Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have finally addressed divorce rumours in a recent appearance.
According to CNN, former US President Obama took a humorous dig at the divorce rumours during an appearance on his wife’s IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson podcast.
Talking about separation and divorce rumours in a newly released episode on Wednesday, July 16, the 61-year-old said, “That's the rumour mill,” while Obama jokingly added, “She took me back! It was touch and go for a while.”
When the co-host Robinson, who is also Michelle’s brother, told the couple that it was nice to have both in the same room together, the former first lady replied, “I know because when we aren’t, folks think we’re divorced.”
“The fact that people don’t see me going out on a date with my husband sparks rumours of the end of our marriage. It’s like, OK, so we don’t Instagram every minute of our lives. We are 60. We’re 60, y’all. You just are not going to know what we’re doing every minute of the day,” she added.
The divorce rumours sparked after Michelle, who had not been spotted with Obama for a long time, skipped Jimmy Carter’s funeral and President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January this year.
The former US attorney, who long remained tight-lipped about her absence from those events, revealed that she made a major decision this year, which was to stay away from inaugurations and funerals as part of her ambition to do what she wants, not what the world expects from her.
Michelle and Barack Obama have been married since 1992. The couple are also parents to two daughters, Malia, 26, and Sasha, 24.
