Kerry Washington is opening up about boundaries with the public.
The 48-year-old Scandal actress got candid about her family in an interview with InStyle, out now.
Kerry is married to Nnamdi Asomugha and has two children with him, and she’s also a stepmom to his daughter from a previous relationship.
During the chat, she spoke about how she keeps her personal life private from social media and public life, including her husband and children.
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“It was very hard at the beginning. I’d look at a picture of my kid and send it to my mother: ‘This picture has to be in the world, but I don’t want to post it!’” she explained.
“When [my kids] started going to school and I knew I couldn’t protect them every moment of the day, it was scary. But it’s okay. My 11-year-old was with me at the Beyoncé concert this weekend…but I’m not posting images of her. Our kids get to be who they are, not who the world has decided they are.”
“Which is really actually similar to my husband and me,” she went on to say.
“We live our lives and we are in the public eye, but we are still fairly private. Almost two years ago, we were at a couture show in Italy, and the house crew took a picture of us. I said to him, ‘This picture is so beautiful. I want to post this picture.’ And he was like, ‘Really?’”
“We had been married 10 years and never posted a picture of ourselves together. [Laughs] We are both the kind of actors who are often trying to tell as much truth as possible behind the mask of the character. I feel like we are more protective of our real truth. That’s not for public consumption,” she added.
Kerry also addressed what life is like today for her and her family.
“In this season [of my life], it’s more important for me to be at drop-off and pick-up. It’s a real privilege. I remember reading somewhere about interviewing people in hospice. Most people don’t say, ‘I wish I had worked more.’ Most people say, ‘I wish I had spent more time with my husband’ or ‘I wish I had spent more time with my kids’ or ‘I wish I had traveled more’ or ‘I wish I had done the creative thing that I was scared to do,’” she reflected.
“I want to be ambitious for things other than professional success: Ambitious for my kids, ambitious for my marriage, ambitious for life. Work is a big part of my life—I’m not retiring, I’m not walking away—but I’m ambitious about living a full life.”
Kerry Washington just supported her husband at this public event!
Source: justjared.com