{"id":4571,"date":"2023-09-02T09:52:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T09:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/?p=4571"},"modified":"2023-09-02T09:52:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T09:52:15","slug":"vanna-white-misses-wheel-of-fortune-for-first-time-in-30-years-her-upcoming-absence-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/02\/vanna-white-misses-wheel-of-fortune-for-first-time-in-30-years-her-upcoming-absence-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanna White misses ‘Wheel of Fortune’ for first time in 30 years: Her upcoming absence explained"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jimmy talks about Vanna White lawyering up on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime’<\/a><\/h4>\n

Jimmy Failla joins \u2018Jesse Watters Primetime\u2019 to share his thoughts on a report \u2018Wheel of Fortune\u2019 co-host Vanna White hasn’t gotten a raise in 18 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Vanna White<\/a> will not be on screen for five upcoming episodes of “Wheel of Fortune,” but her absence is not permanent.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

In sticking to the theme of the episodes, Bridgette Donald-Blue, the 2023 California Teacher of the Year<\/a>, filled in for White while she recovered from an illness.<\/p>\n

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Vanna White missed one day of taping “Wheel of Fortune” due to an illness.<\/span> (Christopher Willard\/ABC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

White’s upcoming absences mark the first time she has missed an episode in 30 years. In her 41-year-reign on the show, she has been absent from “Wheel of Fortune” a total of three times.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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According to Us Weekly, White’s first absence was in 1986 when her boyfriend, John Gibson, died in a plane crash. Susan Stafford replaced her that time.<\/p>\n

Her second absence was in 1991 when she went on a two-week honeymoon with George Santo Pietro. Tricia Gist took over the board while White was vacationing.<\/p>\n

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This will be Vanna White’s first absence in 30 years.<\/span> (Christopher Willard\/ABC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Gist filled in for White one more time in 1991 when she got sick later in the year, per the outlet.<\/p>\n

White and her film producer ex-husband split in 2002.<\/p>\n

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White’s upcoming absences come after Pat Sajak’s retirement announcement.<\/a> “Wheel of Fortune” has since named Ryan Seacrest as his successor.<\/p>\n

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White reportedly said she would remain on the beloved game show under one condition \u2014 a pay raise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Vanna White and Pat Sajak are the longtime “Wheel of Fortune” hosts.<\/span> (Astrid Stawiarz)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

She is reportedly in negotiations to renew her contract to continue co-hosting “Wheel of Fortune,” according to People.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her last pay increase was reportedly nearly 20 years ago. White reportedly earns $3 million annually, while Sajak makes five times as much, according to People via Puck.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Sajak made $15 million per year from “Wheel of Fortune” in 2016, Forbes reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n

White had not reached a deal with the game show as of June, according to Entertainment Weekly.<\/p>\n

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Vanna White has stood by Pat Sajak on “Wheel of Fortune” since 1982.<\/span> (Ron Galella)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The “Wheel of Fortune” co-host has been turning letters on the show since 1982, and she temporarily took over hosting duties while Sajak underwent emergency surgery<\/a> for a blocked intestine in 2019.<\/p>\n

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His daughter, Maggie Sajak,<\/a> covered White\u2019s position and later became a social media correspondent for the show in 2021.<\/p>\n

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Sajak has hosted the game show since 1981. The program premiered in 1975 with Chuck Woolery and Susan Stafford.<\/p>\n

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Janelle Ash is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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