Jada Pinkett Smith, Britney Spears.Photo:Jada Pinkett smith/Instagram, Ethan Miller/Getty
Jada Pinkett smith/Instagram, Ethan Miller/Getty
Jada Pinkett Smithis excited for fall!
On Thursday, Pinkett Smith shared a video onInstagramrevealing what she’s looking forward to this autumn. In the clip, theGirls Tripactress, 51, also debuted a bold new look — a head full of platinum gray hair!
While showing off the new do, theRed Table Talkhost let fans know she’s been hard at work writing her new book. “Process … is everything❣️,” she captioned the video. After greeting her 11.4 million followers, Pinkett Smith announced that her new memoirWorthycomes out on Oct. 17.
“I wanna start sharing some of the process with you that it took to write this book,”The Matrix Reloadedtalent began. Next, she admitted that putting her life’s story on paper has been “emotionally taxing” and “really technical.”
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Pinkett Smith reiterated her point, adding that she wanted to share the process that she went through with her “magnificent” editor Carrie Thornton of Dey Street Books and her co-author Mim. Once she gave a special shout-out to the people on her team who helped make the project possible, theScream 2actress shared even more good news.
“Yesterday, I found out I’m on theTime’smost anticipated books for the fall,” she confessed before naming what other women she admired made the list as well. Pinkett Smith mentionedLittle Fires Everywherestar Carrie Washington, adding, “I can’t wait to read her book, as well as Barbra Streisand and Britney Spears.”
“And I’m gonna read all of those books. So, we have some good reading this fall, everybody,” Pinkett Smith continued, noting that she planned to start sharing some content from her chapters soon.
On her Instagram Story, she also shared the link to theTime’sarticle to celebrate making their reading list.
Jada Pinkett Smith attends the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Emancipation’.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
“It’s an adventure, a search for love and self-worth,” Pinkett Smith said ofWorthyduringan exclusive interview with PEOPLE in Juneahead of the memoir’s release. “I think people have made a lot of assumptions. And you know what? Rightfully so. I have to take ownership of that, in regards to the narrative that I’ve participated in, the falsehoods about myself.”
On Aug. 16, theSet It Offstar shared a photo of her memoir on Instagram announcing that it was available for pre-order. Above the book was the disclaimer, “Forget everything you thought you knew.” During the June chat with PEOPLE, Pinkett Smith said she began writingWorthyin December 2021, long before the 2022 Oscars incident involving her husbandWill Smithand comedianChris Rock.
Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, Will Smith, Jaden Smith and Trey Smith attend the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.Lionel Hahn/Getty
Lionel Hahn/Getty
PEOPLE exclusively revealedthat her book would be released this fall in October 2023.Worthypromises to chronicle “lessons learned in the course of a difficult but riveting journey — a rollercoaster ride from the depths of suicidal depression to the heights of personal rediscovery and the celebration of authentic feminine power,” a press release stated at the time.
source: people.com
