Michelle Obama posts rare photo of youngest daughter Sasha for 24th birthday
Michelle Obama is sharing a rare photo of youngest daughter Sasha Obama for her 24th birthday.
The "IMO" podcast host posted the snap of the University of Southern California alum, who celebrates her big day on Tuesday, June 10.
"Happy birthday to my sweet girl, Sasha! Can't believe how quickly time has flown. I'm so proud of the woman you’ve become. Love you always! 💕🥳🎉," the former first lady captioned the photo.
The "Becoming" author's post was echoed by separate Instagram birthday wishes from former President Barack Obama, who wrote "Happy birthday, Sasha!"
"Watching you grow into the incredible woman you are has been a true gift. I'll always be proud of you and will always be here for you," he added. The Obamas are also parents to older daughter and filmmaker Malia Ann, who is 26.
In the "Becoming" on Netflix star's post, Sasha is wedged between her parents as the family of four posed in casual outfits.
Michelle Obama daughter Malia changes name
Last week, the forthcoming "Look" book author broke her silence on the eldest daughter'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 the 2023 short film "The Heart" which she wrote and directed. The former first lady spoke publicly about the change during a Wednesday, June 4, appearance on the "Sibling Revelry" podcast cohosted by Oliver and Kate Hudson.
"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."
She added that "it is very important for my kids to feel like they've earned what they are getting in the world, and they don't want people to assume that they don't work hard, that they're just naturally, just handed things," telling the Hudsons and her own brother Craig Robinson that "they're very sensitive to that – they want to be their own people."
Obama continued by quipping that "our daughters didn't want to be little princesses in the White House."
"They wanted to push the envelope; they needed some rope. They wanted to try some things, they wanted to be out in the world, and I knew that under the circumstances, they needed more rope than I probably would've given them if I were my mom," Obama said.