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Vanna White has been a staple connected tv since taking implicit arsenic co-host of Wheel of Fortune alongside Pat Sajak in 1982. The 64-year-old Myrtle Beach autochthonal archetypal got her commencement arsenic a exemplary — and Miss Georgia 1978 contestant — earlier landing the coveted relation of letter-turner connected the iconic gameshow, wherever her beauty, megawatt grin and fabulous evening gowns made her a household name. She’s hosted the crippled amusement for decades with Pat Sajak, but Pat is leaving the amusement successful 2024 and Ryan Seacrest has been named the caller host. She’s parlayed her fame into roles for some tv and film, starring successful the 1988 made-for-TV movie Goddess of Love and 1994’s enactment movie Double Dragon. She besides had roles connected Married with Children, The King of Queens and Full House.
In her idiosyncratic life, Vanna recovered love much than once. Her archetypal engagement to histrion John Gibson, however, ended successful tragedy, arsenic helium died successful a level clang successful 1986. It wasn’t until 4 years aboriginal that Vanna said “I do” again, this clip to edifice proprietor George Santo Pietro. They would divorcement successful 2002 and Vanna would spell connected to beryllium engaged to businessman Michael Kaye, though the mates broke up earlier walking down the aisle. Since 2012, Vanna has been happily dating contractor John Donaldson.
During her matrimony to George, Vanna welcomed lad Nicholas (Nikko) and girl Giovanna (Gigi). Find retired each astir her astonishing children, below.
Nikko
Nikko was calved to Vanna and George connected June 10, 1994. He graduated from Oregon State University and besides attended The University of Arizona. Back successful 2013, Nikko made headlines for his narration with a Hare Krishna monk named Jaycee Akinsanya. “Jaycee and I person a peculiar relationship,” Nikko said astatine the time, per Daily Mail. “It’s the closest I’ve ever been with anyone. It’s conscionable spiritual and fantastic and determination is chemistry – and if there’s enactment also, truthful beryllium it. It doesn’t matter!” He went connected to telephone his narration “close” but was undecided astir his sexuality. “I person had 1 woman and ne'er had a existent boyfriend. We are conscionable blessed to beryllium together, loving each different successful immoderate mode possible,” helium said. “Gay? It’s possible.” He besides added that his ma and dada had met Jaycee and “liked” him.
Meanwhile, Vanna and Nikko’s mother/son enslaved is undeniable. She loves to gush implicit him connected societal media, including a station past September which featured babe pics of Nikko and the caption, “Happy #nationalsonsday to my benignant and loving son @nikkoshow. I emotion you to pieces!”
Gigi
Born connected July 1, 1997, Gigi decided to forge her ain way and skip the allure of Hollywood. She attended New York University’s prestigious Tisch School of the Arts from 2015 to 2019, wherever studied photography and imaging. As an artist, she has shared her awesome enactment successful photography, poesy and graphic plan connected her ain website.
While Gigi leads a comparatively backstage beingness with a tiny footprint connected societal media, Vanna makes up for it with her galore posts connected Instagram, letting her fans cognize however arrogant she is of her lone daughter. “To my saccharine miss @gigisantopietro who I emotion and adore with each my heart…. #happynationaldaughtersday,” the TV prima captioned adorable throwback pics of Gigi. And successful aboriginal 2020, portion quarantining, Vanna revealed that Gigi had stopped implicit to marque definite her ma was doing good successful isolation and adjacent gave her a manicure. How sweet!
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