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Michelle Obama

The latest news and updates on Michelle Obama, who served as First Lady of the United States from January 20, 2009 to January 20, 2017 as the wife of then President Barack Obama. Michelle is also a lawyer and author, known for her best-selling 2018 book Becoming.

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Michelle Obama tells Oprah how she 'sobbed for 30 minutes' when she left White House

World November 14, 2018 By Tanveer Mann

A video grab from television footage shows U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (C) standing with Britain's Queen Elizabeth during a reception for G20 leaders at Buckingham Palace in London April 1, 2009. World leaders arrived in London on Wednesday ahead of a G20 summit meeting under intense pressure to produce a morale-boosting response to the worst economic downturn since the 1930s. REUTERS/POOL via Reuters Tv (BRITAIN BUSINESS POLITICS ROYALS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - GM1E5421E0Q01

Michelle Obama bonded with the Queen over their sore feet

World November 13, 2018 By Zoe Drewett

Michelle Obama 'stopped even trying to smile' during Donald Trump's inauguration

World December 13, 2019 By Zoe Drewett

Michelle Obama says her body 'buzzed with fury' over Donald Trump's 'assault' boasts

World December 13, 2019 By Jane Wharton

Why there should be a Michelle Obama event just for black women

News November 8, 2018 By Danielle Dash

Michelle Obama Royal Festival Hall speech tickets are being sold for £7,000

UK November 8, 2018 By Basit Mahmood

Kanye West hugged by Michelle Obama in new Childish Gambino vid

Kanye West gets bear hugged by Michelle Obama in new Childish Gambino video

Music December 13, 2019 By Abigail Gillibrand

George Bush sneakily gives Michelle Obama sweets during John McCain's memorial service

World September 3, 2018 By Kate Buck

Barack Obama pays tribute to Aretha Franklin

Barack Obama says Aretha Franklin 'helped us feel more human'

World August 16, 2018 By Bradley Jolly

Barack and Michelle Obama spotted getting down at a Beyonce and Jay-Z concert

Music July 30, 2018 By Narjas Zatat

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Barack Obama sits with former first lady Michelle Obama prior to the the unveiling of their portraits at the Smithsonian???s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, U.S., February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo

Can Obama run for US President in 2020? Barack can't and Michelle won't

News July 19, 2018 By Phil Haigh

Michelle Obama lands in the UK for 'first international appearance since leaving office'

UK July 18, 2018 By Jen Mills

Michelle Obama lives her best life at Beyonce and Jay-Z's OTR II tour with Tina Knowles

Showbiz July 16, 2018 By Rishma Dosani

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2018, file photo, Roseanne Barr participates in the "Roseanne" panel during the Disney/ABC Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. ABC canceled its hit reboot of "Roseanne" on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, following star Roseanne Barr's racist tweet that referred to former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett as a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the "Planet of the Apes." (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Roseanne Barr needs to take a breather as she ‘blames Michelle Obama’ for axing of show

Showbiz December 12, 2019 By Mel Evans

Who is Valerie Jarrett, the target of Roseanne Barr's racist tweets?

Entertainment December 12, 2019 By Amy Duncan

Michelle Obama unveils cover of new memoir, Becoming

World December 12, 2019 By Tanveer Mann

Keeping Up With The Obamas? Barack and Michelle announce huge Netflix deal

TV December 12, 2019 By Rishma Dosani

Sasha Obama, 16, pictured partying hard at music festival

World December 12, 2019 By Martine Berg Olsen

Barack Obama ‘in talks’ to produce original Netflix shows

TV December 12, 2019 By Adam Starkey

Barack Obama and wife Michelle share gushing messages on her birthday

World December 12, 2019 By Harley Tamplin