Wheel without White may seem unfathomable to some, but as this report reminds us, Sony already considered dropping her during a dip in Wheel‘s profitability back in the late 1990s.

She has reportedly hired high-powered litigator Bryan Freedman - who has represented everyone from Tucker Carlson to ousted Jeopardy! producer Mike Richards - to sort out the pay discrepancy. White’s current salary is estimated around $3 million annually, which is believed to be about five times less than Sajak’s.

And a quick look at some episodes on YouTube showcases that dissonance between what Powell likely wanted from the role and what she was forced to do.Vanna White Breaks Silence on Highly-Publicized Wheel of Fortune Contract Dispute - and Her Decision to Stay Couple that with what sounds like demeaning meetings about wardrobe and it’s easy to understand why she wasn’t thrilled with the work. Simplifying the job to just turning letters seems a bit unfair, but Powell’s real criticism here is that she wasn’t allowed to inject any personality into the role. ‘Would you, do it? I know what I would tell my daughter today. She said: ‘If someone said to you, right Jenny you are going to wear a really short skirt and we are all going to discuss the length of it for like four meetings, wear high heel shoes and turn some letters around and just look pretty and don’t say anything.’ Because I was just a girl turning bl***y letters around.’ It was the biggest thing, but I hated it. She shared: ‘I ended up doing The Wheel of Fortune, which I hated it. But it turns out she was never a big fan of the work itself, saying “you’re just turning letters round and not saying anything” when discussing the gig on a new podcast. Powell first appeared on the UK version of Wheel in 1995, and it helped launch her career. And, honestly, it seems like a pretty good gig! But not everyone seems on board with the occupation, and we now know that one of her contemporaries overseas apparently despised their role of “turning bloody letters around.”Īccording to The Daily Mail, Jenny Powell wasn’t a big fan of her Vanna White-esque job on the UK version of Wheel of Fortune in the 90s. The job has changed a bit, too: she’s no longer spinning physical letters around but activating them electronically. Vanna White has long been a mainstay on the Wheel Of Fortune stage, working on the show long enough to see several different big boards come and go in the process.

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