Vanna White’s time on Wheel of Fortune will not be ending quickly.
News broke Tuesday that White has closed a brand new, two-year deal, which is able to preserve her on the enduring recreation present by means of the 2025-26 season.
White seems alongside Pat Sajak on the syndicated collection, however that may change subsequent season.
Sajak’s time on the collection is coming to an in depth this season when he formally retires from the present.
Ryan Seacrest is taking on because the host of the present in 2024.
White’s time on the present was questioned when information of Sajak’s retirement broke as studies emerged that the longtime star was on the lookout for a major pay bump to stick to the present.
No particulars have been revealed about whether or not White acquired the well-deserved enhance.
She was handed a pay bump in June when she closed a deal to proceed on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, in accordance to Deadline.
The daytime iteration of the collection goes into uncharted territory with out Sajak, so locking White in ought to have been a prime precedence.
The collection has survived for therefore lengthy based mostly on the vitality Sajak and White each carry to the present, so shedding them in the identical season would in all probability be a troublesome promote for the viewers who’ve watched the present for a number of years.
The thought will in all probability be to see how Seacrest and White mesh earlier than a lengthier contract is handed out.
Jeopardy confronted many teething issues because it looked for a brand new host following Alex Trebek’s tragic dying.
The collection stays a heavy hitter and continues to spin out primetime editions like they are going out of vogue, so we’re certain it is going to be the identical story for Wheel of Fortune.
“Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last,” Sajak mentioned earlier this yr when saying his departure.
“It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all.”
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