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GOSSIP & RUMORS: Stevie Wonder addresses rumor that he’s not really blind

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He just called to say you’re mistaken.

Stevie Wonder addressed the long-standing rumor that he isn’t actually blind during the Cardiff, Wales, stop on his Love, Light and Song UK tour.

β€œI must say to all of you, something that I was thinking, β€˜When did I want to let the world know this?’ But I wanted to say it right now,” Wonder, 75, said as seen in anΒ Instagram video from a concertgoer on July 10.

β€œYou know there have been rumors about me seeing and all that? But seriously, you know the truth.”

Stevie Wonder as a teen. ullstein bild via Getty Images
Stevie Wonder in 1965. Corbis via Getty Images

The musical legend then explained when he lost his sight.

β€œTruth is, shortly after my birth, I became blind,” Wonder continued. β€œNow, that was a blessing because it’s allowed me to see the world in the vision of truth, of sight. See people in the spirit ofΒ them, not how they look. Not what color they are, but what color is their spirit?”

Over the years, many celebrities have made cracks about Wonder not really being blind.

Anthony Anderson poked fun at the Grammy winner’s condition while on β€œThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in 2016.

β€œWhat y’all don’t know is, Stevie can see,” the actor, 54, said while sharing the story of how he challenged Wonder to a basketball game. β€œIt’s just an act.”

Three years later, Shaquille O’Neal claimed Wonder recognized him in an elevator.

Stevie Wonder at the 2025 BET Awards. Getty Images

The basketball star, 53, told his β€œInside the NBA” colleagues that he was in the lobby of his building when Wonder came over and said, β€œWhat’s up, Shaq?”

β€œ[He] presses the button. Get’s off on his floor. Goes to his room. I went and called every person I knew and told them the story,” he recalled. β€œHe got on the elevator and was like, β€˜What’s up, Shaq? How you doing, big dog?’”

The β€œSuperstition” musician, meanwhile, has been extremely open about his loss of vision.



Stevie Wonder in NYC in May 2025. Pierrick Rocher/BFA.com/Shutterstock

In 2024, he shared how his mom, Lula Mae Hardaway, struggled with the news at first. Despite her reaction, Wonder kept a positive outlook.

β€œI was born. Shortly after that, I’m blind,” he expressed in an episode of β€œThe Wonder of Stevie” audiobook series. β€œMy mother went through the different things, and so my experience with that was deep.”

Wonder noted that his mother, who died in 2006, would cry β€œevery night” after he was diagnosed.

Stevie Wonder attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Getty Images for The Recording Academy

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer finally said to her, β€œMama, you shouldn’t cry, you’re making my head hurt.”

β€œAnd I said, β€˜Maybe God has something for me that’s bigger than all this,’” Wonder recounted. β€œHistory proved that true.”

In 2004, he detailed his upbringing for O, The Oprah Magazine.

β€œShe didn’t bind me up. She wasn’t like, β€˜Don’t step there!’ or β€˜Watch out, you’ll fall!’ She’d tell me to be careful, but I was going to do what I was going to do. She was just fast enough to catch me,” he said of his mother. β€œShe knew I had to learn β€” and the more she allowed me to do, the more she could let go. She saw that I’d developed what’s called facial radar, meaning that I could hear the sound of objects around me. If you close your eyes and put your hands right in front of your face, then move your hands, you can actually hear the sound of the air bouncing off your hands.”

The artist has also kept a great sense of humor regarding his disability.

Stevie Wonder performing at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Ron Sachs – CNP for NY Post

Wonder got candid on his friendship with Jamie Foxx whileΒ presenting the actor with the Ultimate Icon Award at the 2025 BET Awards.

β€œHe hit me up because of his win β€” Academy Award β€” forΒ β€˜Ray.’ And I said, β€˜You know Jamie, just because you play a blind man that don’t mean that we’re besties, okay?’” he joked at the time.



Wonder went on to tease Foxx, 57, and his β€œlove for blind people.”

Stevie Wonder in 1971. WireImage

The β€œIsn’t She Lovely” singer has won 25 Grammy awards throughout his career. Wonder also took home an Oscar in 1984 for Best Original Song β€œI Just Called to Say I Love You” for the film β€œThe Woman in Red.”

The star has been inducted into theΒ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,Β Songwriters Hall of FameΒ andΒ Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame.

Wonder has been married three times. He previously was married to singer-songwriter Syreeta Wright from 1970 to 1972, and fashion designer Kai Millard MorrisΒ from 2001 to 2015.

Stevie Wonder performs onstage during the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California. Getty Images for FIREAID

Wonder has been married to Tomeeka Robyn BracyΒ since 2017.

He is also dad to nine kids.

β€œI give a lot of credit to the mothers of my children. They’ve raised the children well,” WonderΒ told Winfrey in 2004. β€œBut I’m not one of those fathers who just send money. I guide them as a father and talk to them as a friend. I always want my children to feel they can tell me anything.”

In 2014, he’d go on to joke about his big family on β€œThe View,” saying: β€œI got, how many, 22 kids?”





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