Wayne Brady Says He Wants to Get a Vasectomy After Welcoming Surprise Baby: ‘I’m Done’

Mar. 15, 2025

Wayne Bradyis content with being a father of two — so much so that he might be ready to get a vasectomy.During an appearance onThe Talk, posted on YouTube on Monday, Sept. 23, Brady revealed whether he would make the “running joke” about getting a vasectomy a reality.Brady, 52, appeared on the show alongside hisWayne Brady: The Family Remixcostars — his daughter,Maile Brady,his ex-wife Mandie Taketa,and her husband, Jason Fordham.After Maile, 21, said she “thought [the vasectomy] was happening,” and Taketa, 48, also asked if it was a joke, Brady said, “You know what, I will get a vasectomy."(L-R) Maile Brady, Wayne Brady, Mandie Taketa and Jason Michael Fordham in July 2024.Jesse Grant/Variety via Getty"Yeah. Look, I’ve already got two [kids]. I’m 52. I’m not Moses or somebody from the Bible that needs to go forth. Nope. I’m done. In fact, I should schedule an appointment right after the show,” said theLet’s Make a Dealhost.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!After the audience applauded, Maile further insisted he should get a vasectomy, telling him, “Keep that seat right there. Take a self-care weekend. Get some ice. Start praying.“2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture.Cindy Ord/GettyWhile Brady shares Maile with Taketa, he recently revealed that his ex-girlfriend Tina, whom he dated off and on during the pandemic, was pregnant with his son in 2022, who is named Val Henry.While speaking about him in an interview with PEOPLE in July, Brady saidhe was “shocked” but determined to be a good father.“I never want Val to grow up thinking that he should be ashamed or look back and go, ‘Oh, my dad didn’t want me,’ or he was ashamed of me,” he said. “Because I want him, in his own way, to know that I love him as much as I love Maile, who is of me and that I had a part in creating. So I had to do that work.“Wayne Brady attends the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton on March 14, 2024.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicAs for Taketa’s reaction, she told PEOPLE thatshe “was more concerned for Wayne’s mental healthbecause that was not a good time.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“It was a struggle to begin with,” she said. “And so it was that on top of everything. I mean, we had just come back from mom’s funeral together and then this news was dropped, and so that’s my first concern was just weighing his health.”

Wayne Bradyis content with being a father of two — so much so that he might be ready to get a vasectomy.

During an appearance onThe Talk, posted on YouTube on Monday, Sept. 23, Brady revealed whether he would make the “running joke” about getting a vasectomy a reality.

Brady, 52, appeared on the show alongside hisWayne Brady: The Family Remixcostars — his daughter,Maile Brady,his ex-wife Mandie Taketa,and her husband, Jason Fordham.

After Maile, 21, said she “thought [the vasectomy] was happening,” and Taketa, 48, also asked if it was a joke, Brady said, “You know what, I will get a vasectomy.”

(L-R) Maile Brady, Wayne Brady, Mandie Taketa and Jason Michael Fordham in July 2024.Jesse Grant/Variety via Getty

Maile Brady, Wayne Brady, Mandie Taketa and Jason Michael Fordham at the “Wayne Brady: The Family Remix” Tastemaker Event held at The Spare Room on July 22, 2024 in Los Angeles California.

Jesse Grant/Variety via Getty

“Yeah. Look, I’ve already got two [kids]. I’m 52. I’m not Moses or somebody from the Bible that needs to go forth. Nope. I’m done. In fact, I should schedule an appointment right after the show,” said theLet’s Make a Dealhost.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

After the audience applauded, Maile further insisted he should get a vasectomy, telling him, “Keep that seat right there. Take a self-care weekend. Get some ice. Start praying.”

2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture.Cindy Ord/Getty

Wayne Brady

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While Brady shares Maile with Taketa, he recently revealed that his ex-girlfriend Tina, whom he dated off and on during the pandemic, was pregnant with his son in 2022, who is named Val Henry.

While speaking about him in an interview with PEOPLE in July, Brady saidhe was “shocked” but determined to be a good father.

“I never want Val to grow up thinking that he should be ashamed or look back and go, ‘Oh, my dad didn’t want me,’ or he was ashamed of me,” he said. “Because I want him, in his own way, to know that I love him as much as I love Maile, who is of me and that I had a part in creating. So I had to do that work.”

Wayne Brady attends the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton on March 14, 2024.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Wayne Brady attends the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton on March 14, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

As for Taketa’s reaction, she told PEOPLE thatshe “was more concerned for Wayne’s mental healthbecause that was not a good time.”

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“It was a struggle to begin with,” she said. “And so it was that on top of everything. I mean, we had just come back from mom’s funeral together and then this news was dropped, and so that’s my first concern was just weighing his health.”

source: people.com