Vanna White recently shared her initial apprehensions about working with Ryan CEST on Wheel of Fortune following Pat sag's retirement in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning white revealed that she was quite nervous about adjusting to a new co-host after working with sagic for so long despite her initial fears white has praised crest's hosting abilities stating I think our chemistry is good he's doing a great job white who has known seest for around 20 years mentioned that their recent travels for the show have helped them Bond she acknowledged that getting to know seest better has alleviated some of her initial concerns Pat sagic announced his departure from Wheel of Fortune in June 2023 after hosting the show for 41 years sagic made the announcement on X formerly Twitter saying well the time has come I've decided that our 41st season which begins in September will be my last he added it's been a wonderful ride and I'll have more to say in the coming months many thanks to you all if nothing else it'll keep the clickbait sites busy following sag's retirement CEST was named the new host signing a multi-year deal CEST expressed his humility and excitement about taking on the role acknowledging sag's legendary status and the privilege of following in his footsteps he remarked I can say along with the rest of America that it's been a privilege and pure joy to watch Pat and Vanna on our television screens for an unprecedented 40 years Vanna White has committed to continuing on the show signing a 2-year deal that will keep her as co-host through the end of the 2025 to 26 Season