Kerry Washington pregnant from Nnamdi Asomugha
Actress Kerry Washington and 49er cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha sure know how to keep a secret.
First, they secretly married in June. Now comes news that Washington (the 36-year-old star of “Scandal”) is about four months pregnant.
A friend of Washington’s reportedly revealed to Us Weekly that Washington and Asomugha are expecting their first child, due sometime in early spring.
The couple reportedly began dating in summer 2012 and privately married in Hailey, Idaho, on June 24. Washington was engaged previously to actor David Moscow. It was that latter relationship that has Washington avoiding publicly discussing her marriage, impending motherhood and personal life in general.
Kerry Washington.
She married quietly with no celebrity fanfare on June 24, but Kerry Washington will have more trouble keeping her latest secret private.
The Scandal actress, 36, and her husband, NFL player Nnamdi Asomugha (32) are expecting their first child, a source close to the actress confirms to
PEOPLE.
“Kerry and Nnamdi are ecstatic” – the source says. The baby is due in late spring.
The pal adds that the private star likely wouldn’t have discussed her big news, but with a stint on Saturday Night Live this weekend: “she didn’t want
the focus to be on whether or not she has a bump.”
It’s celebration time for actress Kerry Washington and her husband Nnamdi Asomugha as they are about to step into parenthood very soon. The good news,
that Kerry is carrying her first child, has arrived four months after a secret marriage happened between Asomugha and Washington.
A source said: “She had planned to wait longer because the pregnancy is being well hidden on Scandal with her trademark coats, but it will be pretty
obvious on Saturday Night Live this Saturday.” “So she decided to start telling people now,” the source added. The news first broke out yesterday though
Kerry’s representatives could not be contacted easily for further confirmation. 32-year-old Asomugha and 36-year-old Washington tied the knot in Blaine
County, Idaho, on June 24.
Earlier the Django Unchained actress said: “I am really private about my personal life.” She also said in the September issue of Glamour, “I’ve had
earlier times in my career when I did talk about it.”She also said, “But I couldn’t just turn around and say, ‘I only want to talk about the good stuff,
but not the bad stuff.’ So I just thought, ‘Okay, no more.’” She told further, “I’m walking around in the world with my ring. And when people say
congratulations, I say thank you,” adding, “But I’m going to continue to not talk about it and just let it unfold.”