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Wayne Brady Says Coming Out as Pansexual Made Him a Better Parent and Performer

He links the renewed ease to years of mental-health work sparked by Robin Williams' 2014 death.

Overview

  • In a new People interview published January 17, 2026, Brady says he feels lighter and happier since publicly coming out in 2023.
  • He reports the shift has improved his acting, onstage performance, and parenting by allowing him to show up more authentically.
  • He hopes his openness encourages Black and brown young people to feel less shame and to speak honestly about their identities.
  • He says his dating life has not noticeably changed and that he is largely keeping to himself.
  • He has defined pansexuality as attraction regardless of sex or gender, and he remains known to audiences as the host of Let's Make a Deal.