“It just made me realize how lucky I am to be able to work with her coming up on ‘Wheel’,” Seacrest told PEOPLE of White’s upcoming appearance on the singing competition show Monday night
is stepping into ‘s shoes for a day!
The co-host, 67, is set to join her future on-screen partner, 49, on the Monday, April 8 edition of — something Seacrest couldn’t be more “excited” about.
“She said she’d watched the show for so many years and I invited her to come and do an introduction of one of the contestants and she did it and it just made me realize how lucky I am to be able to work with her coming up on Wheel,” Seacrest told PEOPLE at the in Los Angeles on Friday, April 5.
Seacrest will officially be working with White in September 2024, when retires as Wheel of Fortune host .
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He shared with PEOPLE that he hopes White’s American Idol appearance on April 8 will give fans “a little preview of the two of us working together” and a look at their “magic.”
While teasing her appearance on, formerly Twitter, and Monday, Seacrest echoed the same sentiments, referring to the cameo as “the TV crossover you didn’t know you needed.”
“Look out for the legendary on tonight and catch a glimpse of wheely exciting things to come,” his post continued.
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After , White shared with PEOPLE that she was .
“I know Ryan — he is professional, he’s good at what he does, he’s kind. I think it’s going to be good. He’s such a nice guy and he loves what he does. He said, ‘Look, I am not replacing Pat. I’m not going in to try to fill Pat’s shoes. No one can ever replace him,'” she told PEOPLE in October 2023.
As for whether Seacrest has any jitters about taking over his new hosting venture, he shared with PEOPLE at the that “
“No one can ever do what Pat has done. He is incredible. He has made that show just something so very special for so long, and he has done such a seamless, remarkable job, so no one can be him,” Seacrest said.
“So do I feel pressure? Sure. People love watching him. I want them to keep love watching it, and I hope to do a great job as well,” he added.
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