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Wayne Brady, 50, has felt the love from his followers on season 31 of Dancing with the Stars. The TV host and comic is within the finals and has an awesome shot at successful the Mirrorball Trophy together with his companion Witney Carson. Wayne’s daughter Maile Masako Brady, 19, has been certainly one of his greatest supporters on this wonderful journey. Wayne even devoted his Foxtrot dance to his daughter throughout the Most Memorable Year episode. The Let’s Make a Deal host has such an exquisite relationship together with his teenage daughter, so we rounded up every little thing you might want to find out about Maile Brady beneath.
Who Is Maile Masako Brady?
Maile Masako Brady was born on February 3, 2003 to Wayne and his spouse Mandie Taketa, 46. Wayne obtained married to Mandie, who’s a dancer, 4 years earlier than Maile was born. It was the second marriage for Wayne, who was wed to Diana Lasso from 1993 to 1995. Wayne and Mandie separated on April 5, 2007, when Maile was solely three years previous. Mandie filed for divorce from Wayne on July 2, 2007. “The split is very amicable and they continue to remain the best of friends and committed parents,” Wayne’s consultant informed PEOPLE on the time.
Wayne and Mandie have had a really optimistic co-parenting expertise since their break up. In truth, the exes really remoted collectively throughout the COVID-19 pandemic with their daughter and Mandie’s boyfriend, Jason Fordham.
“For the entire duration of [Malie’s] life, we have co-parented as best friends,” Wayne informed Access Hollywood in March 2020. “Our quarantining is a little different, we quarantine between both of our homes and I’ve got a big back yard and lots of land, so we both share this land and this space,” Wayne added. “Mandie, her boyfriend Jason, my daughter Maile, we are a family, so we’re like this new, nuclear family.”
Maile is an actress and singer.
Maile has adopted in her father’s footsteps as a proficient actor and singer. She made her performing debut in 2018 on an episode of The Bold and the Beautiful. She filmed scenes with former Dance Moms star Nia Sioux. “To see her on the set, I feel like a giddy stage dad,” Wayne informed Entertainment Tonight about Maile’s visitor look on the cleaning soap opera. “It makes me wanna cry. I’ve had a couple near tear moments.”
As a singer, Maile launched her single “Exhale” and the music video in 2021. Maile additionally sings and dances on TikTookay, the place she has over 200,000 followers. Maile has filmed quite a few TikToks along with her dad.
Maile has a half-brother.
Mandie and her boyfriend have a son named Sunny, who they welcomed through adoption. In Oct. 2021, Wayne introduced that he can be co-parenting Sunny with Mandie and Jason. “He’s gonna call me Duncle (Daddy/Uncle) because I plan on being around and doing all that stuff,” he wrote on Instagram. Wayne additionally revealed that he’s Sunny’s godfather.
Maile is a good massive sister to her child brother Sunny. The complete household is shut and so they even filmed a TikTookay video collectively on Christmas in 2021. Mandie held child Sunny because the household did a dance led by Maile of their Christmas pajamas.
Maile’s relationship with Wayne Brady.
Maile has such an exquisite relationship along with her dad. Maile has supported Wayne throughout massive moments in his profession, together with when he hosted the 2022 American Music Awards on November 20. Wayne has at all times seemed out for his daughter and beforehand admitted to a time that he feared for Maile’s security as a result of she’s a younger black lady.
He informed Access Hollywood that Maile was 14 or 15 years previous when she unintentionally set the alarms off at Wayne’s home, when he wasn’t residence. “I freaked out because I was giving her the code and for whatever reason she put it in wrong and it wouldn’t accept and then the alarm company [said] we are sending armed response right now,” he recalled within the 2020 interview. “I was so worried that my daughter could not explain in the heat of the moment, ‘Yes, it’s my house.’ ”
Wayne has additionally proven like to Maile on her birthday each single 12 months. When Maile turned 19 in February, Wayne mirrored on how his “life changed forever” the day she was born. “Being your father is truly the greatest role I could ask for,” the Kinky Boots star wrote on Instagram. “I’ve gotten to witness an amazing human be built from the ground up. You make me proud every single day. Not only do I love you, (duh), but I like and respect you with all my heart. I’m in awe of you Buddy,” Wayne added.