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Posted: 2023-09-20T14:03:29Z | Updated: 2023-09-20T21:03:59Z Vanna White Decides Her Future On 'Wheel Of Fortune' | HuffPost

Vanna White Decides Her Future On 'Wheel Of Fortune'

The game show's longtime letter-revealer had reportedly threatened to quit in a dispute over pay disparity.
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Wheel of Fortune ” letter-revealer and co-host Vanna White has signed a two-year contract extension following tense negotiations, Deadline reported on Tuesday.

The new deal will keep White on the show through 2025-26, giving her at least two seasons with new host Ryan Seacrest, Variety reported . Current host Pat Sajak plans to retire after the current season, his 41st with the show.

Terms were not announced, but White had reportedly threatened to quit if her $3 million salary was not raised substantially to get closer to Sajak’s $15 million, TMZ reported in June .

In July, White and show producer  Sony Pictures  Television Studios appeared to be softening their impasse when she signed on to continue “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” for a reported $100,000 per show still well short of Sajak’s estimated $400,000-plus.

HuffPost reached out to White for comment.

Seacrest recently expressed hope that White would stay with the show.

“I love Vanna White,” Seacrest said before the contract status was solidified. “I’ve known Vanna for a long time. We sat in important places next to each other. And I hope for nothing more than to be able to walk out on that stage and host with her.”

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Vanna White has agreed to a new contract after reportedly contentious negotiations.
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