Kerry Washington reveals her early interest in Lionel Richie.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesKerry Washingtonis sharing her soft spot forLionel Richie.During an appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenon Thursday, the actress, 46, revealed that the singer, 74, was her first celebrity crush.While playing a game of‘The First Timers Club’on the Bravo talk show, hostAndy Cohenasked Washington, “Who was your first celebrity crush?”“Weirdly … I think Lionel Richie,” laughed Washington. “You brought me that Lionel Richie poster, remember?” she added, pointing to her dad Earl Washington, who was behind the bar at the Bravo Clubhouse. “Yes, yes!” replied her father.TheScandalstar also showed her interest in the “All Night Long” singer when shedressed up as himfor Halloween 2022, sporting the same look he wore on the cover of his 1982 debut eponymous album.Days later, WashingtonappearedonThe Late Late Showand then-hostJames Cordenquizzed her on why she decided to dress as the “Endless Love” singer for the holiday.“I’m a huge Lionel Richie fan,” she said. “Like, most kids had posters of teeny boppers and I had a Lionel Richie poster in my bedroom growing up as a little girl. I just have always … I probably still now would cry if ‘Hello’ came on.”Also during her appearance onWWHL, Washington talked about realizing she wanted to be an actress. “When I saw my mother cry at a performance that I played,” she said. “Because I was like, this is a woman who gave birth to me, she knows who I am, but I was able to fool her into thinking I was somebody else.”Kerry Washington dressed up as Lionel Richie for Halloween 2022.Kerry Washington/InstagramWashington went on to share that despite her incredible career, she still doesn’t feel like she’s made it.“When was the first time you felt like a success?” asked Cohen.“I will let you know when that happens,” she replied with a smile.Kerry Washington with her parents Valerie and Earl Washington.Randy Brooke/WireImage“Really?” added the host. “I think it’s gonna be when your book is onThe New York TimesBest Seller list, which is gonna happen,” he continued, noting Washington’s newmemoir,Thicker Than Water.Cohen later asked theLittle Fires Everywherestar about her parents’ reaction to the book, which is full ofbombshell revelationsabout her life.“My parents read it before anybody else,” she said. “I wanted to make sure that I had my parents’ blessing before publishing. My dad says that he really likes the book, he’s proud of me, it’s not the book that he would have written.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Oh no, absolutely not,” laughed her dad, Earl.“But he’s very supportive, and that’s why it’s my book, not his,” the actress continued with a giggle. “My mom, because she’s a retired teacher, she was like, ‘I love you, it’s beautiful. I have a few notes,’ and she handed it back covered in red ink.”InThicker Than Water, the actress shares that she recently learned that her dad Earl isnot her biological father.“It really turned my world upside down,” she told PEOPLE. “When I got this information, I was like, ‘Oh. I now know my story,’ " she added. “I didn’t know what my story was, but I was playing the supporting character in their story.”
Kerry Washington reveals her early interest in Lionel Richie.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Monica Schipper/Getty Images
Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Monica Schipper/Getty Images
Kerry Washingtonis sharing her soft spot forLionel Richie.During an appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenon Thursday, the actress, 46, revealed that the singer, 74, was her first celebrity crush.While playing a game of‘The First Timers Club’on the Bravo talk show, hostAndy Cohenasked Washington, “Who was your first celebrity crush?”“Weirdly … I think Lionel Richie,” laughed Washington. “You brought me that Lionel Richie poster, remember?” she added, pointing to her dad Earl Washington, who was behind the bar at the Bravo Clubhouse. “Yes, yes!” replied her father.TheScandalstar also showed her interest in the “All Night Long” singer when shedressed up as himfor Halloween 2022, sporting the same look he wore on the cover of his 1982 debut eponymous album.Days later, WashingtonappearedonThe Late Late Showand then-hostJames Cordenquizzed her on why she decided to dress as the “Endless Love” singer for the holiday.“I’m a huge Lionel Richie fan,” she said. “Like, most kids had posters of teeny boppers and I had a Lionel Richie poster in my bedroom growing up as a little girl. I just have always … I probably still now would cry if ‘Hello’ came on.”Also during her appearance onWWHL, Washington talked about realizing she wanted to be an actress. “When I saw my mother cry at a performance that I played,” she said. “Because I was like, this is a woman who gave birth to me, she knows who I am, but I was able to fool her into thinking I was somebody else.”Kerry Washington dressed up as Lionel Richie for Halloween 2022.Kerry Washington/InstagramWashington went on to share that despite her incredible career, she still doesn’t feel like she’s made it.“When was the first time you felt like a success?” asked Cohen.“I will let you know when that happens,” she replied with a smile.Kerry Washington with her parents Valerie and Earl Washington.Randy Brooke/WireImage“Really?” added the host. “I think it’s gonna be when your book is onThe New York TimesBest Seller list, which is gonna happen,” he continued, noting Washington’s newmemoir,Thicker Than Water.Cohen later asked theLittle Fires Everywherestar about her parents’ reaction to the book, which is full ofbombshell revelationsabout her life.“My parents read it before anybody else,” she said. “I wanted to make sure that I had my parents’ blessing before publishing. My dad says that he really likes the book, he’s proud of me, it’s not the book that he would have written.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Oh no, absolutely not,” laughed her dad, Earl.“But he’s very supportive, and that’s why it’s my book, not his,” the actress continued with a giggle. “My mom, because she’s a retired teacher, she was like, ‘I love you, it’s beautiful. I have a few notes,’ and she handed it back covered in red ink.”InThicker Than Water, the actress shares that she recently learned that her dad Earl isnot her biological father.“It really turned my world upside down,” she told PEOPLE. “When I got this information, I was like, ‘Oh. I now know my story,’ " she added. “I didn’t know what my story was, but I was playing the supporting character in their story.”
Kerry Washingtonis sharing her soft spot forLionel Richie.
During an appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenon Thursday, the actress, 46, revealed that the singer, 74, was her first celebrity crush.
While playing a game of‘The First Timers Club’on the Bravo talk show, hostAndy Cohenasked Washington, “Who was your first celebrity crush?”
“Weirdly … I think Lionel Richie,” laughed Washington. “You brought me that Lionel Richie poster, remember?” she added, pointing to her dad Earl Washington, who was behind the bar at the Bravo Clubhouse. “Yes, yes!” replied her father.
TheScandalstar also showed her interest in the “All Night Long” singer when shedressed up as himfor Halloween 2022, sporting the same look he wore on the cover of his 1982 debut eponymous album.
Days later, WashingtonappearedonThe Late Late Showand then-hostJames Cordenquizzed her on why she decided to dress as the “Endless Love” singer for the holiday.
“I’m a huge Lionel Richie fan,” she said. “Like, most kids had posters of teeny boppers and I had a Lionel Richie poster in my bedroom growing up as a little girl. I just have always … I probably still now would cry if ‘Hello’ came on.”
Also during her appearance onWWHL, Washington talked about realizing she wanted to be an actress. “When I saw my mother cry at a performance that I played,” she said. “Because I was like, this is a woman who gave birth to me, she knows who I am, but I was able to fool her into thinking I was somebody else.”
Kerry Washington dressed up as Lionel Richie for Halloween 2022.Kerry Washington/Instagram
Washington went on to share that despite her incredible career, she still doesn’t feel like she’s made it.
“When was the first time you felt like a success?” asked Cohen.
“I will let you know when that happens,” she replied with a smile.
Kerry Washington with her parents Valerie and Earl Washington.Randy Brooke/WireImage
Randy Brooke/WireImage
“Really?” added the host. “I think it’s gonna be when your book is onThe New York TimesBest Seller list, which is gonna happen,” he continued, noting Washington’s newmemoir,Thicker Than Water.
Cohen later asked theLittle Fires Everywherestar about her parents’ reaction to the book, which is full ofbombshell revelationsabout her life.
“My parents read it before anybody else,” she said. “I wanted to make sure that I had my parents’ blessing before publishing. My dad says that he really likes the book, he’s proud of me, it’s not the book that he would have written.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“Oh no, absolutely not,” laughed her dad, Earl.
“But he’s very supportive, and that’s why it’s my book, not his,” the actress continued with a giggle. “My mom, because she’s a retired teacher, she was like, ‘I love you, it’s beautiful. I have a few notes,’ and she handed it back covered in red ink.”
InThicker Than Water, the actress shares that she recently learned that her dad Earl isnot her biological father.
“It really turned my world upside down,” she told PEOPLE. “When I got this information, I was like, ‘Oh. I now know my story,’ " she added. “I didn’t know what my story was, but I was playing the supporting character in their story.”
source: people.com
