The star of “The wheel of fortune”, Vanna White, was perplexed after social media users qualified her son Nikko Santro Pietro as “thirsty trap”.
Last month, White, 67, shared An Instagram video In which she and Santo Pietro were seen in the kitchen while they were preparing a chicken dish. After the fans used Argot’s expression to describe the 30 -year -old real estate agent, White did not seem familiar with the meaning of the term during the Thursday episode of the long -standing television game.
“I recently posted a video of me and my son, Nikko, cooking and she sparked a lot of reactions,” television personality told her co-host Ryan Seacrest to the applause of the public.
Vanna White seemed confused when the fans called her son Nikko Santo Pietro as “thirsty trap”. (Getty/Vanna White on Instagram)
“I don’t understand,” said White, raising my shoulders.
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“Children treat Nikko in thirsty trap,” said Seacrest, 50.
The host of “American Idol” informed him that the fans had noticed that Santo Pietro wore a well-adjusted white t-shirt in the clip.
“Apparently, it was very tight – he went to Baby Gap to buy this shirt,” joked Seacrest. “It was very tight and they found it incredibly beautiful and no one knows what you cooked.”
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“What did you really do, guys?” He asked White.
“We cooked the chicken of Uncle Roy,” said White.
“Well, thank you Uncle Roy and thank you Nikko for this tight shirt,” joked Seacrest.
White then teased that she would publish another video on Thursday.
“Oh my boy!” Said Seacrest.
“What’s going to be?” White said timidly, to which Seacrest replied: “We will soon know.”
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The author of “Vanna Speaks” then shared another video of herself cooking with Santo Pietro, who aroused an equally enthusiastic response from his subscribers.
After White posted the first kitchen video online in December, fans quickly used the comments section to rave about her “beautiful” son and inquire about the state of his relationship.
“Vanna, where did you hide Nikko? He is beautiful,” wrote a person.
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Another commented: “Your son is sexy !!! »»
“He is adorable!” Added an Instagram user.
Fans were delighted with Santo Pietro when he appeared in one of his mother’s Instagram videos. (Instagram white vanna)
In an interview with Animation tonight, Nikko said the attention was “flattering”.
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“Obviously, I had an outpouring[ing] From his fans, they are really nice and say all kinds of interesting things in the comments, “he said.
Santo Pietro, who works in The Agency, the real estate company belonging to Mauricio Umansky, ex-husband of the star of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” Kyle Richards, Added: “I always liked to be in front of the camera and I work very hard on my social networks. This is a large part of what I do, so it’s natural and pleasant.”
White shares Santo Pietro and his daughter Gigi with his ex-husband, the restaurateur George Santo Pietro. (Instagram white vanna)
However, Santo Pietro insisted that these praise would not go up to him.
“People see me like this idol, and they are thirsty for me and all that. I like it all, but at the same time, it’s really good to remember the significant things of life and simply come back , by doing a lot of charity work, working hard every day, “he told the media.
“This is what it is for me,” said Santo Pietro. “Have an impact.”
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White added: “It’s such a good boy!”
She continued: “I have always taught my two children that you have to work hard to get things, it is not given to you. And it does.”
In addition to Santo Pietro, White Share his daughter, Gigi, With his ex-husband, the restaurateur George Santo Pietro.
Santo Pietro said he was “flattered” by this attention. (Instagram white vanna)
While some fans had expressed their hope of finding love with Santo Pietro or putting him in touch with their daughters, he confirmed that he was already in a relationship.
“I have a great girlfriend,” he told and. “She is an absolute lover. She is a singer-songwriter. We have been together for a year. She wrote a song about me. It is really nice that she did that.
He added that his girlfriend, Easae, who wrote the song on him entitled “Karaoke”, “obviously detected this favorite story before America”.
White confirmed that she approved Easae, saying: “She is so sweet, she is really, earth-to-earth, loving, generous.”
Nikko’s viral attention could also trigger some additional appearances on television.
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“I would love it,” said White when asked if fans could expect to see Santo Pietro on “Wheel of Fortune”. She noted that the daughter of her former co-host Pat Sajak, Maggie Sajakappeared in the program several times, in particular by replacing White when she resumed the role of host of Sajak in 2020 when he underwent surgery. Maggie also works as a correspondent in social networks of the show since 2021.
“I don’t know how good I play, but I would like to participate on a certain level,” added Nikko.
Elizabeth Stanton of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
