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Whoopi Goldberg has her eyes on taking over as Wheel Of Fortune host after Pat Sajak, 76, announced his retirement.
On Monday, Pat, 76, confirmed his plans to step back from the show after more than four decades.
On The View on Wednesday, conversation turned to who would host Wheel Of Fortune as the panel welcomed Jeopardy! presenter Ken Jennings as a guest.
Joy Behar revealed: ‘Whoopi wants the job’, to which the actress, 67, replied: ‘I want that job. I think it would be lots of fun’.
Joy then joked she and Sara Haines could join the show as letter runners while Whoopi hosted.
‘I think it would be fun’: Whoopi Goldberg has her eyes on taking over as Wheel Of Fortune host after Pat Sajak, 76, announced his retirement
End of an era: On Monday, Pat confirmed his plans to step back from the show after more than four decades
Whoopi is no stranger to game shows. She starred on the 1998 revival of Hollywood Squares and was also a producer for the show over its seven seasons.
While some viewers thought Whoopi would be great for the role, others weren’t convinced.
‘Replace with Whoopi Goldberg! NOT Ryan Seacrest, he’s overdone. Vanna’s too sweet. Need someone with an edge & humor,’ one wrote.
Another added: ‘@RyanSeacrest or Whoopi Goldberg for @WheelofFortune as @patsajak replacement is a horrible idea. Give it to John O’Hurley!’
A third viewer said: ‘If Whoopi Goldberg becomes the new host of Wheel Of Fortune I will never watch again. Terrible fit.’
Meanwhile, Wheel of Fortune favourite Vanna White would ‘highly consider’ taking over the role as host.
A source close to White, 66, told DailyMail.com the show’s letter-turning co-host is more than ready to step up to the task.
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‘Vanna doesn’t want to leave Wheel of Fortune even after Pat’s announcement of retirement and she would highly consider taking over his role as host on the show,’ the insider revealed.
Mixed response: While some viewers thought Whoopi would be great for the role, others weren’t convinced
Next in line? Wheel of Fortune favorite Vanna White would ‘highly consider’ taking over the hosting role from Pat Sajak
The source continued: ‘The next year is going to be quite the ride and Vanna wants to be a part of it all even after he leaves, and she hopes they don’t force her out.’
The TV personality has co-hosted the long-running game show with Sajak since 1982 and the insider stressed that the star has no desire to stop now.
‘Vanna is in it for the long haul,’ they added. ‘If she doesn’t take over Pat’s job when he is done, she would like to be a part of the selection process for Pat’s replacement because if it is up to her, she is in it forever.’
However, the TV star is prepared for the decision to take time as the source added: ‘Vanna knows that they are going to do the same thing they did with Alex Trebek and his replacement and make a huge to-do about it all. A year from now, if Vanna is gone from Wheel, it wasn’t her decision.’
DailyMail.com has contacted White’s representatives and Wheel Of Fortune for comment.
On Monday, Sajak confirmed his plans to retire as the Wheel of Fortune host after holding the position for more than four decades.
Suzanne Prete, the executive vice president of game shows for Sony Pictures Television, issued a statement saying: ‘As the host of Wheel of Fortune, Pat has entertained millions of viewers across America for 40 amazing years.
‘We are incredibly grateful and proud to have had Pat as our host for all these years and we look forward to celebrating his outstanding career throughout the upcoming season.’
Prete said that Sajak had ‘agreed to continue as a consultant on the show for three years following his last year hosting,’ adding: ‘We’re thrilled to have him remaining close to the Wheel of Fortune family!’
Sajak has hosted the nighttime edition of the show with White since 1983. He got his start as host of the daytime series beginning in 1981, exiting that edition to host his own late night series in 1989. The daytime edition was canceled in 1991.
