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Daily Mail
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Former first lady Michelle reveals why she hates being called 'Mrs Obama' amid divorce rumors
Former First Lady Michelle Obama made it clear she doesn't like being referred to as 'Mrs. Obama' amid ongoing rumors that her marriage to Barack Obama is in turmoil. Michelle, 61, appeared on Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang's Las Culturistas podcast Wednesday with her brother Craig Robinson, where she shared her reservations about her surname. During their sit-down, Matt revealed that before cameras started rolling, Michelle had asked him not to call her 'Mrs. Obama' after he referred to her as the nickname. 'Earlier I was like, "Thank you so much, Mrs. Obama," and you said, "Michelle,"' Matt began the podcast. 'I did say that,' she responded with a laugh, before explaining why she likes to avoid the name. 'We cannot have a real conversation if you're saying, "Mrs Obama," that's too many syllables,' the former first lady protested. Matt then asked if she is usually pretty quick to 'put down that shield for people,' and Michelle admitted she was constantly trying to appear less intimidating. 'I was trying to do that when I was first lady because I just think... I am not that position. I am Michelle,' she explained. The mom-of-two added that she would let kids call her 'Mrs. because they're learning,' but didn't feel comfortable with adults referring to her as that, especially when she was trying to connect to them. 'I'm always trying to break down that wall to say, "We're just all here,"' she continued. 'And the first thing to do is like, let's drop that title, that's a little heavy.' The former first lady said people calling her Mrs. Obama 'changes the dynamic.' 'So I'm Michelle,' she simply said. 'I know what we call her - your Highness,' her brother Craig quipped. 'Well, it's great to be on a first name basis,' Matt joked. The Obamas have been married for over 30 years but have faced ongoing rumors about their marriage status over the last several months. Michelle dismissed speculation about marital issues and addressed the rumors head on during a podcast episode of The Diary of a CEO last month. During the episode, she told the hosts, 'If I were having problems with my husband, everybody would know about it.' Michelle praised her husband on her latest podcast episode as a 'tremendous father.' She said that even when Barack was president, he left the job at the door whenever he talked to his daughters to help cultivate their formative years. Rumors surrounding the Obama's relationship began when Michelle skipped several high-profile events, including Donald Trump's inauguration and former President Jimmy Carter's funeral.
Newsweek
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Michelle Obama Speaks Out on Defending Barack, Kids—'It Is Uncomfortable'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Michelle Obama spoke out about defending her family on a recent episode of the Las Culturistas podcast, noting that it can sometimes be "uncomfortable." The Context The former first lady, 61, and former President Barack Obama, 63, married on October 3, 1992. They have two children together: daughters Malia, 26, and Sasha, 24. What To Know On Wednesday's episode of Las Culturistas, hosts Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang asked the former first lady about what it's like being "up for public debate." "You have to develop a thick skin, and I think some people are better at it than others," Obama said. "I think my husband has a very calm demeanor, and I think he was built for the job. I am a little more feisty, less so for myself but more for him. I get my back reared up when somebody goes after [Barack] and they don't appreciate his intellect and his sacrifice." She added: "Don't go after my kids." From left: Barack Obama, Malia Obama, Michelle Obama and Sasha Obama walk to Air Force One at Castle Airport in Merced, California, on June 19, 2016. From left: Barack Obama, Malia Obama, Michelle Obama and Sasha Obama walk to Air Force One at Castle Airport in Merced, California, on June 19, 2016. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images The Becoming author called these sort of situations "uncomfortable" and noted that her "mommy mode" kicks in if her kids have a "bad interaction" with someone "because of their last name." Newsweek reached out to Barack Obama, Malia and Sasha Obama's representative via email for comment. "I had to practice being OK with it—for the sake of them," Obama shared. "I think that kids respond the way their parents respond, and all throughout the White House, my thing was, 'This is normal, you'll be fine, it's OK.' Yes, there are men with guns at your school because your dad's here for parent-teacher conferences, but keep going. It's not about you." The IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson podcast host said that her goal was to ensure her daughters "felt normal." "So I couldn't respond too much. I couldn't voice too much concern because then they would start panicking, right?" What People Are Saying The Las Culturistas Instagram account shared a teaser for the episode on Wednesday, and fans praised the interview in the comments. @effinmann, in a comment with 75 likes: "Squealing! I'm so proud of the two of you!!" TV personality Dexter Mayfield, in a comment with 70 likes: "This podcast multiverse crossover is MAAAAAJJOORR." @altspesh68, in a comment with 50 likes alongside a slew of fire emoji: "You got MISS MICHELLE!! Come on!!!" What Happens Next New episodes of Las Culturistas are released on Wednesdays on platforms such as iHeart, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. New episodes of IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson—which the former first lady co-hosts with her older brother, Craig Robinson—also drop on Wednesdays on platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Michelle Obama reveals the thing she can't stand about living in Washington DC
Michelle Obama has opened up about the one part of Washington, D.C. that she could live without. The former first lady and her brother, Craig Robinson, were guests on Wednesday's episode of the Las Culturistas podcast with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, where the siblings discussed their 'I don't think so, honey,' which is a trend or popular item they don't support. Obama's was a key part of the city's monuments tour: the Segways. 'They go so slow,' she told the podcast hosts. 'It's just annoying that they go so slow. You just want to get off and walk.' 'You know, we are dealing with an obesity crisis in the world,' she continued. 'We meet people walking, and if you're on a motorized thing that doesn't move any faster than you walk, then I say, 'Please please take the helmet off' because you don't need it on a Segway and just walk a little bit.' She also mentioned that she often finds Segway riders in the bike lane on the road, which she doesn't think is necessary based on their speed. 'Please, Americans, get off the Segways, put on your walking shoes, and let's move,' Obama said. The former first lady has previously appeared on other podcasts in addition to her own show alongside her brother, IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson. Last week, the two spoke with Bruce Springsteen when Obama admitted to admiring the relationship between the 'Born in the U.S.A' singer and his wife, Patti Scialfa. 'I marvel at you and Patti and the work that you all have done,' she said. 'You and Patti have been couple mentors for me and Barack for quite some time.' '[We are] watching you guys do the work, getting advice on how to keep those lines of communication open,' she added, praising the two of them for being 'powerhouses in [their] own right … merging those lives together.' Springsteen and Scialfa have been married for over 30 years and share three children together. Meanwhile, the Obamas have also been married for more than 30 years and share two daughters. After spending so many years together, Barack started giving dating advice to the CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, which he revealed during a previous episode of Michelle's IMO podcast. 'One time I was like — I met somebody and I was about to go on a date with — I went on a date with them and I remember telling him like, 'Oh my God, she checks all the boxes and like this, this, this, this, this,'' Chesky told Michelle and her brother last month. 'And I remember him saying something. He said, it's not a checklist.' Chesky explained that he never considered that he had adopted this mindset until after Barack pointed out what he should really be looking for in a long-term partner.
Daily Mail
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Mariah Carey, 56, looks incredibly youthful in striking snaps as she becomes latest star to baffle fans by appearing to age backwards
Mariah Carey looked like she'd barely aged a day in her latest slew of stunning snaps. The singer, 56, took to Instagram on Monday to document her time in Asia, writing: 'Loved celebrating Mother's Day in China! ❤️' Yet fans were focused on her stunning youthful looks, flooding the comments sections with compliments. Among the sweet messages were: 'Always beautiful'; 'Whoaaaa!!! So beautiful ❤️❤️❤️'; 'Slay mama ❤️❤️❤️❤️'; 'A+Amazing dahling'. Mariah - who is currently on her Celebration of Mimi tour - is mother to twins Monroe and Moroccan, 14. She is the latest Hollywood star to baffle fans by looking younger than ever as the years pass. Cosmetic surgeons have reported a recent rise in deep plane face lifts - with a myriad of A-listers including Nicole Kidman, Lindsay Lohan and Anne Hathaway - speculated to have had one. Mariah has denied having any cosmetic surgery and has instead credited many other factors for her youthful looks. Over the years she has opened up about various beauty tips - which range from never smoking cigarettes to only being photographed from her 'good side'. The singer has often highlighted the importance of external factors, like angles and positioning. She has on several occasions admitted to feeling 'tortured' by 'hideous' overhead lighting. Speaking recently on the Las Culturistas podcast with Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, she voiced her grievances. 'I can't with the overhead lighting. Why do they do it to us? I shouldn't say us, it's not us. It's me,' Mariah remarked. 'I'm the one who's the most tortured by the hideous lighting in every elevator, doorways, gyms - not that I go to the gym. But I'm just saying, it's hideous lighting.' She added that 'the sun is OK if it's sunset', but is 'careful' to the UV ray exposure. 'But overheard lighting, I don't think so, honey,' the singer expressed. 'Everywhere I go, shut the lights. Turn them out. I don't want to see them no more.' It's not the first time Mariah has expressed that overhead lighting makes her 'sick'. In an interview with the Sunday Times in 2016, as reported by Yahoo!, the musician told the journalist: 'I have to point out this is a rented house - I would never have overhead lighting. High hats, they call them. 'In my apartment in New York, it's all recessed lighting, chandeliers, candles. This lighting is abusive.' Elsewhere earlier this year Mariah took to Instagram to show what she deemed the 'bad side' of her face. 'New year, new beginnings... taking a picture from my 'bad side'!' the caption read. Mariah smiled softly with the camera facing the left side of her face, where she has a signature mole between her lips and jawline. The star has frequently joked about her 'bad side' with fans, after in 2016 revealing that she was told to favour one side of her visage when she was only 19. Recounting the tale on her docuseries Mariah's World, she said it was her first ever shoot, and a photographer said her right side was her 'good side'. 'This is your good side,' they allegedly said. 'Only let people photograph you from your good side. Ever.' For years after, Mariah reportedly wouldn't allow photographs of her 'bad side' - but eventually leaned into it. In 2009, speaking to the Associated Press - as shared by Yahoo! - she revealed: 'I don't feel like, "Oh, I have to be on this side, or I have to be on this side." I really had specific things that someone told me when I was 19 starting in the business and I listened to them. I don't care anymore.' The pop sensation has also been rumoured to be a fan of unusual beauty treatments - including milk baths. Speaking to the Guardian in 2018, Mariah clarified an interviewer's question about whether it was really true that she only bathed in French mineral water? 'No, I bathe in milk,' she replied. 'Yes, sometimes I use milk as a beauty treatment. I don't want to give away all my secrets... Cold milk.' Elsewhere a US Weekly report once claimed that the artist paid a masseuse $1,500 to massage her for eight hours, while she slept. Speaking to FEMAIL, Dr Akis Ntonos, founder of Aion Aesthetics and partner of Certainly Health also suggested it's possible Mariah may have gotten 'tweakments' over the years to maintain her youthful appearance. The doctor shared that it is likely that Botox has been used in various areas of her face. The injections appear to have been administered masterfully, knocking years off her appearance while still keeping her looking like herself. 'Mariah has a very defined facial structure, so Botox would be used to fill out her lines without losing that striking definition,' he explained. 'It's been strategically injected in a way that lifts her eyes rather than making them droop. Her practitioner has done an excellent job. 'Good Botox is all about enhancing what's already there, not completely overhauling your natural beauty.' Dr Ntonos believes that part of the reason Mariah Carey's Botox is so impressive is that it is most likely been used preventatively. He added: 'Botox is a widely used treatment to diminish signs of ageing, such as wrinkles and fine lines. 'Most people get Botox once these signs have already appeared; however, preventive Botox aims to beat the formation of wrinkles. 'By relaxing or weakening the facial muscles that cause wrinkles, preventive Botox can help to slow down the development of these lines.' When it comes to make-up, the star has also revealed a surprising product that she 'never' wears. Speaking to US Weekly, Mariah admitted that she 'hates' mascara. 'Whenever a makeup artist tries to put it on me, I throw a fit,' she added. Mariah also told the outlet that she has a strict no-smoking policy for her wellbeing. 'I smoked quite frequently from the time I was 12 to when I was 18,' the singer admitted. 'I gave up smoking in one day and never went back. I absolutely detest cigarette smoke now.' However, the rule does appear to be linked to her vocal abilities more than anything else. 'One day I promised God if he'd give me my voice back, I'd never smoke again,' she had said in an interview, as shared by Vogue. 'And I got three octaves back after quitting.' Because nobody does a comeback story quite like a true pop diva. In 2016 Mariah also opened up about her food choices, for maintaining a healthy body. 'It's really hard. My diet, you would hate it,' she told E! News. 'All you eat is Norwegian salmon and capers every day. That's it. 'I'm actually serious... I try to stick with the proteins. It's the worst.'
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Today' Fans Beg for ‘Natural' Co-Host to Become Permanent Addition
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways Hoda Kotb departed the Today show earlier this year, and since then, a wide range of actors, comedians, and media personalities have stopped by the popular morning show to co-host the fourth hour with Jenna Bush Hager. Even Bush Hager'shusband and twin sister got in on the mix and stopped by the NBC mainstay, but it seems like fans have another person in mind for the permanent role. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 On April 11, the show announced that Tyra Banks would be in the studio all of next week to co-host Jenna & Friends. Althoughsome commenters were thrilled by the news that the supermodel and former talk show host will be returning to their screens, others used the post as an opportunity to make a request. 'Please choose Bowen Yang as a permanent co-host. He is my favorite!!' wrote one commenter about the Saturday Night Live cast member. Another fan agreed, commenting, 'I need more Bowen Yang!! Please bring him back!!!' Yang co-hosted twice this week, prompting fans to declare that he's 'Such a great cohost,' and call him 'a natural.' One fan noted that while they 'Loved Bowen,' they 'know he's too busy to be the hoda replacement.' Though there hasn't been any public announcement of Yang returning to co-host with Bush Hager, the Las Culturistas podcaster will be on NBC again this weekend. No, not just on the Jon Hamm-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live, but also on Sunday Today, hosted by Willie Geist. In a preview of the interview, Yang opened up about his relationship with his parents, revealing that they struggled to come to terms with his sexuality when he came out of the closet as a teenager. 'They were like, 'Oh, we didn't realize this is what we were dealing with. Where we come from, this doesn't happen.' That was sort of their concept of it. And so I give them a lot of grace for that because they just have no context for it. And so we went to conversion therapy,' Yang told Geist.
