resurfaced interview with Esquire, White, 66, once said that she has “walked thousands of miles” during her 41 years on the game show, all while Sajak, 76, stood still at the wheel. “My position is much more, what’s the word?
I work a lot harder,” joked White. “I’ve walked thousands of miles. And he didn’t have to do that. In my heels, no less.” Despite the joke, White said that she doesn’t consider herself to be more important than anyone else who works on the show. “I’m not any better than anybody else.
I mean, yes I am running the show, which is kind of scary. But I don’t think of it as being empowered, in a way,” White said.“I think I’m equal to everybody.
We have 150 staff and crew. It’s not just me up there. There’s 150 of us that put the whole show together. So we all have our roles to play.”White has been a letter-turning staple of “Wheel of Fortune” since 1982, alongside Sajak, who announced his retirement in early June.Sajak, who called his time on the syndicated television show “a wonderful ride,” will be replaced by “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest after “Wheel’s” 41st season.White — who makes $3 million a season — has reportedly been seeking a raise from the show’s producers, claiming that she has only received bonuses for the last 18 years.
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