Ryan Seacrest is taking his place soon.On Thursday, Sajak, 76, paid tribute to Merv Griffin, the creator of “Wheel of Fortune,” on what would have been his birthday, and thanked the presenter for taking a chance on him all those years ago.“Merv Griffin, the creator of ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ was born on this date in 1925,” Sajak wrote on Twitter.“I owe the man so much,” the message continued. “He absolutely defied network executives by insisting on hiring an unknown local TV weatherman to take over his show in 1981.