Wheel of Fortune fans in tears after Vanna White shares heartbreaking post after Pat Sajak’s retirement news

WHEEL of Fortune fans have been left in tears after Vanna White shared a touching photo with her late father.

Vanna took to Instagram on Monday with a very personal photo and a loving tribute to her dad for Father’s Day.

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Wheel of Fortune fans were left in tears after Vanna White’s latest post to InstagramCredit: Getty Images

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Vanna shared a photo of herself with her late father, with a loving caption to go with itCredit: Instagram
Vanna is all smiles in her photo as she holds her father close.

Herbert White Jr. died in 2022.

He was 96 when Vanna announced his death on April 1.

She wrote: “It is with great sadness that I tell you my 96 year old dad passed away peacefully this morning.

“He lived a full and happy life and will be remembered as one of the kindest and most wonderful human beings of North Myrtle Beach.”

She concluded: “I love you so much dad. RIP.”

In Vanna’s photo, she and Dad were sitting on a couch together in the snap.

Vanna was clad in a sleeveless blue and purple top with jeans in the throwback photo.

Her father was in a long-sleeved shirt and slacks, holding Vanna around the waist.

She captioned the post: “Happy Father’s Day to all the dads in the world! And to my sweet dad… I miss you everyday.”

Fans flooded the photo’s comment section with words of kindness.

“I loved Mr Herb!!!!” one wrote.

“Vanna, your father is very happy and blessed too!” another fan commented.

A third fan shared: “I am so sorry for your loss Vanna.”

LETTER BE!

Meanwhile, Vanna has reportedly become worried she’ll be let go in light of Pat Sajak’s retirement news.

She has even offered herself up as the replacement for her longtime Wheel of Fortune counterpart and is hoping to stay on the board, according to a source.

The game show legend, 76, began hosting in 1981 and has done so for 40 seasons with Vanna, 66.

But Pat’s head-spinning announcement he’d be retiring at the end of next season in June 2024 has reportedly put Vanna in a worrisome spot.

“The next year is going to be quite the ride and Vanna wants to be a part of it all even after he leaves, and she hopes they don’t force her out,” a source told The Daily Mail on Tuesday.

But the source also claimed that Vanna has no interest in leaving the show – and even aspires to take over Pat’s role.

‘SHE WOULD CONSIDER TAKING OVER’

“Vanna doesn’t want to leave Wheel of Fortune even after Pat’s announcement of retirement, and she would highly consider taking over his role as host on the show,” the insider added.

Vanna is “in it for the long haul,” they said, and “would like to be a part of the selection process for Pat’s replacement, because if it is up to her, she is in it forever.”

This comes as longtime American Idol host and former Live! With Kelly and Ryan host Ryan Seacrest has expressed interest as well, Bloomberg reported.

PAT’S ANNOUNCEMENT

On June 12, 2023, Pat dropped his unexpected announcement he’d be retiring from Wheel of Fortune at the end of next season.

Pat, 76, told fans in a personal note on Twitter: “Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last.

“It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months.”

‘DEPRESSING’

Vanna quote-tweeted Pat’s announcement without signaling she was interested in following in his footsteps.

She wrote on Tuesday: “When we started Wheel of Fortune who could have imagined we’d still be at it 41 seasons later?”

“I couldn’t be happier to have shared the stage with you for all these years with one more to come. Cheers to you, @patsajak!”

The ageless Vanna – whose contract is up in 2024 – earlier made it clear she wasn’t looking to go anywhere and called the idea of retiring depressing.

“That’s depressing. I don’t even want to think about it,” she said last year to People.

“It’s incredible. I cannot believe it’s been 40 years. Honestly, I’ve loved every minute of it,” she said.

“Who still says they love their job after 40 years? Me!”

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Vanna’s Father’s Day tribute had fans leaving heartwarming commentsCredit: Getty Images

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However, they were left in tears as well knowing that Vanna’s father had diedCredit: Getty Images

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Vanna’s father died in 2022 at the age of 96Credit: Getty Images