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KJ Apa has officially become a Samoan chief following a traditional ceremony.
The actor revealed the news on Instagram, sharing a photo of himself at the ceremony held in the village of Moata’a, located on the island of Upolu in Samoa.
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The “Riverdale” star received the Samoan chief title of Savae before village leaders, according to the local news website Talamua.
“O la’u fautuaga – o le a ou tautua i le tatou aiga ma le tatou nu’u. Fa’afetai i le Atua,” Apa, 25, captioned the post on Wednesday, which translates to, “My goal is to serve my family and my village (Moata’a) Thank you God.”
The chiefs reportedly praised Apa’s decision to further embrace his Samoan heritage and the responsibilities that come along with the honourary title.
Another outlet, The New Zealand Herald, reported that, during the ceremony, Apa also gave a speech in Samoan, saying that he “wished God’s blessings upon the people of his village, the wider family and all those present [at the ceremony].”
Elsewhere during the ceremony, Apa sung hymns, drank from a coconut shell and later removed the traditional clothing that he wore in order to gift them to the village leaders, a customary act, according to The Herald.
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Apa has previously opened up about his Samoan heritage. In 2017, he told Vulture that his “culture has always played a massive part of [his] life,” noting that he’s “been surrounded by the culture ever since [he] was a kid.”
While appearing on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in February 2021, the actor explained that his name is Samoan and that “KJ is short for Keneti James.”
“I’m named after my
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KJ Apa has been named a Samoan chief in a traditional ceremony. The New Zealand-born Riverdale star, whose father is Samoan and a matai (chief) of his village in Samoa, revealed to his Instagram followers that he had officially received the Samoan chief title of Savae before village elders in a ceremony. KJ, 25, shared a photo of the ceremony held in the village of Moata’a, located on the island of Upolu in Samoa.
KJ Apa has been made a Samoan Chief in his home village. The 25-year-old actor is New Zealand-born but is half Samoan on his father's side and has been honoured with the title of chief in the village of Moata’a and took to social media to promise that he will "serve" his family and village. Alongside a photo of himself kneeling in the traditional ceremony known as a saofa'i, he wrote on Instagram: "O la’u fautuaga - o le a ou tautua i le tatou aiga ma le tatou nu’u.