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Vanna White was forced to miss a week of filming Wheel Of Fortune successful July aft contracting COVID-19, Puck News reports. The episodes were portion of “Teacher’s Week,” and are expected to aerial successful October. During her absence, Vanna was replaced by Bridgette Donald-Blue, who was the recipient of Teacher of the Year. This is conscionable the 4th clip successful Vanna’s tenure that she’s been absent from Wheel. In 1986, she took clip disconnected pursuing the decease of her fellow and successful 1991 she spent 2 weeks distant for her honeymoon, arsenic good arsenic location sick with a cold. HollywoodLife has reached retired to reps at Wheel of Fortune for comment.
Although Vanna lone missed a fewer days of filming, the timing comes amidst negotiations for her contract. Earlier this year, Pat Sajak announced that he’d beryllium leaving the show successful 2024 erstwhile his declaration with Sony Pictures Television is up. Vanna’s declaration ends astatine the extremity of the aforesaid season, and she is reportedly successful the midst of negotiating with Sony for a bigger payday.
Vanna White connected ‘Wheel of Fortune.’ (ABC)
In July, Vanna reportedly reached a partial deal with the company, but lone involving Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, according to TMZ. The tract reports that she volition present marque $100,000 per occurrence for Celebrity Wheel. However, Vanna is reportedly asking for fractional of Pat’s wage for the syndicated Wheel show, arsenic well, which is wherever the negotiations continue. Her wage has been the aforesaid for the past 18 years.
Vanna White with Pat Sajak connected Wheel of Fortune. (ABC)
While Vanna’s aboriginal with the amusement inactive remains uncertain, Pat volition be replaced by Ryan Seacrest for the 2024/2025 season. After Pat announced his departure successful June, Vanna opened up astir however overmuch she’ll miss him connected set. “When we started Wheel Of Fortune who could person imagined we’d inactive beryllium astatine it 41 years later?” Vanna tweeted. “I couldn’t person been happier to person shared the signifier with you for each these years with 1 much to come. Cheers to you, Pat Sajak.”
At the extremity of June, Pat sent a welcome message to Ryan, wherever helium looked up to passing the baton. “I’m looking guardant to my last play an past handing the car keys implicit to Ryan successful September 2024,” helium wrote connected Twitter. The 41st play of Wheel premieres connected Sept. 11.
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