Kerry Washington Just Corrected a TV Host Who Suggested Her Stepchild Wasnt Her Child

Kerry Washington Just Corrected a TV Host Who Suggested Her Stepchild Wasnt Her Child Kerry Washington, perhaps best known for zu sichbei role as Olivia Pope on Shonda Rhimess Scandal, doesnt usually have scandals in her own personal life. She is a famously private actress who tends to keep the conversation on her career a pretty amazing feat for a female star, given how most interviewers feel its their right to ask women invasive, sexist questions everywhere from the red carpet to late night shows.Kerry Washington and Shonda Rhimes / Source InstagramBut earlier this week, Washington made her family life public for a pretty important reason.On a Today Show appearance to promote her new Broadway play, American Son, Washington corrected host Craig Melvin who called her a mother of two.Washington does have two biological children son Caleb Kelechi, 2, and daughter Isabelle Amarachi, 4 with her husband Nnamdi Asomugha. But she also has a 12-year-old stepdaughter from Asomughas last ma rriage.I am a mother of three, said Washington, refusing to leave her stepdaughter out of the conversation. Pregnant Kerry Washington / Source InstagramWashington keeping her stepdaughter in her public narrative is pretty powerful.Even in 2018, some people fail to consider blended families in the same way as biological families and thats just not something we should stand for. The actresss move reminds us to rewrite the common societal script that biological relationships define our families, or that certain types of relationships are more important than others.Dont miss out on articles like these. Carrie Underwood is Being Bullied By Moms For The Most Ridiculous ReasonWorking Mom Natalie Portman Has the Perfect Clapback When a Man Describes a Woman as Crazy