Marie Claire cover
Washington appears on the cover of April 2015 issue of Marie Claire. She talks about fashion, family and privacy.
Earlier in my career I was much more super-sharey. There were moments when I wanted to process things that were happening to me more privately, and I didn’t have the space to do it, because once you let people in, they’re in and you don’t get to say, Oh, I want this for myself.
InStyle cover
Washington appears on the cover of InStyle. Washington discusses finding balance in life as a working mom.
Women use this ‘guilt’ word a lot, but I’m not sure how I feel about it. I know why it’s the word that keeps coming up, but I can’t co-sign on it yet. There has got to be a better way. You can’t be all things to all people all the time. You have to experience your humanity, you have to know you are a limited vessel, and you can only do so much.
Skin lightening scandal
InStyle responds to fans who believe that Washington’s skin is lightened on her cover photo.
We are super fans of Kerry Washington here at InStyle. To feature her on the cover of our March spring fashion issue is both an honor and a delight. We have heard from those who have spoken out about our newsstand cover photograph, concerned that Kerry’s skin tone was lightened. While we did not digitally lighten Kerry’s skin tone, our cover lighting has likely contributed to this concern. We understand that this has resulted in disappointment and hurt. We are listening, and the feedback has been valuable. We are committed to ensuring that this experience has a positive influence on the ways in which we present all women going forward.
Allure cover
Washington appears on the cover of the November 2014 issue of Allure magazine. She talks about career challenges, sex scenes, and Scandal.
They’re hard to do. Sex scenes are always awkward. You’re doing things that you’re supposed to do with only certain people in your life. Because this is not your real partner in life, doing that is awkward. And then doing it in a room full of people is awkward.
Allure cover
Washington appears on the cover of Allure magazine’s November issue without makeup and gives her “confessions of a recovering perfectionist”. Washington tweets:
What an honor!
People cover
Washington appears on the cover of People to discuss how she overcame heartbreak to find job with a great job, marriage, and baby. On coping with sadness:
I used food as a way to cope. It was my best friend. I’d eat anything and everything, sometimes until I passed out. I had this personality that was driven toward perfectionism. I would tell people I was at the library but instead go to the gym and exercise for hours and hours … There was a lot of guilt and a lot of shame.
Lucky cover
Washington appears on cover of the December 2013/January 2014 issue of Lucky magazine. In the magazine, she talks about fashion, shopping, and Scandal.
Essence cover
Washington appears on the cover of Essence magazine and discusses her TV show Scandal. She is amazed that people are addicted to the show.
People are sitting on their couches and they’re in a relationship with us. When people come up to me, they’re saying, ‘What are you going to do next week?’
On a girls night out:
It would involve a lot of wine. I drink maybe twice a year. I would be with my three best friends from high school or my girlfriends from the show.
Vanity Fair cover
Washington appears on the cover of the August 2013 issue of Vanity Fair. She talks about her role on Scandal with the magazine.
One of the most profound things for me about the show is the number of white women of all ages who come up to me and say, ‘I want to be Olivia Pope.’
Elle cover
Washington appears on the cover of the June 2013 issue of Elle magazine. She talks about how she never thought she would be movie star.
I’m the luckiest broad in Hollywood now. To be the lead actor on Scandal and to be in the highest-earning [Quentin] Tarantino movie — I don’t get to ask for more.
Essence cover
Washington appears on the cover of Essence magazine to discuss her greatly anticipated show Scandal. She also talks about becoming the only Black actress to work as a real-life black woman on a prime-time TV series.
I think it’s a really special time to be a woman of color in this business. The landscape of who has the power is changing. We are in more influential positions and are able to have a say in the stories that are told. I feel very lucky to be in the business now.