A Vanna White ‘Wheel of Fortune’ exit was possible

nypost.com:

People. “It was a very hard decision for me to make, because it definitely crossed my mind. It’s like, ‘I just don’t know if I can do this without you,’ but I thought about it and I’m not ready to retire, so I am staying on.”The Post reached out to White for comment.

White admitted the show “will be different” without Sajak, 76, but also said she’s excited to work with “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest — who will be taking over after he leaves at the end of season 41.“I know Ryan — he is professional, he’s good at what he does, he’s kind,” explained White. “I think it’s going to be good.

He’s such a nice guy and he loves what he does.” According to White — who has been Sajak’s trusted letter turner since 1982 — Seacrest didn’t want to trod on Sajak’s legacy. “He said, ‘Look, I am not replacing Pat.

I’m not going in to try to fill Pat’s shoes. No one can ever replace him,'” she recalled. As for Sajak’s final episodes? White teased that the syndicated game show is going to send him out in style. “We are celebrating this year with Pat and all the good times, all the 41 years, all the memories,” she told the outlet. “We are going to be doing some incredible stuff to say goodbye to Pat at the end of the season.”“We have almost a whole season to do that, to just look at all the great things that we’ve done together.