Wayne Brady recently revealed that embracing his pansexuality has significantly enhanced his role as a father.

During a conversation with People magazine, the host of “Let’s Make a Deal” expressed that being candid about his sexual orientation has brought him a sense of ease in his everyday interactions.

“I feel lighter because I can be myself,” Brady explained. “This authenticity allows me to excel as an actor, improves my stage performances, and most importantly, makes me a better father. It also paves the way for me to be a better partner in the future. Overall, I’m happier and more vibrant.”

However, Brady noted that this personal revelation has not significantly impacted his dating life.

“It hasn’t really changed much in terms of dating,” Brady admitted. “I’m mostly staying to myself at the moment.”

Brady shares daughter Maile Masako Brady with his ex-wife, Mandie Taketa.

In 2024, he learned that he had fathered a son, Val Henry, with an ex named Tina, whom he had an on-and-off relationship with during the pandemic. He addressed the revelation on his reality series Wayne Brady: The Family Remix.

“I was floored,” Brady said at the time. “Was I happy? No, because I was in shock.”

Since then, Brady has fully embraced becoming a father again.

“I’m a proud father,” Brady said in a separate interview with Entertainment Weekly. “Anyone that knows me with Maile knows that, anyone that sees me with Sonny knows that. I love kids. My son Val is a blessing. And maybe his mother and I are not together in that way, but just like with Mandie, we’re going to co-parent.”

Brady said documenting the experience on his show was important to him.

“As much as people have been inspired by my co-parenting journey with Mandie, now they get to see somebody who at 50 can be a father again and approach it with, ‘I’m in it and I’m proud of my son.’ I want him to know that there’s no shame attached to him, so I’m going to speak out loud about him.”