Vanna White stays silent on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ future after hopping aboard celeb bus tour

Vanna White, 66, is holding her playing cards — or, ought to we are saying, letters — near her chest.

On Saturday, the legendary “Wheel of Fortune” letter-turner hopped aboard TMZ’s Celebrity Bus Tour as she was grabbing ice cream along with her son, Nikko, 29, in Beverly Hills.

And, whereas she placed on a smile for followers, she stayed silent about her future on the sport present amid rumors of an enormous wage negotiation between herself and the community.

The outlet captured her transient look on the bus in a video as she greeted riders, however in direction of the tip, somebody requested her whether or not she can be coming again to the present, and even internet hosting it.

In response, she simply laughed and smiled, cheekily telling all of them, “Time to say bye,” as she exited the bus.

The Publish reached out to White’s representatives for remark.

Within the wake of Pat Sajak’s retirement, which he introduced in early June, Ryan Seacrest was named as the brand new host — leaving White seemingly within the mud.

The star has been part of the present since 1982, coming in a single yr after Sajak.

Seacrest talked about working with White in his assertion saying the brand new function, however White has reportedly lawyered up and is negotiating for a elevate, one thing that she hasn’t had in 18 years, in accordance with Puck News.

The outlet reported that she has been making $3 million per yr since 2005, whereas a 2016 report from Forbes alleged that Sajak cashes in a hefty $15 million a yr for the internet hosting gig.

She is alleged to have hired “aggressive” powerhouse attorney Bryan Freedman to broker the deal, per the outlet, and is apparently “holding out” for half of Sajak’s salary, TMZ previously reported — which involves round $7.5 million.

And though White hasn’t mentioned something publicly about the way forward for the present, a latest report from The Daily Mail alleged that the 66-year-old feels just like the present’s producers have a “lack of respect” for the star.

One insider claimed to the outlet that White feels “disenchanted” as a result of the present’s heads “didn’t give her extra of an opportunity to take over Pat’s job, or that she wasn’t capable of give her two cents on the alternative.”

And, though she nonetheless has “respect” for the longstanding “American Idol” host, and is “completely happy” to work with him, there’s extra happening beneath the floor.

“Nevertheless it simply exhibits a scarcity of respect in her eyes that they’ve for her,” the supply claimed. “She desires to be with the present for so long as she desires to be on the present, on her phrases. She believes she deserves it.”

The supply additionally added that the negotiations are nonetheless “ongoing,” but when for some motive the star will get changed, she might be “heartbroken.”

Nonetheless, it appears to be like like White has lots of people in her nook — together with former recreation present stars like “Worth Is Proper” mannequin Gwendolyn Osborne and “Deal or No Deal” mannequin Claudia Jordan.

“I’m saying it’s about time,” Osborne instructed “TMZ Live.” late final month. “Vanna White ought to have been asking this a very long time in the past.”

She continued, “I’m so pleased with her to have the ability to be on the place she’s at as we speak, to have the boldness to say, ‘You already know what, whether or not it’s for me or for the long run ladies on this enterprise, this wants to vary. I want extra, I deserve extra.’”

Season 41 of the present is ready to start airing in September.