Wheel of Fortune Vanna White’s Long-Term Boyfriend Sparks Engagement Rumors with Adorable IG Clue

Is Vanna White Engaged? A Recent Instagram Video Suggests That Her Long-Term Boyfriend May Have Proposed

The “Wheel of Fortune” co-host flashed a diamond ring on that finger in the montage.

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A trip with your close friends is an opportunity to get away from the chaos of your everyday life—spending time catching up, basking in the sun, and, in Vanna White’s case, hinting at your engagement status.

After White shared an Instagram video documenting her recent vacation to North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with her girlfriends, some viewers quickly spotted a new addition to the Wheel of Fortune star’s left hand: a glittering diamond ring.

In a conversation with Ryan Seacrest that unfolded on the show, White describes her trip as a video montage plays in the background. “All right, there we are having a good time on the boat,” she says. “We’re walking on the beach talking about old times.” The video then cuts to a shot of White sitting on the sand with her arms slung over her legs—with a diamond on her left ring finger. “That’s a lot of friends,” Seacrest comments as the clips play. “Yeah!” White responds. “We dance, we go out, have a great time,” she adds. “We’re doing a cheer there. We all were cheerleaders, and we were just reminiscing about the good old days.” The final seconds of the Instagram Reel show White holding a finger up to her lips. “I’m saying ‘Shh! Whatever happens in North Myrtle Beach, stays in North Myrtle Beach,’” she tells her co-host. The Wheel of Fortune star captioned the post with the same comment, adding a winking face emoji and a pink heart.

While the co-host of Wheel of Fortune started dating John Donaldson in 2012, the two have not yet announced plans to marry. “I mean, we’ve been together 12 years, and I feel like we are married,” she told People in 2023. “Do we have to get married? No, because we feel comfortable in our relationship. You know what I mean? I know that he’s the one. He knows I’m the one.” However, in the same conversation, she made it clear that tying the knot wasn’t off the table for the duo. “We don’t really talk about it, but you never know,” she told the outlet. “I mean, I guess we could, but in my eyes and his eyes, we are married.”

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White credited the success of their long-term relationship to their similarities. “[He] is the male version of me,” she told People. “We really are very similar. We get along so well. He’s easy. He’s easy, and he lets me be me, and I let him be him.” She also pushed for others to have a similar expectation of their partner. “Don’t be in a relationship because you’re lonely, because if you’re not happy, you’re still lonely,” she offered as a piece of advice in her conversation with the outlet. “Just be who you are, and don’t let anybody change who you are. It’s nice when they make you feel good about yourself, or they love who you are as a person and don’t want to change you. It’s got to be easy.” Prior to dating Donaldson, White was married to George Santo Pietro, a restauranteur, from 1990 to 2002. The pair share two children.