Vanna White is being temporarily replaced after she contracted Covid-19 amid her contract negotiations.
White came down with Covid in July while Wheel of Fortune was filming their yearly “Teachers Week,” during which all contestants will be teachers, which will air in October.
Elementary school teacher Bridgette Donald-Blue will take over for the week until White recovers. Donald-Blue won California’s Teacher of the Year award for 2023.
This is the fourth time White has missed the show since she started 41 years ago. In 1986, she was replaced by Susan Stafford when her boyfriend, John Gibson, died in a plane crash. Her second time missing the show was in 1991 when she went on her honeymoon with George Santo Pietro, whom she later divorced in 2002. Tricia Gist filled in for White then and later in the year when White was sick.
White is currently negotiating for more money after her host Pat Sajak...
White came down with Covid in July while Wheel of Fortune was filming their yearly “Teachers Week,” during which all contestants will be teachers, which will air in October.
Elementary school teacher Bridgette Donald-Blue will take over for the week until White recovers. Donald-Blue won California’s Teacher of the Year award for 2023.
This is the fourth time White has missed the show since she started 41 years ago. In 1986, she was replaced by Susan Stafford when her boyfriend, John Gibson, died in a plane crash. Her second time missing the show was in 1991 when she went on her honeymoon with George Santo Pietro, whom she later divorced in 2002. Tricia Gist filled in for White then and later in the year when White was sick.
White is currently negotiating for more money after her host Pat Sajak...
- 8/12/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
“Wheel of Fortune” fans will be missing Vanna White.
According to TVLine, the iconic game show star will be temporarily missing from the show during its annual “Teachers Week” block set to air this October.
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White reportedly came down with Covid while the block of episodes were filming in late July, and she will be replaced as letter turner for the week by California-based “Teacher of the Year” recipient Bridgette Donald-Blue.
It would be the first time in more than 30 years that White will be replaced with someone else on the show, and the news comes amid reportedly tense contract negotiations.
The last time White was absent from the show was in 1991, when Tricia Gist filled in while White was sick with a cold. Earlier that same year, Gist had filled...
According to TVLine, the iconic game show star will be temporarily missing from the show during its annual “Teachers Week” block set to air this October.
Read More: Vanna White Hires ‘Aggressive’ Attorney To Secure Big ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ Raise After Pat Sajak Retirement: Report
White reportedly came down with Covid while the block of episodes were filming in late July, and she will be replaced as letter turner for the week by California-based “Teacher of the Year” recipient Bridgette Donald-Blue.
It would be the first time in more than 30 years that White will be replaced with someone else on the show, and the news comes amid reportedly tense contract negotiations.
The last time White was absent from the show was in 1991, when Tricia Gist filled in while White was sick with a cold. Earlier that same year, Gist had filled...
- 8/11/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
For the first time in more than three decades, Vanna White will be temporarily M.I.A. at Wheel of Fortune.
The iconic letter turner reportedly contracted Covid in late July while Wheel was filming its annual “Teachers Week” block, slated to air in October. In her absence, Puck News reports that producers tapped California-based “Teacher of the Year” recipient Bridgette Donald-Blue (pictured here) to stand at the letter board for the week’s worth of episodes. (Season 41 premieres Monday, Sept. 11.)
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The iconic letter turner reportedly contracted Covid in late July while Wheel was filming its annual “Teachers Week” block, slated to air in October. In her absence, Puck News reports that producers tapped California-based “Teacher of the Year” recipient Bridgette Donald-Blue (pictured here) to stand at the letter board for the week’s worth of episodes. (Season 41 premieres Monday, Sept. 11.)
More from TVLineUpdate: Wheel of Fortune Insider Reveals the Real Reason Vanna White Was Temporarily Replaced (Exclusive)Ryan Seacrest...
- 8/11/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
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