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Art of Living'Wheel of Fortune': Vanna White will miss upcoming shows

‘Wheel of Fortune’: Vanna White will miss upcoming shows

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White was recently forced to miss a day of filming due to illness, which in the game show world is equivalent to a week’s worth of shows.
And who better to step in for White during Teachers Week than an actual teacher? So Bridgette Donald-Blue, who was recently named a 2023 California Teacher of the Year, went from teaching letters to turning them in White’s one-day absence. Subsequent tapings were rescheduled until White could return. Puck News reported that the hosting switch-up didn’t sit well with Sajak, whose preferred White replacement is his daughter, Maggie, and he declined to tape the show’s usual send-off segment with Donald-Blue alone.

But the unscheduled absence did come at an interesting time considering White’s ongoing contract negotiations, which have become highly publicized since Sajak announced in June that the show’s upcoming 41st season will be his last. Ryan Seacrest was selected as Sajak’s replacement, while the show itself was renewed for five more years through the 2027-2028 season.

White, meanwhile, has reportedly negotiated a deal to continue working on the primetime Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, but is still working to secure a new long-term deal for the regular syndicated version of the show, for which she is under contract for another year. Those negotiations have been paused due to the writers strike, while production of Wheel of Fortune, however, has not be halted due to the strike.

But it’s been reported that the two sides — White and Sony — are far apart. That could be due to the fact that, according to reports, White has made remarkably less than Sajak for a long time — roughly million compared to his million — and she hasn’t received a raise in 18 years. Which is why she hired a notoriously aggressive lawyer, Bryan Freedman, to do her negotiations. TMZ reported that she was looking for half of what Sajak makes for Celebrity Wheel of Fortune but “settled for $100k an episode,” while Sajak apparently makes more than $400k per episode.

And in the wake of White’s recent illness, which Puck News reported to be COVID-19, it’s been perceived by some that swiftly and easily replacing White for a week’s worth of shows was the network’s way of sending a message to White’s lawyers.

Making things even more complicated is the fact that many thought — and hoped— that White would be the one stepping into hosting duties when Sajak left, given her enduring popularity not only with fans of the show, but in pop culture in general.

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