‘Wheel of Fortune’s Ryan Seacrest feels ‘pressure’ before taking over for Pat Sajak

Norman Ray

Global Courant

Ryan Seacrest admitted he feels the “pressure” to take over Pat Sajak’s spot on “Wheel of Fortune.”

Seacrest, 48, will take over hosting duties in the fall of 2024.

“There’s no one better than Pat Sajak,” the TV personality told “Entertainment Tonight.” “He’s so smooth and seamless. He’s loved by the country. So I feel a lot of pressure. (But) I’m very excited. I can’t wait to give away a lot of money to people every night.”

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“I am truly humbled to follow in the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak,” Seacrest said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital. “I can say, along with the rest of America, that it has been a privilege and a pure joy to have Pat and Vanna on our television screens for forty years, making us smile every night and feel right at home with them.”

Ryan Seacrest will assume hosting duties for the Wheel of Fortune beginning in fall 2024. (Getty Images)

Before the 48-year-old media mogul became a household name, he found a mentor in broadcasting legend Dick Clark, who helped propel his career from the sidelines to shining in the spotlight.

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