Kerry Washington Rocks ‘Challenger’ Costume With ‘Scandal’ Co-Stars

Scandal stars Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn and Scott Foley put a playful spin on the Luca Guadagnino-directed sports drama Challengers.

The actors gave a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Scandal love triangle between Olivia Pope (Washington), President Fitzgerald Grant (Goldwyn) and Jake Ballard (Foley), with the trio wearing costumes to represent Challengers’ Tashi Duncan (Zendaya), her husband Art Donaldson (Mike Faist) and Patrick Zweig (Jpsh O’Connor).

“Challengers Accepted,” Washington captioned the post on X.

Washington and Goldwyn, who are both separately married, have joked about their work-husband and work-wife relationship for years since Scandal ended in 2018 after seven seasons. The actors have been on the campaign trail as support for Vice President Kamala Harris during the fall.

“The security at the convention, especially this year, was insane. I was like, ‘Well, I wasn’t planning on coming for another hour.’ She said, ‘You need to come right now,'” Goldwyn told Shondaland about their DNC convention appearance in August.

“She was probably an hour away from going onstage. Luckily, we were about to pay the check. The Secret Service had locked it down, so we had to get a special rush entry. She had this idea that I was going to bring her her phone while she was onstage. It all worked out great. It was super-fun, and people seemed to enjoy it. That was a classic Kerry-Tony interaction.”

In June, the actors urged Americans to vote, with Washington joking that she “upgraded” Goldwyn.

“Tony! I’ve upgraded your life in so many ways #BlackWifeEffect, and today I’m adding one more,” she captioned the post, over a snippet of Tony Richman‘s “Million Dollar Baby.” Go upgrade your voter registration status to REGISTERED 😜. Love you!!!!!! #RegisterAFriendDay #Olitz.”

Since 2013, Washington has been married to actor, film producer, and former NFL star, Nnamdi Asomugha, with whom she shares two children. Goldwyn has been married to production designer Jane Musky, since 1987, and the couple share two daughters, Anna and Tess.