Wheel of Fortune’s Vanna White Scolds Pat Sajak for Faking His Death to Tease His Wife

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Not amused! Wheel of Fortune’s Vanna White doesn’t approve of a prank her cohost, Pat Sajak, likes to play on his wife, Lesly Brown.“I do this thing I do [at] every one of Lesly’s birthdays and she absolutely hates it,” Sajak, 76, said toward the end of the game show on Friday, April 21. “We put a cake in front of her, she closes her eyes, she makes a wish, and when she blows out the candle, I clutch my heart and fall to the ground.”The Illinois native — who has hosted the program since 1981 — continued: “She never finds that amusing, I don’t understand.”Sajak then turned to White, 66, who was grimacing at the audience, and asked, “Don’t you find that funny?” The former pageant queen sternly replied, “No.”Sajak shot back, “OK,” and continued to laugh as the credits rolled.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe Daytime Emmy nominee wed Brown, 58, in 1989.

The couple share two children: son Patrick, 32, and daughter Maggie, 28. Pat was previously married to Sherill Sajak from 1979 to 1986.

Although White’s recent scolding of her cohost was uncharacteristic, Pat has received plenty of criticism from viewers as of late.Earlier this month, Wheel of Fortune fans accused the former disc jockey of robbing college-aged contestant Alexa of a $100k jackpot.

To some viewers, it sounded like Alexa solved the final puzzle in the nick of time, but according to Pat, she flubbed the response.