WHEEL of Fortune host Ryan Seacrest has been hard at work, doing pushups and cracking up Vanna White and crew in a new teaser.
The incumbent game show host showed off his skills, doing a variety of pushups and other workouts in the clip as onlookers laughed.
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Vanna, 67, posted a teaser for the upcoming season of Wheel of Fortune on her Instagram feed.
The clip kicked off with a rapid succession of clips showing the crew who make the show, as well as the set, before cutting to Ryan, 49, doing pushups.
“Can you clap?” someone off camera asked the American Idol host.
He attempted to mix up his workout and fell on his face as Vanna and the crew laughed.
Ryan and his co-host then took a moment to look at the infamous Wheel of Fortune board, which had the TV and radio hosts name on it.
“Hey Ryan, how does it feel to see your name in lights?” Vanna asked.
“Pretty cool,” he replied.
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Elsewhere in the video Ryan attempted to pull a car onto the soundstage, again eliciting laughter from Vanna.
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Another portion of the clip showed Ryan and Vanna outside.
Vanna was seated on a golf cart with a megaphone, shouting orders at Ryan and demanding he run.
“Getting in shape for the new season [bicep curl emoji] [party emoji] Hosting is hard work, but we’ve got this!!” wrote Vanna in her caption.
Fans in the comments gushed over the duo, expressing excitement about the season ahead.
“You do have this. You and Vanna are already a great team,” one Wheel of Fortune viewer wrote.
Wheel of Fortune Host Timeline
Although Pat and Vanna have been a staple on the game show for decades, there have been other hosts
Chuck Woolery was the host from 1975 to 1981
He co-hosted alongside Susan Stafford (1975 to 1982)
Vanna White then stepped in as hostess in 1982 and has been ever since
After a contract and salary dispute, the show got rid of Chuck and brought in Pat in 1982
Pat hosted with Susan for one season
He then left the game show in 1989 to host a late-night talk show for CBS
For five months, NFL player Rolf Benirschke took his place
In July 1989, Bob Goen hosted the show on CBS
He hosted for a year and a half until the show was canceled in 1991
The show was then moved to ABC with Pat and Vanna hosting for the foreseeable future
In 2023, Pat announced his retirement and Ryan Seacrest as quickly named as his replacement
“Omg so excited! Can’t wait,” gushed a second supporter.
“Omg!! I’m so excited that ur gonna host now,” said a third.
“You and Vanna look so cute together,” praised a fourth Wheel of Fortune fan.
FLEX ON ‘EM
This isn’t the first Wheel of Fortune teaser fans have gotten.
On July 11, the show released another glimpse into what fans can expect.
The video was shared amid complaints from some fans about Ryan being tapped to replace longtime host Pat Sajak.
There were also rumors that Ryan and Vanna were struggling with their chemistry on the set.
The fitness-themed trailer, posted on Instagram, showed Ryan standing alongside Vanna on the Wheel of Fortune set.
“I can’t wait to get to work,” he said excitedly.
Vanna yelled into a megaphone, “Let’s get you ready for fall.”
The camera panned to the duo as they leaned over the wheel, which had a huge pile of bricks sitting on it.
“You weren’t kidding, this is great for biceps,” Ryan told his coworker after giving the wheel a spin.
She smiled, lifting two bricks in bicep curls as her turned to the camera, pulling a face.
“Ryan’s building his Wheel-spinning muscles – one brick at a time,” read the caption.
In the comments, fans made it clear they weren’t convinced that Ryan could fill Pat’s shoes.
The 77-year-old appeared in his final Wheel of Fortune episode on June 7.
“What a poor choice,” one critic commented.
“I can’t believe I can never watch wheel of fortune again…,” complained a second.
“Seacrest is so bland,” slammed a third commenter.
“I won’t be watching,” someone else shared.
“I can’t wait until I don’t watch you,” another displeased Wheel of Fortune watcher wrote.
AT ODDS?
Ahead of the trailer’s release, several outlets reported that Vanna was considering leaving Wheel of Fortune amid a struggle to find her rhythm with Ryan.
While the show hasn’t been on air, Ryan and Vanna have been filming episodes for fall.
On Tuesday, reports surfaced claiming that Vanna was thinking about retiring from the show, which she’s hosted since 1982.
Amid rampant speculation about her potential departure and issues with Ryan, Vanna set the record straight on Instagram.
She posted a photo of her and the new game show lead sitting at a dinner table together enjoying a meal.
The pair smiled at the camera as they held up forks and smiled.
Vanna wore a brown and black sweater while Ryan had on a gray suit with a white shirt underneath.
“Friends on and off camera. Enjoying one of our favorites, Chicken and Dumplings!” she captioned the post.
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