Why Pat Sajak's Retirement Made Vanna White Hire 'Aggressive' Lawyers

Also around the same time that Pat Sajak announced his "Wheel of Fortune" retirement, an anonymous source close to Vanna White told The Daily Mail that she fully intends to remain the show's co-host. However, at least at the time of the article's publication, she didn't necessarily feel that this would be a guarantee moving forward. "If it is up to her, she is in it forever," the anonymous source said. "A year from now, if Vanna is gone from 'Wheel,' it wasn't her decision." This source also claimed that White wanted to help select the show's new host. It's unclear whether or not she had a say in choosing Ryan Seacrest.

According to Belloni's piece for Puck, White is contracted through the 2023-2024 season of "Wheel of Fortune," suggesting that White will, at the very least, work alongside Seacrest at her current rate of pay for an upcoming string of episodes. After that, however, it seems that it's up to White and her legal representation to ensure that she can both return and earn a sum of money she feels is appropriate given her contributions to "Wheel of Fortune" throughout its decades-long history.