Vanna Whites son surprises her with tidbit about | TV Shows

Vanna White’s son, Nikko Santo Pietro, opened up about growing up visiting the set of Wheel of Fortune as a child and even revealed a tidbit about his dad, Vanna’s ex-husband, George, that the sport show host didn’t know.

The mother-son duo just lately spoke with People, and the 31-year-old gushed about his mother, who has been a fixture on the favored sport show since 1982. Nikko praised Vanna for being “an amazing mother,” who is “no different at home” than the nice and cozy character that shines through the TV screen during Wheel of Fortune.

He also revealed that his father remained a fan of the show even after they cut up up in 2002, which got here as a shock to her.

Nikko and Vanna have been requested if they ever watched Wheel of Fortune together at home, to which they admitted they not often do. “We didn’t watch Wheel of Fortune. Isn’t that terrible to say?” Vanna said.

“I mean, of course it would be if it was on, we would watch it, but we didn’t make a point to every night sit down and watch it. That’s a terrible thing for me to say,” she added.

The letter-turner has been an integral half of the long-lasting sport show for many years, serving as co-host to Pat Sajak before Ryan Seacrest took on internet hosting duties and joined her on the show.

Nikko recalled having many optimistic reminiscences related with the show and reminisced about visiting the set as a child and driving around the studio on “a Razor scooter.”

“I would get recognized as Vanna White’s son. And for me it was always something really nice and that I felt proud to be a part of,” he said. “So I still pop in every now and then and get to see everyone and it’s like family.”

New episodes of Season 43 of Wheel of Fortune air on weeknights at 7:30 PM EST and can be found to stream on Hulu the next day.