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Vanna White’s fans rushed to her defense aft online trolls attacked nan longtime “Wheel of Fortune” co-host’s quality astatine a caller play event.
The beloved TV characteristic attended nan PGA’s yearly ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic successful South Carolina past week.
A video of White, 69, speaking to a crowd astatine nan tourney was shared connected Instagram connected May 6.
She dressed casually for nan event, wearing a play garment and greenish pants pinch her iconic blond hairsbreadth tied into a ponytail down her back.
Rather than observe nan “Wheel of Fortune” mainstay, respective users rushed to nan comments conception to onslaught nan mom of 2 complete her laid-back look.
“Crazy really aged she got. Look astatine her arms. I dislike getting old,” 1 rude personification wrote, while different added, “Her hands look 90.”
“Wow, I can’t judge really overmuch she aged. She looks older than she is,” commented a third, while yet different disrespectful personification wrote, “I deliberation this is AI. I don’t judge she looks for illustration this.”
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White’s fans, however, quickly flooded nan Instagram clip’s comments conception to take sides nan “Wheel of Fortune” fashionista and observe really bully she still looks.
“These comments are unbelievable,” 1 personification wrote. “She’s a 69-year-old beautiful, benignant female whose highest privilege successful life has not been chasing each wrinkle, dissimilar astir celebrities now. She’s an icon!”
“It’s sad erstwhile group make specified rude comments astir aging!” added another. “Vanna, you look great!”
“Love Vanna. Always truthful gracious. And beautiful,” shared a third, while a 4th commented, “She looks good. Aging gracefully. Doesn’t look phony and plastic.”
White’s rep did not instantly respond to Page Six’s petition for comment.
The actress, who tied nan knot pinch longtime partner John Donaldson successful January, has co-hosted “Wheel of Fortune” for complete 40 years.
She officially joined nan show successful December 1982 arsenic nan deed crippled show’s beautiful letter-turner, and remained arsenic co-host aft Ryan Seacrest took complete for longtime big Pat Sajak successful September 2024.
But White wouldn’t beryllium nan only “Wheel of Fortune” prima to get attacked complete their appearance, because Seacrest was besides criticized for his “sickly” look astatine a kindness arena earlier this month.
“Ryan, your fans are worried astir your appearance,” 1 personification wrote alongside snaps of nan “American Idol” host, 51, astatine this year’s Taste for a Cure fundraiser. “You person mislaid your spark pinch nan extended weight loss.”
“Looks sickly,” commented another, while a 3rd said that Seacrest looked “scary” astatine nan kindness event.
Fans, meanwhile, besides rushed to Seacrest’s defense.
A root adjacent to nan “Wheel of Fortune” big told Page Six that he is “doing and looking fantastic” and “any stories saying different are false.”
