Vanna White's Son Nikko Santo Pietro Reveals His Relationship Status After Viral Fame (Exclusive) Stephanie WengerOctober 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM 31 Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Nikko Santo Pietro at 'Watch What Happens Live' Vanna White's son Nikko Santo Pietro is revealing his relationship status to ...
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Stephanie WengerOctober 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Vanna White's son Nikko Santo Pietro is revealing his relationship status to PEOPLE after experiencing viral fame last year
The Wheel of Fortune co-host also shares that she doesn't "put any pressure on my kids about who they're dating"
Nikko captured social media's attention with a spontaneous Instagram post of him cooking white wine chicken thighs with his mom
He may be the Internet's boyfriend, but Vanna White's son Nikko Santo Pietro isn't single and ready to mingle.
When asked if he was in a relationship, Nikko, 31, tells PEOPLE, "I am seeing someone."
"So we started dating somewhat recently," he adds. "So I would say right now things are moving well into the direction of me having a girlfriend."
The Wheel of Fortune co-host, 68, also reveals the relationship advice she gives Nikko and her daughter, Gigi, 28, both of whom she shares with ex-husband George Santo Pietro.
"I just say be yourself, listen to your heart, don't listen to anybody else," she says. "I think we all know if you really listen to yourself, you know if it's the right person or the wrong person, you just have to stay focused and be happy as long as you're happy and healthy and that person makes you feel good and you feel good."
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From left: Nikko Santo Pietro at Hulu's Get Real House held at Casa Lago on April 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
The television personality adds that she doesn't "ever put any pressure on my kids about who they're dating."
"It's their life and it's their personality and their connection," White says. "So, I'm supportive in whatever choices they make."
When asked if his mother's advice has helped him navigate his love life, Nikko admits, "I don't really think about my mother when I'm navigating my love life," to which White agrees, saying, "Good answer."
But, that doesn't mean that the Los Angeles-based real estate agent hasn't learned a thing or two from his mom since catching social media's attention with an Instagram post of him cooking alongside White in December 2024.
"She is always in good grace with the camera and the way that she carries herself," he says. "So the biggest lesson that I've learned is really, number one, be yourself, which means be authentic and speak your truth, and then just be ready for anything."
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From left: Niko Santo Pietro, Gigi Santo Pietro, Vanna White, and George Santo Pietro in 2017
The attention earned Nikko nearly 24,000 Instagram followers, which he says has "been great" for his business. He now shares real estate content with some cooking videos mixed in.
With the new-found fame, Nikko has experienced "a couple shocking moments."
"I've been recognized multiple times, which is really odd to me just walking into the grocery store and people saying my name and shaking my hand and I'm like, 'That's crazy how big the reach was,' " he says.
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