Maggie Sajak is ready and raring to go for the Season 43 premiere of Wheel of Fortune on Sept. 8.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old social media correspondent for the long-running game show might be hyping the upcoming season, but she seems to also be hinting that she will one day be Vanna White\u2019s replacement when she retires.<\/a><\/p>\n More from SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n Wearing a form-fitting red dress, Sajak, who is the daughter of retired Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak, twirled her way through the set. Playing Taylor Swift\u2019s hit, \u201cYou Belong With Me,\u201d she wrote on the video clip, \u201cYou look happier. Thanks, I\u2019m back on set for Season 43.\u201d She added<\/a> in the caption, \u201cSeptember 8th can\u2019t come soon enough.\u201d<\/p>\n After her father retired, there were questions as to whether White would continue with new host Ryan Seacrest. That question was answered when she signed a new lucrative contract<\/a> that takes her through the 2025-2026 television season. There were initially rumors that she and Seacrest struggled to get along, but they quickly shut down those rumors<\/a> with a sizable ratings bump for Season 42.<\/p>\n White told TV Insider<\/a> in May 2024 that she wasn\u2019t going to put a time limit on her career \u2014\u00a0she\u2019s going to take it year by year. \u201cWhen I heard that Pat was retiring, I thought maybe I should retire too,\u201d White explained. \u201cBut I\u2019m not ready! We\u2019ll see toward the end of those two years how I feel. I thank God after all these years that I still love my job.\u201d<\/p>\n Sajak officially joined Wheel of Fortune as the show\u2019s Social Correspondent in 2021, where she provides \u201caccess to backstage activity; interviews with players, celebrities, staff and crew; and sneak-peeks at upcoming events,\u201d per the show\u2019s website<\/a>. She also fills in for White on an as-needed basis like the time in 2020 when her dad was out for surgery and White hosted the game, and she turned the letters.<\/p>\n It sounds like she wants to make Wheel of Fortune her permanent home if and when the opportunity arises. \u201cThe Wheel of Fortune staff and crew have always been like an extended family,\u201d she said in her show biography. \u201cAnd I\u2019m thrilled to be working with them. It\u2019s a real privilege to be able to treat the show\u2019s longtime viewers to a look at what goes on when the cameras aren\u2019t rolling.\u201d<\/p>\n Before you go, click here<\/a> to see the best reality TV shows on right now.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n ’90 Day Fianc\u00e9’<\/p>\n Best of SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for SheKnows’ Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n