Vanna White has an unbreakable bond with Pat Sajak.
The “Wheel of Fortune” letter-turner, 68, confirmed that she’s nonetheless on good phrases with Sajak, 78, practically one 12 months after he left the long-running recreation present.
“We’re friends. We have dinner! Yeah, he’s still in my life,” White advised TV Insider at Hulu’s Get Actual occasion final week.
Sajak hosted “Wheel of Fortune” from 1981 till his ultimate episode in June 2024.
White, who has been on the present since 1982, stated that her relationship with Sajak hasn’t modified although they’re not co-workers.
“It’s like slipping into something very comfortable,” she stated of once they get collectively. “I mean that in the best possible way. It’s just comfortable.”
However White recalled that she initially felt uneasy about Sajak’s exit from the present after 41 years.
“It was sad for me in a way because [at the time] I didn’t know what the future held,” she advised the outlet. “It was ending an unbelievable era!”
As for Ryan Seacrest turning into the brand new host in Sept. 2024, White stated, “Ryan did his homework. He rehearsed and rehearsed and rehearsed. He also said to me, ‘I am not replacing Pat Sajak because no one could – ever. I am just stepping in.’”
“That made me feel good because, as Ryan said, he’s just stepping in – he’s not trying to prove anything,” she added.
White beforehand admitted that she was greatly surprised when Sajak revealed to her that he was able to bow out.
“When Pat told me he was going to retire, it’s like, ‘Oh my gosh. I’m not sure that I’m ready to retire,’” she advised “GMA” in Nov. 2023. “So, when I thought about it and thought about it… and I just wasn’t ready to retire.”
She added: “I love my job. I love being here.”
In 2019, White advised Fox Information that the one argument she’s ever had with Sajak was about placing ketchup on a hotdog.
On the Hulu’s Get Actual occasion, White completely advised The Publish that Seacrest “did a good job stepping in” for Sajak.
She additionally gushed over the pair just lately capturing the present in Hawaii. “We had so much fun and he’s such a character,” she stated. “I mean, him falling into the water and doing all those fun things. We had a great time.”
White is about to be reunited with Sajak on the upcoming season of “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.” The episodes taped in 2024 and can begin airing on April 30.
