Vanna White's boyfriend, John Donaldson, has a sweet nickname for her. On a of “Wheel of Fortune," Ryan Seacrest revealed the lovely moniker that Donaldson calls his girlfriend. He said, “During the break, I called Vanna her nickname, 'V-Dubs.
' I said, ‘Come on, "V-Dubs," we got to go,' and that’s not the first time, right?” “No, that’s what my boyfriend calls me,” White explained. “‘V-Dubs.'" Seacrest then turned toward the camera and asked viewers what his nickname should be.
On Instagram, fans came up with some interesting suggestions. "Since Vanna is known as 'Vdubs', Ryan could be called 'Seadubs'!" one person commented. Another said, "Ry Guy!" White and Donaldson have been together for over 10 years.
In an October 2023 interview with , White opened up about their relationship and said they're doing just fine being boyfriend and girlfriend. “I mean, we’ve been together 12 years, and I feel like we are married,” White said. “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," she added. The TV personality added that she and Donaldson don't talk about marriage.
“We don’t really talk about it, but you never know,” she said. “I mean, I guess we could, but in my eyes and his eyes, we are married.” As for how they made it to 12 years, White said it has everything to do with their compatibility.
Donaldson “is the male version of me," she said. "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.” While a trip down the aisle isn’t in store for White and Donaldson anytime soon, the was married once before to George Santo Pietro, a film producer.
They , son Nikko Santo Pietro and daughter Gigi Santo Pietro. Read on to learn more about White's boyfriend and her relationship history. White first met Donaldson around 2012 when a friend brought him to a barbecue that White was hosting, she told “I remember looking at him and thinking, ‘He’s really cute,’” she recalled.
“We ended up talking for a long time that night.” “It just works,” White added, describing their seamless relationship at the time. “He lets me be me, I let him be him.
There is no drama.” Donaldson owns his own construction company called JDC Construction + Development Group in California. The company specializes in residential property renovation and building "multifamily projects," according to .
Donaldson's career in construction started when he worked as a laborer on a commercial job site in the San Fernando Valley, his company's website states. He later became a carpenter and a foreman, where he worked on high-end homes in the Hollywood Hills. He obtained his contractor’s license and founded JDC in 1992.
While talking about her relationship with , White said she believes that she and Donaldson have a successful relationship because they accept each other for who they are. “Don’t be in a relationship because you’re lonely, because if you’re not happy, you’re still lonely,” she said. “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.” In 1990, White got married to film producer George Santo Pietro, who is known for working on "The X-Files," "The Mandalorian" and more.
During their 12-year marriage, the couple welcomed two kids before they called it quits in 2002. Seven years after they separated, White found love with Donaldson. Joyann Jeffrey is a trending news reporter based in New York City.
