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Vanna White, 66, the Wheel of Fortune co-host, has reportedly reached a caller declaration woody for the Celebrity Wheel of Fortune part of ABC’s deed crippled show. A root told TMZ on Jul. 20, that the blonde beauty’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, allegedly told Sony that Vanna wanted “50% of what Pat [Sajak] was making,” however, they would not oblige. The longtime instrumentality spinner reportedly “settled” for a declaration that volition wage her $100K per episode.
Vanna White has been a co-host connected ‘Wheel of Fortune’ for implicit 40 years. (CBS)
Pat, who has hosted alongside Vanna for decades, reportedly makes much than $400K per episode. As such, Vanna volition reportedly beryllium making $300K little than the 76-year-old for each Celebrity Wheel of Fortune episode. Her declaration for the syndicated Wheel of Fortune is not up for different year. Despite this, those negotiations person reportedly been “halted” amid the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike.
Last month, TMZ reported that Vanna was negotiating her Wheel of Fortune contract and had allegedly requested to beryllium making “half” of what Pat makes. The tabloid claimed that Pat makes astir $15 cardinal per year. As for the mother-of-two, she is reportedly taking location astir $3 cardinal each year. Despite her millions successful earnings, Vanna has reportedly not earned a azygous rise successful the past 18 years. “After 41 years arsenic a exemplary worker and much the look of that amusement than him [Pat], asking for 50% of what helium makes seems similar a no-brainer,” an insider told the outlet connected Jun. 29.
The outlet’s root claimed that the negotiations with Sony are “very difficult” arsenic the 2 parties are not successful agreement. A abstracted root adjacent told TMZ that, Vanna sees this arsenic a “bigger” issue. “She feels similar it’s a connection for each women,” they alleged. Sony is besides successful a “tough spot” arsenic Pat is leaving the amusement aft the 2023 – 2024 season. Longtime TV personality Ryan Seacrest, 48, is acceptable to take Pat’s place erstwhile the Wheel of Fortune ends his decades-long tally adjacent year. Given that major change, Sony reportedly does not privation to “lose Pat and Vanna astatine the aforesaid time.”
Vanna has been a big connected the deed crippled amusement for implicit four decades and celebrated her 40th day connected the amusement successful Dec. 2022. At the time, she took to Instagram to commemorate the milestone with Pat. “I can’t judge I’m saying this, but 40 years agone contiguous I taped my archetypal occurrence of @wheeloffortune It’s been a fantastic 40 years, too!”, she gushed successful the caption. “I’m truthful grateful to those of you who ticker and everyone down the scenes who marque america look good. We wouldn’t inactive beryllium present without each of you! (And the barroom was delicious!)” Fans tin re-visit the saccharine infinitesimal successful the video above.
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