Vanna White right to fight for more money, ‘Price is Right’ model argues

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amid reports the longtime “Wheel of Fortune” letter-turner is holding out for half of retiring host Pat Sajak’s reported $15 million salary.

According to Puck News, White, 66, hasn’t received a raise in the last 18 years — just bonuses. The news comes as Ryan Seacrest, 48, has been named Sajak’s successor after the upcoming 41st season.“I’m saying it’s about time,” Osborne told “TMZ Live.” “Vanna White should have been asking this a long time ago.”She continued, “I am so proud of her to be able to be at the place she’s at today, to have the confidence to say, ‘You know what, whether it’s for me or for the future women in this business, this needs to change.

I need more, I deserve more.'”Osborne also highlighted White’s tenure on the show — over 40 years since her start in 1982.She noted that the star has handled herself with “class” throughout her entire TV career. “Every time I’ve told anybody I’ve had a career on ‘Price is Right,’ on a game show, people always ask me about Vanna White, I mean that is the No.

1 name around the world…” Osborne said.During the interview, TMZ host Harvey Levin asked Osborne to put herself in White’s shoes while proposing a hypothetical offer of a $4.5 million five-year annual contract — she reportedly earns $3 million now.“If you were Vanna White, would you take that $4.5 million or would you walk?” Levin asked.After some back-and-forth, Osborne admitted, “If I were her, I would take it for that next five years, but I would continue, she’s opened the door.”Osborne continued, “She has opened the door for it to be a conversation now, and so for me, that is a huge deal for all women in this business coming from Vanna White.