Longtime “Wheel of Fortune” co-host Vanna White is reportedly planning on sticking around at the game show as she negotiates a contract renewal following Pat Sajak’s retirement announcement earlier this month.
White — who, like Sajak, has hosted the game show for over four decades — is eyeing a future with “Wheel of Fortune” beyond its 41st season, Puck first reported on Thursday.
A deal has yet to be reached, according to Puck, but one of her asks is for a pay raise, as she hasn’t received one in 18 years.
White currently makes about $3 million a year for her work on the show, while Sajak earns nearly five times that amount.
Sony Pictures Television, which produces “Wheel of Fortune,” was not immediately available for comment.
The report follows news that Sajak, who is a Guinness World Record holder for having the longest career hosting a single game show, would wrap up his “wonderful ride” at “Wheel of Fortune” at the conclusion of the 41st season.
White had told People last year that she “can’t imagine” the show without herself and Sajak as hosts.
“I just visualize us just being there. I can’t think beyond that,” she said at the time.
“Everybody relates Wheel of Fortune to Pat and Vanna. We’re like Ken and Barbie, you know?” she added. “We’ve been in everybody’s homes for 40 years, so it would be weird having somebody else turn my letters.”
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