United Kingdom, April 5 -- Kerry Washington used to pin her engagement ring to her undergarments to keep the news private.

The 47-year-old actress tied the knot with former NFL star Nnamdi Asomugha in 2013 and went on to have Isabelle, nine, as well as seven-year-old Caleb with him but is notoriously private about her personal life so kept her engagement ring hidden away to "protect" herself from the glare of the media.

Speaking on 'SiriusXM's This Life of Mine with James Corden', she said: "I used to pin my engagement ring to my undergarments because I loved my ring so much, so I would sleep in it at night, and then in the morning, I would pin it to my undergarments so that nobody knew we were engaged.

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