The comedian spoke out about his sexuality in an exclusive interview with People published on Monday.
In the in-depth interview, Wayne discussed his journey to acceptance and coming out, including how he strengthened his mental health after being “really impacted” by Robin Williams’ death in 2014.
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Though Wayne never had suicidal ideation himself, he can relate to others who do. Wayne said that he struggled to feel contentment in his personal life. Work was a source of happiness for me.
It’s too bad I can’t bring that happiness with me when I return home. Because of my love for my kid and my family, I am happy.
The only thing better than chocolate ice cream is being a parent. However, it can’t be all I have to look forward to. “I have to learn to love myself,” he finally said.
Wayne spoke on the motivations for his pansexual outing. “In doing my research, both with myself and just with the world, I couldn’t say if I was bisexual, because I had to really see what that was,” he said.
I’m sure I’m misrepresenting the dictionary’s definition of the word “pansexual,” but to me it implies being attracted to people who identify as gay, straight, bi, trans, or nonbinary.
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Although Wayne has never had a romantic relationship with a man, he admits he has always been attracted to them. If I have an emotion, what does it mean?
” Even if I don’t identify as homosexual, what if I develop feelings for another [man]? Still homophobic. There were a number of other things about which I was bullied.
I didn’t feel like topping off that outfit with a top hat,” he said. In his last words, he discussed the significance his family had in his coming out.
But if I’m feeling well, I can perform at my peak on Let’s Make a Deal and give the fans exactly what they want. If Maile really needs a father.
I can be that for her. Because I’m doing this for myself, I can be the greatest friend to Mandie, the best son to my mom, and the best spouse to someone someday.
Incredible!