Michelle Obama Breaks Her Silence on Daughter Malia Dropping Last Name

Michelle Obama is reacting to daughter Malia‘s decision to professionally drop her last name.

While premiering her movie The Heart at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival last year, Malia, 26, decided to drop her last name “Obama,” and professionally uses her middle name, going by “Malia Ann.”

During a recent appearance on Kate and Oliver Hudson‘s Sibling Revelry podcast, the 61-year-old former First Last said that Malia “trying to make her way” when it comes to her budding filmmaking career.