Biggest Bombshells From Kerry Washington’s New Memoir ‘Thicker Than Water’
26.09.2023 - 19:41
/ etcanada.com
The bombshells are exploding in Kerry Washington’s new memoir, Thicker Than Water, available now on bookshelves and digital platforms.
The profoundly personal book dives deep into the very private life of the Emmy-winning actress, which was propelled by discovering her father was not biologically related to the star.
Now, she’s pulling back the layers of her story and sharing them with the world to aid others in personal healing. We’ll visit some of the book’s most significant revelations below.
Panic Attacks Were A Norm In Her Childhood
Brought on by heated arguments between her parents – Valerie, a professor, and Earl, a real estate agent – caused paralyzing panic attacks and anxiety to swarm her childhood.
“I was dizzied with terror, no ground beneath me; it was crazy-making, endless. And sad,” she shares.
She Experienced Consistent Sexual Abuse As A Child At The Hands Of A Peer
Washington was tragically sexually assaulted by a boy in their tight-knit neighbourhood of the Bronx, NYC, during group sleepovers when her parents were in their room.
“He was not a pedophile,” she writes, not identifying the boy’s name. “The truth remains that there were things done to me — while I was sleeping, and without my consent — but the perpetrator was a child himself. It is partly my compassion for him that has kept these incidents a secret, locked in the vault of my mind.”
Washington reveals she chose not to tell her parents and often felt the weight of the trauma, explaining she “carried the shame and blame for too long.”
She Had A Same-Sex Relationship
Washington briefly found herself experimenting with her sexuality during her youth.
Her mom pried into her relationship with a close girlfriend, asking: “What’s going on with you