Wayne Brady Opens Up About His Life After Coming Out As Pansexual
Actor and TV host talks about his journey and career following his coming out of the closet announcement in August. Read more below about him.
The message
In a recent interview Let Make A Deal host, Wayne Brady has an inspiring message for all the people out there, based on his experiences after coming out as pansexual, discussing it’s “never too late to take hold of your story…I’ve gotten so many DMs, emails, and texts from people who, at a midpoint in their life, want to express themselves, whether it’s changing their work or coming out.”
His statement was, “It’s never too late to take hold of your story … for teenagers, young adults, theatre students and young Black men who question the idea of masculinity, and what it all means.”
He explained what the term meant when he is attracted to individuals regardless of sex or gender, also he mentioned that “I’ve told myself in the past, also, nobody needs to know my business. The world can go without knowing that Wayne identifies as pan. But that gave me license to still live in the shadows and to be secretive. What does that feel like to not be shameful, to not feel like, ‘Oh, I can’t be part of this conversation because I’m lying?’ I had to break that behavior.”
He revealed in the interview with Yahoo Entertainment that, the “best part” of coming out is “take their own story in their own hands…Past a certain point, life becomes too short to live in the dark all the time…to have people say, ‘Hey, you inspire me, not just on stage, but you inspire me to live my truth,’ has been the best part.”
Family Support
He is separated from his ex-wife, Taketa, and has a daughter, Maile who was quite supportive of Wayne coming out of the closet.
Taketa said in an interview with People Magazine, “I just said, ‘Great.’ As I knew coming out would help him be happier. ”
To this, he also added “If I’m healthy, then I can go onstage at Let’s Make A Deal and be the best Wayne Brady that everybody wants and expects. I can be the best dad that Maile needs. I can be the best friend to Mandie, the best son to my mother, and one day, the best partner to someone, because I’m doing this for me.“
His Work life
With interesting projects lined up for him, he is all set to perform for the Hooray for Holidays celebration on Dec. 16 and 17 with the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA).
He would also be picking up some of the community projects with his ex-wife, and producing partner on issues affecting race and the LGBTQ community. He commented, “We are all about moving the needle, about doing things that are important to us. ”
