Jada Pinkett Smith admits writing her memoir has been 'emotionally taxing'

25 August 2023 , 11:18

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Jada Pinkett Smith admits writing her memoir has been 'emotionally taxing'

Jada Pinkett Smith has opened up about the writing process behind her upcoming memoir, as she said it's been "emotionally taxing" and "technical".

The 51-year-old is set to release her book, Worthy, on October 17 and has teased fans about what it involves. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, she said: "I wanna start sharing some of the process with you that it took to write this book.

"Not only has it been emotionally taxing, but it's really technical. It's technical to write a book." The Red Table Talk host then paid tribute to her editor Carrie Thornton and co-author Mim as she thanked them for their efforts.

Jada urged her fans to stay tuned as she promised to share more details about her writing process. She also revealed what books she will be reading this year.

Jada Pinkett Smith teased fans about her upcoming memoir (@jadapinkettsmith/instagram)

Her book will be released in October (jadapinkettsmith/Instagram)

Jada told fans: "Yesterday I found out I'm on The Times most anticipated books for the fall, along with Kerry Washington who I can't wait to read her book, as well as Barbra Streisand and Britney Spears. I wanna read all of those books so we got some good reading this fall everybody."

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Captioning the post, she wrote: "Process … is everything #IamYouareWeareWorthy #ourworthyjourney." Fans are so excited about the release of Jada's memoir and took to the comments to share their thoughts.

One person said: "I can’t wait for the world to read #Worthy!! It’s sooo good!" Another said: "Looking forward to it," a third person added: "Cone [sic] on with it! I can't wait!"

Fans can't wait for the book's release (Getty Images)

Jada started writing her book before husband Will Smith's Oscars slap (AFP via Getty Images)

Jada started writing Worthy back in December 2021, before her husband Will Smith controversially slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars Award ceremony. She said she wrote the book to take responsibility for her story.

"It was just like, the idea of being willing to take full responsibility for my story, through and through. And doing it with grace and love. For myself and for others," she told People.

Jada said she was encouraged to write her memoir by "so many people" and described the book as "divine advice". She said the title came because it took her a while to accept that she was "worthy" of being published.

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