Vanna White Thanks Bob Barker For Introducing Her To The ‘Game Show World’ After His Death
etcanada.comVanna White credits the late Bob Barker with her introduction into the world of game shows. The legendary “Wheel of Fortune” presenter took to Instagram over the weekend to honour Barker in the wake of his death at the age of 99.
Sharing an epic throwback photo of herself appearing on Barker’s show, “The Price Is Right”, White, 66, wrote on Instagram, “When I moved to L.A.
in 1980, I was on ‘Price Is Right’ and met Bob Barker. Thank you Bob for introducing me to the game show world! We will miss you.” Over the weekend, Barker’s publicist Roger Neal confirmed to ET that the veteran TV personality had died. “It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker, has left us,” Neal said in a statement to ET.
Barker died of natural causes Saturday morning at his home in Los Angeles. He was survived by his girlfriend of 40 years, Nancy Burnet, who said in a statement, “I am so proud of the trailblazing work Barker and I did together to expose the cruelty to animals in the entertainment industry and including working to improve the plight of abused and exploited animals in the United States and internationally.
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