Vanna White marries longtime love John Donaldson in a 'surprise' ceremony

It seems radical privation to know: How aged is Vanna White? Old capable to cognize that John Donaldson, her beau of much than a decade, was the antheral she wanted to marry.

The 2 person tied the knot successful a astonishment ceremony, the “Wheel of Fortune” co-host wrote connected Instagram.

“Surprise! We got married!” White, 68, said successful a Wednesday post. “John and I person been successful emotion for much than a decennary and a small portion back, we wanted to marque it authoritative successful a backstage ceremony. We’re excited to stock this caller joyful section successful our lives with each of you!”

The connection came with a photograph of Donaldson carrying his bride nether an arched walkway, positive a fewer pics from on their blessed courtship.

She’s known helium was her everlastingly feline for a while, it seems.

“We’ve been unneurotic 12 years, and I consciousness similar we are married,” White told People successful 2023. “Do we person to get married? No, due to the fact that we consciousness comfy successful our relationship. You cognize what I mean? I cognize that he’s the one. He knows I’m the one.”

Calling Donaldson “the antheral version” of her, she added, “We get on truthful well. He’s easy. He’s easy, and helium lets maine beryllium me, and I fto him beryllium him.”

The 2 met successful 2012 erstwhile a person invited him to a barbecue she was attending, People reported. They coiled up talking each night.

White has been turning letters connected “Wheel of Fortune” since 1982, erstwhile she was 25. When co-host Pat Sajak retired successful 2024 aft much than 4 decades connected the show, Ryan Seacrest took implicit co-hosting duties, contempt immoderate fans hoping White would get the job.

She was antecedently joined to George Santo Pietro from 1990 to 2002. The 2 stock lad Nicholas “Nikko” Santo Pietro, 31, a existent property agent; and girl Giovanna “Gigi” Santo Pietro, 28, a tattoo artist.

Donaldson, 60, was calved successful Santa Monica and came up done the operation ranks arsenic a carpenter. Building connected acquisition gained aft the Northridge earthquake, helium yet started his ain company, JDC Construction and Development Group, according to its website. The institution specializes successful restoration and rehab of older multifamily buildings arsenic good arsenic gathering multifamily projects from the crushed up.