Ryan Seacrest has spun the Wheel of Fortune for the first time. Seacrest, 49, took to Instagram on Tuesday, July 16, to share behind-the-scenes footage from his first day hosting the iconic game show. He takes over from Pat Sajak when season 42 premieres in September.
“A glimpse of my first day at @wheeloffortune, and I’m still spinning with excitement!” Seacrest captioned the video. A post shared by Ryan Seacrest (@ryanseacrest) In the clip, a giddy Seacrest shows his followers around the Wheel of Fortune set and even gives the famous wheel a spin. “Listen to the sound of this wheel.
.. Right? Iconic.
I find it soothing,” he says as he spins the wheel. Elsewhere in the clip, Seacrest is seen arriving on set and tells the show’s crew, “My heart’s pounding, I’m so excited.” He also admits, “You know, I could not sleep last night, I was so excited.
I slept OK but still very excited for the alarm to go off.” Legendary Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak’s final episode aired on Friday, June 7 , marking the end of his run after four decades and over 8,000 episodes. “Well, the time has come to say goodbye.
I have a few thanks and acknowledgments before I go. And I want to start with all of you watching out there,” he said at the end of the show. “It’s been an incredible privilege to be invited into millions of homes night after night, year after year, decade after decade.
And I’ve always felt that the privilege came with a responsibility to keep this.
