Wheel of Fortune‘sPat Sajakis on the road to recovery.
“Always great to see Pat around the arena,” NBC Sports Washington’s Craig Laughlin reportedly said during the third period of the game. “Loves his hockey. He’s getting better. He says the worst has passed Joe B after that surgery so well wishes to Pat and the family.”
One day earlier, Sajaktweetedthat he was enjoyingThanksgivingwith his family following his surgery.
Wheel of Fortuneannounced earlier this month thatVanna Whitewould be temporarily filling in for Sajak after he underwent the emergency surgery.
“TheWheel of Fortunetaping on Thursday was canceled because host Pat Sajak underwent successful emergency surgery to correct a blocked intestine,” the showpostedon Nov. 8. “He is resting comfortably and looking forward to getting back to work. Taping resumed today as scheduled, and Vanna White has stepped in as host.”
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The following day, the show gave viewers thefirst look at White’s upcoming episodesas host, which will begin airing on Dec. 9.
“Vanna steps in as host and Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto join in the fun!” the showwroteon Twitter alongside two photos of White on theWheel of Fortuneset, which was all decked out for Christmas.
Earlier this month, on Nov. 11, Sajak gave his fans a health update.“Happy to say that the worst has passed,”he shared on Twitter.
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Sajak has been hostingWheel of Fortune, which is the longest-running syndicated game show in the U.S., since 1982. The show taped its 7,000th episode in May of last year.
The game show host has been married to Lesly Sajak, a photographer, since 1989, and the couple has two children, son Patrick, 29, and daughter Maggie, 24.
Opening up to PEOPLE last month about their “brotherly and sisterly chemistry,” White, 62, revealed that in the 37 years they’ve been on air together, she and Sajak have never had a single fight in real life, except once about whether toput ketchup on a hot dog.
“We’re one big family,” she told PEOPLE of theWheel of Fortunecast and crew. “It’s wonderful.”
source: people.com
