Kerry Washington Aces Halloween With Challengers-Inspired Costume Featuring Tony Goldwyn, Scott Foley
Olivia Pope fixed it.
Kerry Washington embraced her inner Zendaya while poking fun at a famous fictional love triangle from her past.
The 47-year-old Photoshopped an image of herself dressed as Zendaya’s tennis pro character Tashi Donaldson from her racy 2024 drama Challengers, even sporting Tashi’s “I Told Ya” shirt from the film.
In the image shared on Halloween, Kerry is standing in between her former Scandal costars Scott Foley and Tony Goldwyn, who were both decked out in tennis gear.
Expertly captioning the pic, “Challengers Accepted,” Kerry, who played fixer Olivia Pope in the political drama, hit the grand slam with the look, teasing the love triangle between Olivia, Scott’s Jake Ballard and Tony’s President Fitz, while also giving a nod to the Challengers tangled romantic web between Zendaya’s Tashi, Josh O’Connor’s Patrick Zweig and Mike Faist’s Art Donaldson.
Of course, fans went wild in the comments section on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.
With one X user writing, “y’all ate this up i can’t lie.”
Others teased the Scandal cast about recreating a viral Challengers’ scene, writing, “Can you ask Tony and Scott if we can see the KISS, or nah?”
Another fan on Instagram commented, “It’s the fact that she knows we’re all delulu enough to literally be obsessed with this.”
Despite the love and fanfare surrounding Scandal, which has continued even six years after it went off the air, Kerry recently shared that she didn’t think the Shonda Rhimes show would necessarily get made today.
Noting that the show was described as a “risk” for having a Black female lead and calling the current television climate “risk averse,” Kerry said at the Bloomberg Screentime Conference on Oct. 10, “I don’t know that it would have been greenlit with me, with a Black woman at the center.”
She also discussed how she wasn’t the original pick to play fixer Olivia Pope.
“Shonda Rhimes has talked about this publicly,” Kerry said of the Scandal creator. “When they first read the script, the executives were like, ‘This is a great role for Connie Britton.’ And I love Connie, but the show is inspired by a real woman named Judy Smith, who is a Black woman.”
She continued, “If it hadn’t been inspired by a real woman who is a Black woman, then everybody would have said, ‘Let’s make her white.’ You didn’t have the option to say that.”
For more stars who dressed up as other celebrities for Halloween, read on.
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The influencer and her husband were feeling so high school as they dressed up as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for Halloween 2023.
The influencer struck a post as she dressed as Madonna for Halloween 2023.
The supermodel dress as Marilyn Monroe for Halloween 2023.
Proving her love for the musical legend will go on and on, the TODAY host paid tribute during the morning show's 2022 Halloween show.
With the help of his girlfriend, the Jonas Brothers' lil' bro trolled his older brother and his ex (who he dated briefly in 2008) for Halloween 2022.
From one twin flame to another. Megan and her fiancé dressed up as the former couple at the 2022 Casamigos Halloween party.
The newlyweds dressed up as the late couple at the 2022 Casamigos Halloween party.
The pop star channeled the late Anna Nicole Smith for Halloween 2021, recreating the Playboy Playmate's infamous wedding in 1994 when she married 89-year-old billionaire businessman, J. Howard Marshall.
Just days after getting engaged in 2021, Kravis decided to celebrate spooky season early by dressing up as another iconic (though tragic) couple.
"Throw away the key," Travis wrote on Instagram after revealing his outfit. Kourtney added, "Till death do us part."
Sid Vicious, whose real name is Simon John Ritchie, was a member of the punk band Sex Pistols, and Nancy was his girlfriend. In 1978, she died by stabbing, with Sid suspected of her murder. He died of an overdose in 1979.
For the unforgettable look, the Blink-182 rocker opted for black clothing from head-to-toe with a cigarette for an accessory. As for Kourtney, she sported a black, mesh short-sleeve top with a matching bra underneath. When it came down to glam, Kourtney's blond wig was perfected by hairstylist Glen Coco and Tonya Brewer created her makeup look for the night.
The pair even sported handcuffs from Enfants Riches Déprimés to re-create looks from the 1986 feature film Sid and Nancy, which explored the doomed real-life relationship.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star dressed up as her co-star Kathy Hilton's famous daughter for the 2021 premiere of Halloween Kills.
The then-pregnant model channeled Demi's infamous 1991 Vanity Fair nude pregnancy photo shoot for her costume in 2020.
The "Goodies" singer and Seattle Seahawks quarterback went to great lengths for their 2019 costumes, taking up the ultimate challenge of dressing up as Bey and Jay.
Ciara and Russell shared photos and videos of themselves reacreating a specific scene from the power couple's "Ape Sh*t" music video where they're seen standing in front of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
But if you take a one, two step closer, you'll see that instead of the Mona Lisa, the Wilsons are standing in front of a portrait of the former President of the United States Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama.
"From the Wilsons to the Carters to the Obamas... Much Love & Respect. We goin Ape $#!% #HappyHalloween," Ciara captioned one of her Instagram posts.
The former Bachelor Nation couple dressed up as the famous exes for Halloween 2020, reenacting the pair's virtual reunion at that year's Fast Times at Ridgemont High table read benefit.
In 2017, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star decided to pay homage to several icons, including Madonna channeling her Marilyn Monroe-like "Material Girl" look and the late Aaliyah from her 2000 music video "Try Again."
Netflix's wildly popular docuseries Tiger King got a Kar-Jenner spin in 2020 thanks to this feisty group.
Kylie got down and "Dirrty" for the holiday in 2016, paying tribute to the singer by totally nailing her early 2000s look, including faux facial piercings, beach blonde and jet black tresses and, of course, the leather chaps. And the costume was approved by the inspiration herself.
"YAASSSSS".....Killin it @kyliejenner," Christina wrote on Instagram. "Yes to dirrty 2016!! Get it girrrl!!!"
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Normani served bawdy and face as she recreated an iconic Naomi Campbell fashion lewk for the spooky holiday in 2020. "Campbell - 1991," the pop star captioned her Instagram photos of her fashionable get-up.
It takes two...to pull off a Halloween costume this epic. The duo transform into the famous twins for Heidi Klum's annual Halloween party in 2019.
It was the dress that started Google Images and the stylist slayed in 2019 when he paid homage to J.Lo's iconic 2000 Grammys look .
Like mother, like daughter! The makeup mogul's then-20-month-old daughter, got all dolled up for the fun and festive season, and recreated her mother's iconic 2019 Met Gala lewk.
Quik is the name! The actress paid tribute to the rapper with her Halloween costume in 2019. "You know @djquik had to roll through and show @gabunion some #CaliforniaLove for her Birthday," the Little star wrote.
Groovy! The model and actress channeled the legendary Twiggy in 2019 with a colorful mod-style mini-dress and whimsical makeup.
The Kylie Cosmetics founder and her BFF got into spirit of Halloween in 2019 by dressing up as Madonna and Britney Spears from their iconic 2003 MTV VMAs.
Rinna from the Block! The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star channeled the one and only Jennifer Lopez for the 2019 Casamigos party.
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