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Kerry Washington Explains Why She Keeps Her Kids Out of the Public Eye

Kerry Washington Explains Why She Keeps Her Kids Out of the Public Eye

Kerry Washington looks gorgeous while posing for the cover of InStyle‘s March issue, which is on newsstands February 14.

The 43-year-old Emmy-nominated actress opened up to the mag about her family life, creating more opportunities for people of color, and how Scandal changed her role in the industry.

On keeping kids out of the public eye: “These are their lives. But it’s not about pulling a Rapunzel and hiding them away in a castle from the world— we don’t want to do that. I think any parent would want to keep kids from a situation that causes them to feel scared. I don’t want them to be exploited, particularly in this social-media world.”

On creating more opportunities for people of color: “Being No. 1 on the call sheet for a show as historic as Scandal, where the stakes were so high and meant possible opportunities for other actresses of color, that felt like a real test.”

On Scandal changing her role in the industry: “I would disappear into these different roles, and, you know, nobody was connecting that the woman from Save the Last Dance was the same woman from Ray who was the same person from The Last King of Scotland. They are totally different humans, and that was great for me. I got to really keep my life and not have it disrupted in a big way. That changed with the one-two punch of Scandal and Django Unchained.”

For more from Kerry, visit InStyle.com!

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