Earlier this year it was announced that Ryan Seacrest will replace Pat Sajak when he steps down as host of “Wheel Of Fortune” at the end of this season. Vanna White remains on the game show and she has been given a brutal warning about her future co-host Seacrest.
Ryan Seacrest “can’t wait” to work with Vanna White after the “Wheel of Fortune” co-host extended her contract for another two years. pic.twitter.com/JNWDQCuHS9
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 20, 2023
White warned about Seacrest
When White appeared on “Live with Kelly and Mark” this week, he immediately asked for advice about working with Seacrest, who co-hosted the ABC talk show “Live With Kelly and Ryan” with Kelly Ripa for six years.
“Tell me everything,” White told Ripa and Mark Consuelos, who replaced Seacrest on the show.
“He can’t spell,” Consuelos warned, and Ripa immediately agreed, saying, “Yes, he can’t spell at all.”
White was visibly shocked by this warning and Consuelos asked if she had noticed any spelling mistakes in her text conversations with Seacrest, saying she had not.
“Maybe he’s on his best behavior?” asked White.
“Maybe he dictates the text and someone types it for him,” Ripa replied. “Because I say — and I can say this freely, we’ve all been there — when Ryan Seacrest texts you, you say to yourself, ‘This person is trying to tell me something.’ That’s the first thing you realize that Ryan is trying to tell you something, but often you just don’t know what that is.
Watch this full exchange in the video below.
Related: Vanna White Reveals Who She’d Like to See Replace Her on ‘Wheel of Fortune’
White’s advice for Seacrest
White was previously asked what advice she would give Seacrest about hosting ‘Wheel Of Fortune’.
“You have to know the alphabet,” White said, according to Fox News. ‘He’s professional. He’s doing fine.”
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White went on to say that she plans to get to know Seacrest “really well.”
“I called him to congratulate him on being named host,” she continued. “He was just so nice, and so he says, ‘Look, no one will ever replace Pat.’ I’m not trying to replace Pat. I’m happy to work with you, and I’ll do whatever it takes. Please teach me everything I need to know.’”
Vanna White gives insight into her first phone conversation with new host Ryan Seacrest 📱 pic.twitter.com/SFUSxY5G22
– AND! News (@enews) October 18, 2023
Related: Conservative Pat Sajak withdraws from ‘Wheel of Fortune’ after 42 years
Sajak retires – Seacrest is named as his replacement
Sajak shocked the world when he announced in June that he would retire after hosting “Wheel Of Fortune” since 1981.
“Well, the time has come. I have decided that our 41st season, which starts in September, will be my last,” he said at the time. “It has been a beautiful ride and I will have more to say in the coming months. Thank you very much to all of you. (If anything, it keeps the clickbait sites busy!)”
Ryan Seacrest will replace Pat Sajak as host of ‘Wheel of Fortune’. pic.twitter.com/e3aFAyXJNf
— Popbasis (@PopBase) June 27, 2023
Seacrest said he was honored to take over Sajak’s role as host.
“I am truly humbled to follow in the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak,” Seacrest said in a statement, according to Variety. “I can say, along with the rest of America, that it has been a privilege and a pure joy to have Pat and Vanna on our television screens for forty years, making us smile every night and feel right at home with them.”
“Pat, I love the way you always put the spotlight on the contestants and put the viewers at home at ease,” he continued. “I look forward to learning everything from you during this transition.”
It will certainly be interesting to see how Seacrest hosts this iconic game show. With White at his side to help, we’re sure he’ll be fine!
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