'Wheel of Fortune's' Vanna White admits she was ‘scared’ about chemistry with Ryan Seacrest

Wheel of Fortune Vanna White admits she was scared about chemistry with Ryan Secrest dro the news this is buzztone times Ryan Crest is about to officially make his Wheel of Fortune debut and his co-host Vana White is admitting she was initially a little nervous white worked with host Pat sagic for over 40 years and said she had no idea what to expect with cus taking over the position I mean what I'm used to one person for so long I was very scared but he's doing a great job white said on this weekend's episode of CBS Sunday Morning I've known Ryan for probably 20 years but in the past couple of months we've done some traveling together for the show and we got to know each other a little better too so I think our chemistry is good she noted this is probably a relief for fans since rumors were swirling in June that white was considering quitting Wheel of Fortune due to awkwardness with Secrest despite having signed a contract in the fall to appear through the 2025 2026 season of the show however the 67-year-old appeared to try and dispel speculation of a rift with an Instagram post in July friends on and off camera enjoying one of our favorites chicken and dumplings white captioned a photo of her and her new co-host dining out together on Instagram on CBS Sunday Morning C said he jumped at the chance to host such a beloved show this is such an incredible special franchise it's more than a TV show it is something that means something to people and when I found out that this was an opportunity for me there was no thought to this it was like absolutely let's figure it out and let's get started however the 49-year-old confessed there was a learning curve and he had to put in the work to get it right wherever I was working the producers sometimes would come and they'd bring contestants and we would play Wheel of Fortune in hotels just to get familiar with the rules and scenarios and things that can happen so that at some point it becomes second nature secet said last year s announced he was retiring after 41 seasons of hosting the hit show shortly after the show announced that secet would be taking over for the television Legend in July seest shared a behind the scenes look at his first day on the Wheel of Fortune set with a post on Instagram a glimpse of my first day at wheel off fortune and I'm still spinning with excitement he captioned the video my heart's pounding I'm so excited secrist admitted later in the video he revealed you know I could not sleep last night I was so excited I slept okay but still very excited for the alarm to go off seest who also hosts American Idol told CBS Sunday Morning that he does not know if he has reached Peak Ryan secis but noted for the moment he's reached fully occupied me I don't think I should take on another job right now I want this one to go so well I want all of them to go well but this one's new and I want this one to be something that people go oh okay I you know what I get it that makes sense Wheel of Fortune premieres with C Christ as the host on September 9 follow buzt toown times because we keep you updated