Kerry Washington is opening up about a shocking discovery she made about her parents.
In her upcoming memoir, Thicker Than Water, the former “Scandal” star reveals that her father isn’t actually her biological father, something she discovered after participating in a celebrity genealogy TV show.
“It really turned my world upside down.”
As Washington told People, it all began when she told her parents she was planning to appear Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s PBS series “Finding Your Roots”, in which celebrities learn about their family trees via DNA testing.
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Her parents, Earl and Valerie Washington, reached out to Gates, who told them he felt it was best for them to tell their daughter the truth themselves. As a result, they told her that, due to fertility issues, her biological father is an anonymous sperm donor,...
In her upcoming memoir, Thicker Than Water, the former “Scandal” star reveals that her father isn’t actually her biological father, something she discovered after participating in a celebrity genealogy TV show.
“It really turned my world upside down.”
As Washington told People, it all began when she told her parents she was planning to appear Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s PBS series “Finding Your Roots”, in which celebrities learn about their family trees via DNA testing.
Read More: Kerry Washington Opens Up About Suicidal Thoughts Amid Eating Disorder: ‘A Toxic Cycle Of Self-Abuse’
Her parents, Earl and Valerie Washington, reached out to Gates, who told them he felt it was best for them to tell their daughter the truth themselves. As a result, they told her that, due to fertility issues, her biological father is an anonymous sperm donor,...
- 9/24/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
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