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Michelle Obama makes blunt admission as she directly addresses Barack divorce rumors

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Published 11:09 2 May 2025 GMT+1

Michelle Obama makes blunt admission as she directly addresses Barack divorce rumors

Michelle insists everyone would know about it if she was having marital woes

Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard Kaonga

Michelle Obama addressed the ongoing divorce rumors that have been circulating and let loose about how she feels.

Former first lady Michelle Obama and her husband former US president Barack Obama have often been dubbed ‘relationship goals’ due to both being successful in their careers and appearing to show adoration for one another often.

However, in recent weeks, rumors have begun to swirl on social media that the pair’s marriage is in trouble.

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The pair have been candid about previous difficulties in their relationship, but neither have spoken about a possible separation.

Barack has previously stated that the family moving into the highest office in the land put a strain on their marriage, but one can imagine being president is a stressful role.

In a new interview Michelle dismissed the rumors and joked about how she would really behave if their relationship was on the rocks.

Michelle Obama joked about how she would react if her relationship was struggling (Diary of a CEO)
Michelle Obama joked about how she would react if her relationship was struggling (Diary of a CEO)

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Speaking to Steven Bartlett during his podcast, she said: “You know me now well enough, Steven, if I was having problems with my husband everyone would know about it.”

Pointing at her brother, who joined her on the show, she added that he would know about it and continued to joke about the situation.

She added: “I’m not a martyr, I would be problem solving in public and be like ‘let me tell you what he did’."

Michelle went on to acknowledge that marriage can be hard, but said she wouldn’t trade it for anything, insisting that Barack was ‘her person’.

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She also raised points about the false images people have with marriage, including about hers to Barack. She also noted that people can often give up on marriage too easily.

Michelle Obama also spoke about the difficulties of marriage (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Michelle Obama also spoke about the difficulties of marriage (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

She said: “The beauty of my husband and our partnership is that neither one of us was ever really, ever going to quit at it, because that's not who we are. And I know that about him. He knows that about me.

“I talk about these things because I think that people give up too quickly on marriage.

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“Because there is so much friction built into the equation. And if you're not getting help, talking about it, going to therapy, just understanding how things are changing, and how do you continuously renegotiate your relationship with your partner, I just see people quitting.

“Because they look at me and Barack and go '#couplegoals'. And I'm like, it's hard. It's hard for us too. But I wouldn't trade it."

Featured Image Credit: The Diary Of A CEO/YouTube

Topics: Barack Obama, Sex and Relationships

Gerrard Kaonga
Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard is a Journalist at UNILAD and has dived headfirst into covering everything from breaking global stories to trending entertainment news. He has a bachelors in English Literature from Brunel University and has written across a number of different national and international publications. Most notably the Financial Times, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Newsweek.

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