Kerry Washington gets candid about her family in her new memoir.
The 46-year-old actress has shared a revelation about her relationship with her father Earl Washington in her book titled denser than water.
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Kerry revealed that Earl is not her biological father and that finding out the news changed her perspective on life.
“It really turned my world upside down,” said the former Scandal star said People.
Kerry learned she was not biologically related to Earl in 2018, before appearing on the PBS series. Find your roots. After keeping the secret from her for her entire life, Earl and Kerry’s mother, Valerie, had discussed the revelation with the show’s host Henry Louis Gates Jr. before telling Kerry.
“When I got this information, I thought, ‘Oh. Now I know my story,’” Kerry continued. “I didn’t know what my story was, but I was playing the supporting character in his story.”
He How to get away with it The actress noted that, although it was a difficult time for her parents, she was relieved to know the truth about her family history and that since then she began a journey of self-discovery that led her to write. denser than water.
“It’s very kind of me to work to understand my life so far, given this new information that I have that, in many ways, seemed to me to be kind of a missing piece of the puzzle,” Kerry said. “I really started to have a lot more love, compassion and understanding for my parents. “Going so deeply into our family history made me put myself in their shoes and think about the things they’ve had to go through, what they’ve been through, and what they’ve sacrificed. And it really made me feel closer to them.”
Kerry Washington recently opened up about how battling an eating disorder affected her mental health.
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