Wayne Brady On Gaining a New Perspective While Coparenting With Ex-Wife
Wayne Brady has gained a tremendous amount of insight since co-parenting his 16-year-old daughter Maile with ex-wife Mandie Taketa.
“[The secret is] time and knowing when to let things go for the greater good,” the comedian told Us Weekly about Mandie, from whom he split in 2008. “She is the most amazing woman in the world and one of the most amazing moms, I think, that has ever walked the planet. Our daughter’s proof of that and the fact that she slaps me into shape. She’s the reason I think that I’ve had the success I have.”
The comedian added that he and Mandie are “better friends than” spouses.
“Everyone says, ‘Girl, you should marry your best friend. It’s so good to always find that person. He’s your best friend and you guys can do anything,’” he told the outlet. “No, you’re best friends for a reason. Then [when you get married], everything has this super pressure on it that it didn’t when you’re best friends. Now … as weird as it sounds, I can honestly say she’s closer to me than people who are my blood relatives.”
How amazing. Don’t you wish we all were this close to our exes?