Light up:Michael Jackson’s only daughter Paris breaks her silence on wearing a mask as a child

Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris Jackson, 22, has spoken out on growing up wearing a mask after her late father famously tried to protect his children’s identities. The actress spoke on her new Facebook Watch series Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn, on how wearing masks allowed her and brothers Prince, 23, and Blanket, 18, to grow up in relative normality.

The 22-year- old recalled how thanks to the enormity of Michael’s success as a performer, he was rarely left unsupervised as a child.

Paris recalled: “He would be in the studio and he’d look outside, and he’d see kids on the playground, and he couldn’t do that.”

However, Michael realised that for his kids, he wanted a different and healthier life for them growing up.

She continued: “He didn’t want that for us, so we wore mask

Over time she realised that it would be challenging to maintain normalcy, given the worldwide attention on Michael’s legacy.

She added: “For a long time I was just against letting the world in because I was just too scared to do it.