Michelle Obama is breaking 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 Obamas also share University of Southern California alum Sasha Obama.
“Our daughters (Malia and Sasha) are 25 and 23. They are young adult women, but they definitely went through a period in their teen years where it was the push away. … They’re still doing that,” Obama told the Hudson siblings, noting that “you guys know this as the children of parents who are known.”
