Malia Ann Obama
Michelle Obama has broken her silence on eldest daughter Malia Obama’s decision to drop her last name.
Malia Ann, who is pursuing a film career in Hollywood, used her middle name as her artistic name for the credits of short film “The Heart” which she wrote and directed, that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2024.
During a Wednesday, June 4, appearance on the “Sibling Revelry” podcast cohosted by Oliver and Kate Hudson, Obama addressed Malia’s decision to ditch Obama after former President Barack Obama’s second term.
The mother-of-two explained that she believes her daughters distanced themselves because they wanted to ‘distinguish themselves’ from their famous parents as they became adults.
‘Where do we begin?’ she said when asked about the difficulties she faced while raising two young women in the public eye. ‘Our daughters are 26 and 23, they are young adult women. But they definitely went through a period in their teen years… it was the “push away.”
Michelle noted that she has found that this is something that often happens to celebrity kids. ‘They’re still doing that, and you guys know this of children with parents who are known,’ she continued. ‘You’re trying to distinguish yourself. It’s very important for my kids to feel like they’ve earned what they are getting in the world.’
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