The show must go on — with or without Vanna White.
The legendary “Wheel of Fortune” letter-turner, 66, still has not finalized her upcoming contract on the sport show, in keeping with a latest report, just weeks before the show is slated to return to ABC on September 11.
“Vanna and the producers are currently on an analogous page and wish to get a deal done but they each have a couple of hiccups to still clear through,” an unidentified source alleged to the Day by day Mail.
“They each know they’ve loads of time to do it and more discussions available but everyone wants something achieved and wouldn’t want Pat’s last yr hampered by the constant news of the revolving contract dispute drama,” the insider continued.
“They wish to have a good time this yr with little to no drama in any respect.”
The Post reached out to White’s representatives for comment.
The upcoming forty first season of “Wheel of Fortune” will make history, because it marks Pat Sajak’s last as host before he retires and Ryan Seacrest takes over.
Additionally it is White’s last season per her current contract, which runs until 2024, in keeping with Deadline.
After Sajak, who has been hosting the show since 1981, announced his retirement in June, it was reported by Puck News that White hired attorney Bryan Freedman to broker a deal for her, as she allegedly hasn’t received a raise in 18 years.
She already negotiated a latest contract and salary for the celebrity version of the show.
Nonetheless, in keeping with this insider, the show’s producers wish to be sure that it’s a smooth transition between having Sajak and Seacrest as hosts and think that having White there could really help smooth out the change for viewers.
“They need her next contract though to be her last contract so there may be a little bit more maneuverability to alter things up in a couple of years when they give the impression of being for her alternative,” the source alleged.
But White continues to be searching for that raise — and a “tremendous” one at that, in keeping with the source.
“It’s a matter of who’s going to budge first, but they each aren’t blinking yet,” they claimed. “Vanna desires to exit on her terms and retire when she is prepared with a pleasant paycheck to finish all of it.”
Puck News reported that the star has been making $3 million per yr since 2005, while a 2016 report from Forbes alleged that Sajak cashes in a hefty $15 million a yr for the hosting gig.
Nonetheless, White already needed to miss a handful of episodes on this upcoming season.
She isn’t working the show’s annual “Teachers Week” this season after reportedly being diagnosed with COVID-19.
To this point, though, White has stayed mum publicly in regards to the status of her role on the sport show.
In July, she hopped aboard TMZ’s Celebrity Bus Tour to say hi to fans.
Towards the top, someone asked her whether she can be coming back to the show, and even hosting it.
In response, she just laughed and smiled, cheekily telling all of them, “Time to say bye,” as she exited the bus.
