The 'Scandal' star reveals the long-held family secret in her upcoming memoir, 'Thicker Than Water.'
star unpacked several of the biggest revelations in her memoir, including the truth of her paternity. Kerry Washington Contemplated Suicide While Suffering From ‘Toxic’ Eating Disorder
"It's a big shift for our family, but we've also had many years to acclimate to this information and to move closer to each other," she shared of her family's reaction to their secret being out in the open."I think because we've been in this process of really just being closer with each other and in more truth and more love and more intimacy, we're all feeling really good, feeling very free, feeling very excited to not have to keep any secrets.
"This was shocking to me. And also not... It made so much sense to me because there had been this sense... I felt like I didn't know myself," she explained. "I felt a disconnect to my parents and I felt a disconnect with myself. I never knew what to ascribe that to, I never knew why. Suddenly the pieces all fell into place.
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