Kerry Washington recalls the ‘shocking’ moment she learned her dad is not her biological father

Kerry Washington is opening up about how she learned that her dad is not her biological father.

Kerry Washington is opening up about how she learned that her dad is not her biological father.

In an interview with "TODAY" hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager, Washington said that after she wrapped the show “Scandal,” she was already wondering what she would do next.

“I was already saying, like, ‘Who am I? What will I do next? What is my purpose?’” she during a "TODAY" with Hoda & Jenna interview that aired Sept. 26.

She said her parents asked her to come home to visit because they had something important to tell her. This came after she’d announced to her family her intention to appear on “Finding Your Roots,” a show that features celebrities learning about their family history through DNA testing, which she mentions in her new memoir titled “Thicker Than Water.”

“And I went (to them)... and my parents told me that my dad is not my biological father,” she said. “That I was born from a sperm donor.”