Kerry Washington says childhood friend Jennifer Lopez 'taught me how to dance'

She's so, she's so, Kerry from the block.

"You wouldn't know it from my build, but Jennifer taught me how to dance," Kerry Washington told Yahoo Beauty Editor in Chief Bobbi Brown about the "Booty" singer.

 Kerry Washington, left, and Jennifer Lopez, right, grew up together in the Bronx. The ‘Scandal’ star confessed the ‘Booty’ singer taught her how to dance.

The "Scandal" star and Jennifer Lopez grew up together in the Bronx and, well, Washington took away some key moves from that friendship.

"I remember when she left the Boys Club because she was leaving New York to go to L.A. to try and make it big, and we were all like, 'Oh my gosh,'" the 37-year-old actress recalled.

At that time, Washington probably didn't imagine she'd one day become a star, too.

Now, she's on a hit ABC series that's currently in its fourth season. While Washington may appear to be a gladiator in real life like her character Olivia Pope, she is not at all the same person.

"I don't (drink red wine in real life)!" she said about Pope's frequent wine sipping shown in every episode.

"On the show it's just grape juice, because I would never be able to memorize all my lines," she added.

Washington has also taken on new life roles recently, like marrying NFL Oakland Raiders star Nnamdi Asomugha in June 2013 and giving birth to their first child, daughter Isabelle, in April. The super-private actress was able to pull off both life-altering events secretly.

"It is really interesting for me being an actress," she told Yahoo. "Because I feel like I have a responsibility to myself and to my family to have gone through this miraculous journey of pregnancy and birth and all of that and be healthy and sane and present and loving to myself and to my family.

While she feels a deep devotion and dedication to her family, Washington is also aware of the huge undertaking she's got in living up to Olivia Pope fans' expectations, even while pregnant.

"And then at the same time I have this responsibility to Olivia Pope, to be that character and maintain the essence of that character even if my belly is ever expanding," she added.