{"id":239808,"date":"2026-05-12T18:31:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/vanna-white-shocks-wheel-of-fortune-fans-gets-body-shamed\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:31:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:31:04","slug":"vanna-white-shocks-wheel-of-fortune-fans-gets-body-shamed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/vanna-white-shocks-wheel-of-fortune-fans-gets-body-shamed\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanna White Shocks &#8216;Wheel of Fortune&#8217; Fans, Gets Body-Shamed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vanna White is the best part of the controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/09\/wheel-of-fortune-awful-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cnew\u201d <em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But then, she\u2019s been the best part of the iconic game show for for <em>decades<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>However, her most recent appearance has people worried about her health, insulting her appearance, or claiming that she must be AI slop because the <em>real<\/em> Vanna wouldn\u2019t look this way.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the comments are cruel. Vanna is <em>famously <\/em>beautiful. What\u2019s going on?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0512_vannawhite_01-1024x643.jpg\" alt=\"Vanna White in April 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-554788 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0512_vannawhite_01-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0512_vannawhite_01-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0512_vannawhite_01-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0512_vannawhite_01-2048x1285.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0512_vannawhite_01-960x603.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0512_vannawhite_01-1080x678.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0512_vannawhite_01-1200x753.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0512_vannawhite_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vanna White attends Hulu\u2019s Get Real House at Casa Lago on April 22, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Monica Schipper\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last week, Vanna attended PGA\u2019s annual ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, which we understand is some sort of golf event.<\/p>\n<p>The 69-year-old TV personality even spoke to the crowd. <\/p>\n<p>On May 6, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYAdNMUMGqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> video showed Vanna speaking, wearing casual dress appropriate for a golf course.<\/p>\n<p>Her blonde hair was in a ponytail, and she wore green pants and a golf shirt.<\/p>\n<p>To say that many commenters were unkind would be an understatement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DYAdNMUMGqs\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>There is a line between unkind commenters and trolls. Which of these crossed the line?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrazy how old she got. Look at her arms. I hate getting old,\u201d spat one reply. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer hands look 90,\u201d announced another. A separate comment claimed that she looks \u201c79.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWow, I can\u2019t believe how much she aged,\u201d wrote someone who was, by comparison, almost kind. \u201cShe looks older than she is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another shadily accused: \u201cI think this is AI. I don\u2019t believe she looks like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"POV: You\u2019re Vanna White | Wheel of Fortune\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AiLbvtwYEPI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s a 69-year-old beautiful, kind woman whose highest priority in life has not been chasing every wrinkle, unlike most celebrities now. She\u2019s an icon!\u201d wrote one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s sad when people make such rude comments about aging!\u201d expressed another. \u201cVanna, you look great!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComments about her arms, her skin, her size,\u201d observed an Instagram denizen. \u201cThere\u2019s so much I hate about our society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A commenter affirmed: \u201cLove Vanna. Always so gracious. And beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another appraised: \u201cShe looks good. Aging gracefully. Doesn\u2019t look phony and plastic.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wheel of Fortune&#039;s Vanna White Reveals She SECRETLY Got Married!\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pWNRbW5A6x4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While it\u2019s a shame that some of Vanna\u2019s defenders appeared to be throwing other famous women under the bus, most of the comments in her favor were well-intended.<\/p>\n<p>Look, it\u2019s possible that some of these people aren\u2019t current <em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em> viewers. They could be thinking of Vanna in 1995, not of the woman today.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also possible that \u2014 as we have seen with other celebrities \u2014 some folks cannot reconcile her look for her job and her day-to-day attire. Vanna does go home after <em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em>. She doesn\u2019t live on a game show stage wearing dresses.<\/p>\n<p>But she\u2019s also a 69-year-old woman. While that\u2019s an indisputably nice age to be, she also lived through decades when people were encouraged to get direct sunlight. She also had to regulate her weight for work. These are things that can age people.<\/p>\n<p>We hope that Vanna did not see the weird comments. She\u2019s gorgeous. It would be weird if she looked like she did when she was 40.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/vanna-white-body-shamed-appearance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Vanna White is the best part of the controversial \u201cnew\u201d Wheel of Fortune. But then, she\u2019s been the best part of the iconic game show for for decades. However, her most recent appearance has people worried about her health, insulting her appearance, or claiming that she must be AI slop because [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":239811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-239808","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}