Kerry Washington enjoys girls' weekend with Jennifer Lopez gig in Vegas
Kerry Washington and her girlfriends celebrated the Memorial Day weekend (ends30May16) with a trip to Las Vegas to see her pal Jennifer Lopez in concert.
The pregnant star treated 10 of her closest friends to a Sin City getaway on Sunday (29May16), and Kerry gave her social media followers an inside look into their unforgettable ladies-only holiday online, using the hashtag "DubsAndDaGirlsDoVegas" in snaps she shared on Instagram.
The group, which included Kerry's Scandal co-star Darby
Stanchfield, jetted off from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in a private
plane. When they arrived to the city, they kicked off the
festivities with a "pre-game" manicure and pedicure party, courtesy
of beauty brand OPI, a company the actress recently collaborated
with to create the 'Washington D.C.' nail polish line inspired by
her hit political TV drama.
They enjoyed a dinner at hotspot Mr. Chow, before heading over to
the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, where Jennifer performs her
All I Have residency show.
Both Scandal stars shared videos and photos from the concert, and
Kerry, a New York native like Jennifer, even got a special shout
out during the concert from the singer, who took a moment to
acknowledge the actress in the audience.
"Give it up for Kerry Washington, everybody!" Jennifer told the
crowd. "That's another Bronx girl right there, if you don't know.
Reppin' to the fullest! Thank you for coming baby!"
Kerry later shared a photo of her backstage with Jennifer, adding
the caption, "@jlo repping the best of The Boogie Down (Bronx).
Love you mama."
The Django Unchained actress even got the chance to sit on the prop
silver crescent moon used in the show, and she shared a snap of her
lounging gracefully on the piece, tweeting, "Tonight I got to go
from The Bronx to the moon and then back again. Thank you @jlo Good
night Vegas."
Kerry recently revealed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
that she and the Latina beauty have known each other long before
they both became stars - Jennifer once served as Kerry's dance
teacher.
"Our (dance teacher) had an awesome substitute teacher named
Jennifer who would sometimes step in and teach but then she left to
move to L.A. and be on In Living Color.... I learned to dance from
J.Lo!" she recalled.
Meanwhile, the well-documented girls' trip also marked the end of a
two-week social media hiatus for Kerry, who said she was taking a
"teeny break from social media" as she enjoys her second
pregnancy.
But Kerry admitted she might go back in hiding after the Vegas
adventure, tweeting on Sunday, "Don't know if I'm OFFICIALLY back,
but I can't not share next 24 hrs with u! SO...I'm about to be
social. & snappy (Snapchat) too. & maybe grammy (Instagram).
LOL".
Kerry and her husband, former American footballer Nnamdi Asomugha
are already parents to two-year-old daughter Isabelle.