Kerry Washington was nervous about joining Twitter.

Kerry Washington is glad she joined Twitter but was initially apprehensive about signing up for an account.

Actress Washington 37 joined the social networking site as she wanted to be able to interact with fans of her hit US TV series 'Scandal' but she's admitted she was reluctant at first.

Quizzed on whether she's happy she took the leap, she said: "Yes. There is a real power in social media. The world has become a global community and that's very exciting. [But] I'm a very private person so I was nervous about it.

"I didn't know how to interact in this way without feeling like I was violating a sense of having a personal life outside and separate from work."

Kerry who has three-month-old daughter Isabelle with her husband Nnamdi Asomugha is a keen supporter of charities which fight for equality.

Kerry explained how she gravitated a lot towards women's issues because as a woman she believe in equality for all members of our community and that lends itself to being very active around voting, voters' rights and participating in a democracy.

Women's voices need heard in the US by showing up and voting. It's important that people know they own that privilege.

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