Overview

• In 2023, Bonnie Blue Broad uncovered Brant Broad’s existence through a 23andMe test, revealing him as her half-brother.
• Idol told iNews he had “knockdown, drag-out sex” with countless partners in the ’70s and ’80s and wasn’t surprised by the DNA results.
• Brant was raised believing another man was his father, now works in construction, and has two children with his wife, Teresa.
• The family first went public with Brant at Idol’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in January 2023, and he appears in the new Tribeca-premiered documentary.
• Clean since 2003, Idol credits his recovery with enabling him to be fully present for all his children and four grandchildren.