Following String Of Slip-Ups, 'Wheel Of Fortune' Producers Want Host Pat Sajak To 'Take A Break From The Show': Source
Not bringing his "A" game: Pat Sajak has hosted Wheel of Fortune for four gaffe-free decades, but after a string of cringe-worthy slip-ups, the show’s producers are eager for him to step aside, claims an OK! source.
Sajak, 74, landed in hot water with fans in February after seemingly mocking a contestant’s lisp — just days after he’d mistakenly opened a prize envelope too early.
Fans were shocked when contestant Chris Brimble introduced himself as a tech salesman, revealing his noticeable lisp, and instead of replying to him with, “I see,” Sajak said, “I thee.”
Last year, he also made headlines when he sharply scolded a player for interrupting him during a sponsor plug and yelled at another for being “ungrateful” after the player questioned a puzzle answer he’d just correctly solved.
Sajak, who was forced to hand off hosting duties to Vanna White in 2019 after undergoing emergency surgery for a blocked intestine, “just hasn’t been the same since,” notes the source. “The producers want him to at least take a break from the show. They’re hoping that will pull him out of this terrible tailspin!”
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When White took over the show's hosting duties in Sajak's absence, it was Pat's daughter Maggie Sajak who lended a helping hand (literally!) by stepping in as letter turner in early 2020.
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At the time, Maggie, now 26, greeted the crowd by revealing that this wasn't her first time on the show — she had once visited her father during a 1996 taping when she was just a toddler.
“I’m walking a little better now, and hopefully I’m a little more eloquent than last time,” Maggie joked.
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With her father under fire, producers better place Maggie on speed-dial... stat!