Tammy Bruce of Fox News Lost Her Girlfriend In A Tragedy — A Look At Her Personal Life And Net Worth

Tammy Bruce experienced the heartbreak of losing her partner, Brenda Benet, when she was in her twenties.

Quick Facts About Tammy Bruce

Full Name	Tammy Bruce
Date of Birth	Aug 20, 1962
Age	61 Years
Height/How tall?	5′ 8″ (173 cm)
Profession	Radio Host
Father Name	N/A
Mother Name	N/A
Gender Identity	Lesbian
Is Married?	No
Is Gay?	No
Net Worth	N/A

Bruce, who had previously identified as bisexual but later chose to label herself as a lesbian, was engaged to marry Benet. However, their relationship with the actress didn’t conclude on a positive note, leading to a subsequent withholding of all information about her personal life.

Benet’s death traumatized her.

Bruce worked as Benet’s secretary on Days of Our Lives while Benet was going through a period of mourning. She was grappling with the loss of her son and the recent divorce from her ex-husband, Bill Bixby, after a decade of marriage.

Following a child and ten years of being married, the actress finalized her divorce from Bixby in 1979. Then, on March 1, 1981, she tragically lost her son, Christopher Sean Bixby, to a rare childhood illness known as acute epiglottitis.

Despite the hardships, Bruce remained a close confidante to Benet. They rekindled their romance after Benet’s divorce (reports suggest they had a previous relationship), even moving in together in a house in Mandeville Canyon, west Los Angeles.

However, their relationship was short-lived, ending in March 1982 for reasons not disclosed. Despite their split, they seemed to maintain an amicable relationship. However, a tragedy unfolded for Bruce soon after.

On April 7, 1982, Bruce had a lunch appointment with Benet. Upon arrival at Benet’s home, she discovered that Benet had barricaded herself inside the bathroom. Despite calling for help, when the authorities arrived, it was too late. They found Benet deceased, having taken her own life with a.38 caliber bullet.

This devastating incident caused Bruce to suffer a mental breakdown, leading to a hospital stay. Bill Bixby, Benet’s ex-husband, covered the entirety of Bruce’s hospital expenses.

She’d already come out in her twenties.

Bruce, born on August 20, 1962, had a challenging upbringing marked by poverty. Growing up without knowing her father and rarely seeing her hardworking store clerk mother were difficult aspects of her childhood. On top of that, she grappled with her homosexuality, realizing she was different at a young age and proudly embracing her identity as a lesbian.

Despite her conservative background, she actively engaged in gay and lesbian activism, organizing marches and advocating for gay and women’s rights. Interestingly, the Northridge native emphasizes that not all conservatives are antagonistic toward the LGBT community.

In an October 2010 interview with The Guardian, she highlighted that many conservatives are guided by faith and hold a different viewpoint on homosexuality compared to hers. Contrary to popular belief, she found conservatives to be more understanding than expected.

Net Worth and Income Sources

Bruce is a current Fox Network political commentator and TV personality with conservative views. She’s an advocate for free speech and the Second Amendment, delving into journalism since the 1990s and actively participating in feminist activism since the late 1980s. From 1990, she led as president of the National Organization for Women for seven years.

Post her tenure, the University of Southern California graduate hosted a national radio show on a talk radio network, sharing her political perspectives across various media platforms. At 58 years old, she’s authored three books, all of which became New York Times bestsellers.

Her books, namely ‘The New Thought Police,’ ‘The Death of Right and Wrong,’ and ‘The New American Revolution,’ have contributed significantly to her status as a best-selling author and an expert in American politics, thus adding to her net worth. As of December 2023, Tammy Bruce’s net worth is estimated to be around $2 million.