Vanna White may not understand why her son Nicholas “Nikko” Santo Pietro recently went viral, but Ryan Seacrest does!
During the issue of Thursday, January 23 Wheel of fortuneWhite, 67, and Seacret, 50, shared a hilarious conversation about what made White’s 30-year-old son Internet famous.
In early December, White shared a video on Instagram of her and Nikko making a family recipe, “Uncle Roy’s Chicken,” in honor of Fantastic Food Week at Wheel.
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While the video showed the two going through each step of the process, including peeling ginger and chopping onions, it ended up going viral because of Nikko, who appeared dressed in a tight white T-shirt and jeans.
As Thursday’s episode ended, a clip from the video was shown on air, to which White replied, “I don’t get it.”
“The kids call Nikko a thirst trap,” Seacrest said. “Supposedly it was very tight – he went to Baby Gap to buy that shirt. It was very tight and they thought he was incredibly handsome.”
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Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White.
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After Seacrest joked that no one knew what the mother-son duo was cooking because they were distracted by Nikko’s appearance, he quipped, “Thank you, Uncle Roy. And thank you, Nikko, for that tight shirt.”
The clip ended with the duo teasing White and Nikko’s latest cooking video, which they uploaded to Instagram on Thursday night. This time, Nikko decided to wear a baggy white T-shirt under a red flannel.
“We’re back with another recipe! Whether you’re a parsnip lover or have never tried parsnip before, we have the perfect soup for you to make at home! 🥣🧑🍳 Full recipe pinned in the comments,” White wrote to post.
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White shares Nikko, as well as Giovanna “Gigi” Santo Pietro, 27, with her ex-husband George Santo Pietro.
Nikko revealed that he is currently in a relationship during an interview with his mom Party tonight in December.
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“I have an amazing girlfriend [Easae]she’s an absolute sweetheart, she’s a singer and songwriter, and we’ve been together for a year,” he said. White added, “She’s so sweet.”
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