Malia Obama to have new starring role alongside famous family - details

Barack Obama has paid tribute to his "beloved" grandmother who has passed away at the age of 99.Sarah Ogwel Onyanho, or known to many as "Mama Sarah" and to Barack as "Dani," was born and lived in Kenya.She "raised eight children, tended to her goats and chickens, grew an assortment of crops, and took what the family didn’t use to sell at the local open-air market."Sarah was the third wife of the former US leader's paternal grandfather, Hussein Onyango Obama, and Sarah raised Barack's father

“My family and I are mourning the loss of our beloved grandmother, Sarah Ogwel Onyango Obama, affectionately known to many as “Mama Sarah” but known to us as “Dani” or Granny,” former president Barack Obama tweeted on Monday (Mar. 29), after news broke of the matriarch’s passing.

Former President Barack Obama‘s grandmother, Sarah Ogwel Onyango Obama, has passed away at the age of 99.

Sarah Obama was an educator and philanthropist who was President Barack Obama’s step-grandmother and the matriarch of his African family.Born around 1920 or 1921 – records were not kept at the time and she was unsure of the date – Obama lived her whole life in Kenya. She was the third wife of President Obama’s grandfather, and though they weren’t blood relations, she and the former president formed a bond after they met in the 1980s.

Michelle Obama has joked her husband, former President Barack Obama, had the "tougher time being an empty nester."The political pair have two daughters, Malia, 22, and 19-year-old Sasha, and both moved back home as their university schooling went online during the coronavirus pandemic.But Michelle has now admitted that Barack finds having them home a "delight," whereas she is ready to "kick them out the door" again.RELATED: Michelle Obama's parenting style with daughters Malia and Sasha revealed

Michelle Obama enjoyed a frank mother-to-mother conversation with Jennifer Garner on Friday and the video will make your day. The former First Lady discussed her parenting style with the Yes Day actress on Instagram and revealed her daughters, Malia, 22, and Sasha, 19, don’t listen to her or husband, Barack Obama. READ: Michelle Obama reveals daughter Sasha's unique living situationMichelle chatted about Jennifer’s new movie in which the parents have to say "yes" to the demands of their kids for

food-insecure families in connection with the debut Tuesday of her children’s food show on Netflix.The “Pass the Love w/ Waffles + Mochi” initiative, named after the new series ”Waffles + Mochi," is a collaborative campaign by the nonprofit Partnership for a Healthier America, its honorary chair Obama and Higher Ground Productions, the production company owned by the former first lady and her husband, former President Barack Obama.The nonprofit says the campaign was inspired by the series, which

Waffles + Mochi, a new cooking show featuring Michelle Obama, premieres this Tuesday (16 March) on Netflix. The six-episode series features the former first lady alongside an array of celebrity chefs and guests, including Sia, Mandy Moore, Rashida Jones, Common, Jack Black, and more.

Actor/puppeteer Jonathan Kidder spends a lot of time at Michelle Obama’s feet — literally — in “Waffles + Mochi,” premiering Tuesday (March 16) on Netflix.He plays Busy Bee, the bespectacled, tie-wearing supermarket manager who interacts with Obama in the educational children’s series, co-created by Erika Thormahlen and Jeremy Conner and executive-produced by Michelle and Barack Obama under their production company, Higher Ground.

Waffles + Mochi, launches tomorrow on Netflix and, in many ways, it’s as wholesome as they come. A mixture of puppetry, animation and documentary, it follows the adventures of two puppets: Waffles, a creature born from an unthinkable act of union between a lady yeti and a male frozen waffle, and her best friend Mochi, a mochi.

Michelle Obama is quite the powerhouse so it might come as a surprise to some people that’s she’s already talking retirement.

Michelle Obama has spoken about how the COVID-19 pandemic bought her closer with her two daughters Malia and Sasha.Malia, a senior at Harvard, and Sasha, a sophomore at University of Michigan, both were forced to study at home in 2020 as colleges closed down across the country.Now, Michelle has revealed that the girls "didn't come back into the house into the same set of rules, because I didn't want them to miss out on independence."MORE: Malia Obama pictured with famous parents following

Like any family, quarantining during the COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on the Obamas. But despite the struggle of having four independent people — two who are supposed to be enjoying college — living under one roof, Michelle Obama is counting her blessings where she can find them. The former first lady, 57, said that staying at home together has actually strengthened her and husband Barack Obama‘s relationship with their daughters, Sasha and Malia.

Lexi Underwood has been cast in the recurring role of Malia Obama in the Showtime anthology series "The First Lady," Variety has learned. The series is described as a reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House.

Lexi Underwood, breakout star of Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere, is set to portray Malia Obama opposite Viola Davis’ Michelle Obama and O-T Fagbenle’s Barack Obama in Showtime’s anthology series The First Lady, headlined by Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson. Davis executive produces the series, directed and executive produced by Susanne Bier and produced by Lionsgate TV and Showtime.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLexi Underwood has been cast in the recurring role of Malia Obama in the Showtime anthology series “The First Lady,” Variety has learned.The series is described as a reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House. Viola Davis will play Michelle Obama, while O-T Fagbenle will appear as President Barack Obama.

Michelle Obama has hilariously revealed that she and her husband Barack Obama "can't get a word in" when they have dinner with their two daughters, Sasha and Malia.Speaking on Good Morning America on Wednesday, the doting mother revealed: "If you sit around the dinner table, me and Barack, we can't get a word in edgewise and we like it like that." She added: "We want to hear their thoughts and their opinions, and that's where it begins." WATCH: The special moment between Kamala Harris and