The Heartbreaking Loss Vanna White Experienced In The 80s

In 1986, Vanna White's then-fiance John Gibson, who had been a regular on "The Young And The Restless" from 1981 to 1982, died when his small plane crashed near Van Nuys airport in Los Angeles, per UPI News. The outlet reported at the time that his crash was so violent that his body could only

In 1986, Vanna White's then-fiance John Gibson, who had been a regular on "The Young And The Restless" from 1981 to 1982, died when his small plane crashed near Van Nuys airport in Los Angeles, per UPI News. The outlet reported at the time that his crash was so violent that his body could only be identified through dental records, and sadly, it was White who had to inform his employer of his death. 

Even though the "Wheel of Fortune" co-host was deeply affected by the loss, she never spoke openly about her devastation. Instead, she continued to dazzle viewers of the iconic game show day in and day out. "It was obviously very hard. It's so hard to lose someone instantly like that and be in the public eye you want to mourn yourself," she said on "The Tamron Hall Show" in 2021. 

She also suffered the indignity of the tabloids spinning wild tales at the expense of her late fiance, something she found incredibly painful. In 1987 she told the Associated Press that the tabloids "don't let you mourn and grieve." She called the tabloids "disgusting" for printing the headline, "'Vanna Brings Back Lover From the Grave.'"

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