‘It suffocates me’: Scandal’s Kerry Washington says current political climate makes it hard for her to ‘function’ as people come to her for advice

She’s known for her role as a problem solver on her hit political drama television show Scandal.

And Kerry Washington admitted in the November issue of Allure that people turn to her for real-life problems just as they would her character Olivia Pope.

The 40-year-old actress said friends and family consistently reach out to her because they think she can ‘handle it’.