‘Wheel of Fortune’: Vanna White Shares Rare Photo With Kids & Longtime Boyfriend
What To Know
- Vanna White shared a rare New Year’s photo on Instagram featuring her two adult children, Gigi and Nikko Santo Pietro, and her longtime boyfriend, John Donaldson.
- Fans expressed excitement and affection in the comments.
- White, who has been with Donaldson since 2012, stated in a recent interview that they are happy together and feel no pressure to get married.
Wheel of Fortune cohost Vanna White shared a rare photo with her kids and longtime boyfriend to celebrate the New Year.
On Thursday, January 1, White, 68, took to Instagram to share a virtual holiday card featuring her two adult children, Gigi Santo Pietro and Nikko Santo Pietro, and her partner, businessman John Donaldson.
“Happy New Year from my family to yours!” Pat Sajak‘s former partner in crime on the beloved game show captioned her update.
For the featured image, White donned a multi-colored dress with one arm around Donaldson and another around Nikko, as Gigi stood on the other side of her brother and everyone smiled.
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In the comments, Instagram followers delighted over the rare glimpse of White’s family. One fan wrote, “Happy New Year, Vanna, John, Gigi & Nikko🍾.”
Another shared, “Happy New Year, Vanna!! Beautiful family.❤️🙏❤️.”
A different follower commented, “Happy New Year to you and your whole Ohana ❤️❤️.”
Meanwhile, yet another Instagram user wrote, “Happy New Year!! I want to see another cooking show with your son, please,” referencing the cooking videos that Nikko went viral for in late 2024 and early 2025.
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Whites shares her kids with her ex-husband, George Santo Pietro, to whom she was married from 1990 to 2002. White and Donaldson have been a couple since 2012, and recently, she opened up about the possibility of marriage.
“We’re very happy,” she told E! News in an interview published on December 10. “We’ve been together for a long time, and we are just happy the way it is.”
White added, “Maybe people want to see us get married. When you’ve been with someone for so long, you kind of feel like you’re already married. You don’t have to have that piece of paper.”
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