Kerry Washington: “My Body Is the Site of a Miracle Now”
Covering the September issue of Self Magazine, Kerry Washington opens up about her body after the birth of her first child, Isabelle Amarachi.
The Scandal actress doesn’t understand society’s obsession with new mothers “getting back” to their pre-pregnancy weight.
“I’ve been really focused on not being ‘back’ to anything, but being the best version of myself right now,” she told. “My body is the site of a miracle now. I don’t want to be pre-miracle.”
In fact when her manager told her she was “back,” Washington took issue with the phrase.
“She meant it as a total compliment, but we had this great conversation where I was like, ‘You know what? I try really hard not to use that language, because it’s not about going backward in life.’”
“I try to get it in so I can be back with my kid early,” Washington says about her exercise routine. “I have to take care of myself in order to live life the way I want to. It’s important to have rest days. But in the long run, if I don’t work out for, like, three days, I feel worse, not better.”
The actress is married to Nnamdi Asomugha. They tied the knot in 2013.
To read the full interview pick up Self on newsstands now.
I have never heard of her, but she is very pretty. Good for her.
I love Kerry Washington! She always looks amazing!
I have not heard of her, but she looks amazing. I will have to check out this magazine.
Could not agree more – life is about moving forward and growing in character.
Who wants to keep trying to focus on being a past version of themselves?!
I wish I could go backward in life. I would love to be a size zero again. Not going to lie.
I have to admit I haven’t heard of her before, but she does look fab! Great quotes. x
I have been a long time fan of Kerry Washington. I love her take on being healthy. When I was younger I was skinny but I wasn’t healthy. I am working on getting healthy. I don’t want to look backwards I want to look forward.
She has a pretty cool perspective on motherhood. It seems like she knows how to stay healthy!
She looks so hot. If I hadn’t read it here, I would say that she doesn’t look like she just gave birth.
She still looks amazing after giving birth. I’ve always loved her and she is from the Bronx.
I love Kerri. She looks gorgeous, always has. I feel the exact same as her. She looks way better than me after 6 now, lol, but agree.
I don’t know who she is, but I like her attitude. And she certainly does look amazing post-baby!
Not sure who she is but I wish the media would really knock it off with mom’s and their bodies after having a kid. Takes 9 months to grow a child, takes over a full year for the body to balance back out again. Women are beautiful in any shape and forms
This is so true. It is not about getting back to where you were pre pregnancy. It should be about being the best you can be now.
I think Kerry Washington looks amazing. I love her way of thinking about loving our bodies.
I have never watched her show but it is great that she is talking about this.
Kudos to Kerry for not caring about getting “back” to her pre-baby self. As long as she’s happy & healthy, that’s all that matters!