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Wayne Brady Opens Up About Sexuality: ‘I Am Pansexual’
Wayne Brady, comedian and host of Let’s Make a Deal, shared his personal journey to overcoming shame and accepting his gender identity.
“I am pansexual,” Brady, 51, said in an interview with People published on Monday. “I came to pansexual because — and I know that I’m completely messing up the dictionary meaning — but to me, pan means being proficient to be attracted to anyone who identifies as homosexual, straight, bi, transsexual or non-binary,” said Brady. “Being capable to be attracted across the board. And, I assume , at least for me for right now, that is the proper place.”
Brady was married to his ex-wife Mandie Taketa from 1999 to 2008, and she was the first person he came out to. “I just said, ‘Great.’ As I knew coming out would help him be happier,” she told the outlet.
Despite having in a people of family and friends who are in the Gay community, the player said he would eat a “shame cake” every afternoon and that he was worried about people finding out about his control sexuality. “I’ve told
Wayne Brady Comes Out As Pansexual and Opens Up About His Decision to Share His Sexuality
Speaking and embracing his truth! Wayne Brady is getting candid about his sexuality and sexual orientation.
The Let's Make a Deal host recently sat down for an interview with People, and he opened up about identifying as pansexual, and how he defines that for himself.
"In doing my research, both with myself and just with the nature, I couldn't utter if I was bisexual, because I had to really see what that was, especially because I really own not gotten a chance to perform on anything," Brady said. "So, I came to pansexual."
Brady explained, "I understand that I'm completely messing up the dictionary meaning — but to me, pan means entity able to be attracted to anyone who identifies as gay, straight, bi, transsexual or genderqueer. Being able to be attracted across the board."
"I consider, at least for me for right now, that is the proper place," he added. "I took pan to mean that not only can I be attracted to any of these people or types physically, but I could be attracted to the person that is there."
Brady was joined for the interview by his ex-wife Mandie Taketa, and their 20-year-old d
Wayne Brady sets the tape straight on 'the biggest misconception' about being pansexual
Wayne Brady is here to set the record direct on his pansexual identity.
The "Let's Make a Deal" host, 51, hosted the 2024 GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday, celebrating Gay stars and allies in entertainment.
Brady discussed common misconceptions about being pansexual tracking his reveal in August. "I had to accomplish research and find out what it was that I (am)," he told People on the red carpet.
"The biggest misconception — and I even build a joke about it onstage tonight — is that people think that you're an indecisive bisexual," he said. "No, no. Let me set you straight."
Brady continued, "What the definition basically boils down to is, regardless of gender, regardless. So that means that I am happily free to collapse in love with anybody here. If you're same-sex attracted, if you're straight, if you're non-binary, trans, I don't care. It's the person, which in my mind is the ultimate in acceptance and loving."
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.The actor and comedian added that because his options for love are endless, it's a "win."
In an interview with People magazine published
Wayne Brady has revealed he is pansexual, meaning he can hold sexual, romantic or emotional attractions to someone regardless of their gender. In an interview with People magazine, the comedian and actor described it as "bisexual — with an open mind."
Who is Wayne Brady?
The 51-year-old is known for the sketch comedy show "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and is host of CBS' "Let's Make A Deal." He also hosted his retain talk show, "The Wayne Brady Show," in the early 2000s.
Brady told People the first person he opened up to about his pansexuality was his ex-wife, Mandie Taketa.
"I just said, 'Great.' As I knew coming out would help him be happier," Taketa told People. Brady and Taketa, 47, share a 20-year-old daughter named Maile.
Brady said for him, "pan means being capable to be attracted to anyone who identifies as gay, vertical, bi, transsexual or non-binary."
"Being capable to be attracted across the board," he said. "And, I think, at least for me for right now, that is the proper place. I took pan to mean that not only can I be attracted to any of these people or types physically, but I could be attracted to the person that is there."
During the intervie