Riverdale Star KJ Apa Opens Up About Becoming a Samoan Chief in His Home Village

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KJ Apa opened up about his Samoan heritage during an Aug. 13 appearance on Today with Jenna & Friends

During the show, he spoke about following in his father’s footsteps and being given the title of chief in his home village

He noted how it’s a “beautiful tradition” that’s done in Samoa and that it was an “honor” to receive the title from his village

KJ Apa is getting candid about becoming a Samoan chief in his home village.

The Riverdale alum, who is originally from New Zealand, opened up about earning the title of chief in his hometown of Moata’a during an appearance on Today with Jenna & Friends on Wednesday, Aug. 13.

In a clip shared to Today’s TikTok account, host Jenna Bush Hager asks Apa, 28, more about the honorary title that his father Keneti Apa also