'I look forward to learning everything I can from you during this transition.'Īnd of working with White, he concluded, 'I can't wait to continue the tradition of spinning the wheel and working alongside the great Vanna White.
'Pat, I love the way you've always celebrated the contestants and made viewers at home feel at ease,' he added. The former 'Live!' host, who called his new role a 'full circle moment' as he got his start hosting the game show 'Click' more than two decades ago, also paid special tribute to his predecessor. 'I can say, along with the rest of America, that it's been a privilege and pure joy to watch Pat and Vanna on our television screens for an unprecedented 40 years, making us smile every night and feel right at home with them.' Before her stint on Wheel of Fortune, Vanna was an aspiring model and appeared on another popular game show, The Price is Right, as a contestant in 1980. 'I'm truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak,' Seacrest tweeted June 27. And he confirmed his new gig shortly after Sajak announced his retirement. The 48-year-old will step up to the plate, or rather, the wheel, beginning next fall. In fact, joining her for season 42 is none other than ' American Idol' host Ryan Seacrest. So while White will continue to be there as contestants buy a vowel or two in seasons to come, she'll do so alongside a new host. Ryan Gosling reimagines his ‘Barbie' power ballad ‘I'm Just Ken' for Christmas, shares new EP
