Kerry Washington is opening up like never before, thanks to her new memoir , Thicker Than Water , which includes a life-changing revelation about her father. In Thicker Than Water , the 46-year-old actress revealed that she recently discovered that the man she knew all her life as her father, Earl Washington, is not her biological father after all. In an exclusive interview with People , the Scandal star said, “It really turned my world upside down.”  Washington learned the truth while preparing to appear in Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s  Finding Your Roots , a PBS series that documents celebrities learning about their ancestors through DNA testing. Before the episode’s filming, Washington’s mother, Valerie, and her father, Earl, spoke with Gates about the secret they had held onto for decades. In the spring of 2018, the parents finally decided to have the difficult conversation with Washington after Gates suggested it would be best to get everything out in the open before filming. “When...