When it comes to life with her three kids, Kerry Washington doesn’t have to worry about putting out little fires everywhere.
The Scandal star, who shares daughter Isabelle, 10, Caleb, 8, and a teenage stepdaughter with husband Nnamdi Asomugha, gave a rare peek inside her family life while detailing the bond their kids share.
“I’m grateful for how close they are, the three of them,” Kerry shared on the Feb. 20 episode of Netflix’s Skip Intro podcast, admitting that as an only child she’s learned a lot about the sibling dynamic through them. “I don’t know anything about siblings. When they argue or fight I always look to my husband, like, ‘Is this normal?'”
“For me, you avoid conflict, right,” she continued. “I’m learning to witness them work through stuff and how wonderful that is.”
But while Kerry is reticent to usher her kids into the spotlight next to her, she has detailed her approach to parenting—and how she sees her and Nnamdi’s roles in their lives, telling Marie Claire in 2023, ”I try to show up as the person they need to help them be the best versions of themselves.”
And part of that is her and her husband of 11 years keeping “really, really vigilant” about their privacy so the kids can grow up with a sense of normalcy.
“These are their lives,” the Little Fires Everywhere alum explained to InStyle in 2020. “But it’s not about pulling a Rapunzel and hiding them away in a castle from the world—we don’t want to do that. I think any parent would want to keep kids from a situation that causes them to feel scared.”
As she put it, “I don’t want them to be exploited, particularly in this social-media world.”
While Kerry and Nnamdi, 43, are fairly private with their children, the couple occasionally puts their romance on display—most recently at the 2025 Golden Globes.
And for Kerry, who wed the NFL player-turned-actor in 2013, life with Nnamdi seems like it was always meant to be. After all, they had been set to co-host a fundraiser that they were both ultimately unable to attend before finally getting a chance to meet when he came to see her Broadway play Race in 2009.
“We finally did meet, and I felt dizzied by the calm and pure authenticity of his presence,” Kerry wrote in her 2023 memoir Thicker than Water. “I still am.”
Read on to see more celebrities’ sweet moments with their kids.
Jodie Sweetin & Zoie Herpin
The Full House alum appears with her look-alike eldest daughter (left) and daughter Beatrix during a trip to Jamaica in 2023.
Yolanda Hadid & Gigi Hadid
Like mother like daughter. After becoming a household name on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the former supermodel Yolanda Hadid‘s daughter Gigi Hadid broke into the fashion industry as a teen and has been rocking runways ever since.
Clint Eastwood & Scott Eastwood
Clint Eastwood‘s fifth child, son Scott Eastwood, has followed in his movie star footsteps by starring in films like Suicide Squad, Snowden, The Fate of the Furious and Pacific Rim.
Jon Bon Jovi & Jake Bongiovi
The Bon Jovi singer and his third child is his mini-me. Pictured: The two appear on either sides of with the musician’s wife, Dorothea Bongiovi, and their youngest son Romeo Bongiovi at the Jefferson Awards Foundation’ 2017 DC National Ceremony at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC. in 2017.
Katie Holmes & Suri Cruise
The look-alike duo is all smiles while attending a 2016 performance of Finding Neverland in the Big Apple.
James Marsden & Jack Marsden
Woah, the Marsden men’s resemblance was uncanny at the 2017 SAG Awards.
Sienna Miller & Marlowe Sturridge
The Alfie star’s daughter, whom she shares with ex Tom Sturridge, joined her mom for a rare public outing in London in April 2025.
Kim Zolciak & Brielle Bierman
Double take! The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum’s daughter looks like her younger sister!
Cristiano Ronaldo & Cristiano Ronaldo Jr.
The soccer star has the cutest plus-one ever at the London premiere of Ronaldo.
Christie Brinkley & Sailor Brinkley-Cook
Sailor is taking after her mom in the modeling industry.
Kate Moss & Lila Moss
And Kate’s daughter is also following in her mom’s famous footsteps.
Reese Witherspoon & Ava Phillippe
Here posing for an Instagram snap before the Hot Pursuit premiere in Los Angeles, mom and her daughter have never looked more alike!
Lisa Bonet & Zoë Kravitz
Like mother, like daughter. The two attend the Vanity Fair Oscars party in 2015.
Rumer Willis & Demi Moore
With their matching jumpsuits, sleek hair and glasses, the two look more like twins than mother and daughter! “That moment when you realize you actually are becoming your mother #twinning #imnotmad,” Willis joked on Instagram.
Madonna & Lourdes Leon
Pictured here in 2010, the pop icon’s daughter is a fashionista just like her mama!
David Beckham & Brooklyn Beckham
You’ll get a kick out of how much the soccer star and his son look alike.
Kelly Ripa & Lola Consuelos
The spunky morning show host celebrated her daughter’s 14th birthday with this adorable pic. Look at that resemblance!
Uma Thurman & Maya Hawke
Once upon a time in Hollywood…the Kill Bill actress twinned with her daughter on the red carpet.
Jay Z & Blue Ivy Carter
Little Blue stole the show at the 2017 Grammys, and she’s totally #twinning with her pops!
Alison Sweeney & Megan Sanov
The Days of Our Lives star and her daughter get in the holiday spirit at Disney On Ice Presents Frozen at the Staples Center.
Lily-Rose Depp & Vanessa Paradis
The mother-daughter pair looked like virtual twinsies (especially with those matching bobs) at the Chanel fall-winter Haute Couture show in Paris.
Julianne Moore & Liv Freundlich
The Oscar-winner and her daughter both rock the red hair.
Robin Wright & Dylan Penn
The nearly identical stunning stars even dress the same!
Lori Loughlin & Olivia Giannulli
The Fuller House star and her daughter are practically twins at the Summer TCA Press Tour.
Daniel Day-Lewis & Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis
The Last of the Mohicans and Lincoln star’s young adult son, whose mother is French actress Isabelle Adjani, made his big runway debut at 2015 Paris Fashion Week, walking into the Chanel show with Julianne Moore.
Gillian Anderson & Piper Maru Klotz
The two stunned on the red carpet at the Olivier Awards in London.
Kaia Gerber & Cindy Crawford
If you didn’t know better, you might’ve guessed they were sisters!
Tom Hanks & Colin Hanks
This apple certainly doesn’t fall far from the tree!
Mamie, Grace and Louisa Gummer & Meryl Streep
Mammia Mia! You can certainly see the family resemblance.
John Legend & Luna Legend
The EGOT winner posted this baby photo of himself, looking exactly like baby Luna on Oct. 6, 2017
