TORONTO -- After 37 years playing second fiddle, famous letter-turner Vanna White is temporarily hosting âWheel of Fortuneâ as long-time host Pat Sajak recovers from emergency surgery.
Before the broadcast, White : âTonightâs my first night of hosting Wheel! Iâm excited and nervous! Stay tuned!â
The official Wheel of Fortune Twitter account a video snippet of Mondayâs episode, which featured White walking out on set arm-in-arm with Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
Throughout the show, Minnie took up Whiteâs duties and helped flip vowels and consonants at the puzzle board. Mondayâs episode is the first of three weeksâ worth of shows with her at the helm.
The Disney character will appear at Whiteâs side for the first two weeks, with special mystery guests showing up in the last week.
Sajak was sidelined last month after to fix a blocked intestine, at which point White was reportedly asked to host.