White has turned letters on Wheel of Fortune for 40 years.

In 1982, Vanna White became Wheel of Fortune’s letter-turning co-host alongside Pat Sajak. And 40 years later, the two are still running the show. Obviously, neither Sajak nor White are still the young adults who started on the game show, and in a new interview, White admitted that watching herself age on-screen has been an interesting experience, to say the least.

When she looks back at 25-year-old White, she sees “a baby,” she told Yahoo! Life, joking that it’s “depressing”to see how much she’s changed over the years. But she isn’t one to fight the aging process.

“I’m not a young spring chicken anymore and, it is what it is,” she said. “I do the best I can. I eat pretty good. I exercise. I just try to stay healthy, and be the best I can at my age. That’s all you can do.”

White noted that her wardrobe for the show has experienced just as many changes as she has to accommodate the latest fashion trends. Since the beginning of her co-hosting role, she’s worn over 7,000 dresses.

“From the big shoulder pads to the skimpy dresses, I’ve worn it all,” she said. “The designers send their latest clothes every year and I wear them. So it’s really up to them. It’s their style and I’m modeling their clothes. So the pressure really isn’t on me.”

She rides her spin bike five days a week and does regular push-ups and sit-ups to stay in shape. “I’m still wearing these clothes that I’ve been wearing for the past 40 years,” she said. “I have to do a fitting every couple of weeks, so I need to fit into these sample sizes. That keeps me encouraged.”

But you’ll very rarely find White in a formal gown when she’s not working. “I am who I am on TV. When I’m off TV, you’re just going to see me in jeans and no makeup,” she explained.

She attributes her off-camera low maintenance to her roots—she grew up with a casual beach lifestyle in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

“On TV, I’m dressed up glamorous and so forth. But when I go home, I’m in sweats and jeans and tennis shoes—but I’m still the same person on the inside,” she said. That’s also why she’s never seen herself as the “sex symbol” fans have always made her out to be.

“I’m just so simple and comfortable and not glammed out all the time,” she added. “I feel like I’m just that country girl.”

It’s unclear how much longer White and Sajak will continue their Wheel of Fortune reigns, but Sajak recently told Entertainment Tonight that the “end is near” for him. “It’s been a long [time]. We’re not gonna do this for another 40 years,” he said. “It’s an honor to have been in people’s living rooms for that long. People were out there welcoming us. We’re happy and proud.”

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