Kerry Washington Opens Up About The Source of Her Struggles With Body Image

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 22: Actress Kerry Washington speaks during the Black Women’s Agenda Inc.’s 46th Annual Symposium Town Hall at the Renaissance Hotel on September 22, 2023 in Washington, DC.

When it comes to beauty and style, it doesn’t get much better than Kerry Washington. The Little Fires Everywhere actress joined the likes of Kelly Rowland and Halle Berry in the pages of PEOPLE’s coveted 2013 Most Beautiful issue. But lately, Washington has been opening up about her struggles with an eating disorder – something she revealed in her new memoir, “Thicker Than Water.”

In an October 1 conversation with Gabrielle Union at LA’s Palace Theater, the Scandal actress noted that although she hails from the same Bronx neighborhood as J.Lo, she didn’t have nearly the same confidence in her backside as Jenny from the Block.

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“These are stereotypes, but the ways that their moms and the women in that world looked was so different from the women that I grew up with,” Washington said “And all the messages I was getting from Hollywood and from this environment was that thinner is better. And that success looked like thinness.”

Washington was also quick to point out that Paltrow’s ex Ben Affleck might not mind a little booty, as he seems to be pretty damn happy with J.Lo these days.

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