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| Michelle Obama dismisses rumours she is divorcing Barack Obama | Michelle Obama dismisses rumours she is divorcing Barack Obama |
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| Barack and Michelle Obama have faced divorce rumours for months | Barack and Michelle Obama have faced divorce rumours for months |
| Michelle Obama has spoken out against rumours that her marriage to Barack Obama might be in trouble. | Michelle Obama has spoken out against rumours that her marriage to Barack Obama might be in trouble. |
| The former first lady has not accompanied her husband to several high-profile events – including Donald Trump's inauguration and the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter – fuelling speculation that they might be separating. | The former first lady has not accompanied her husband to several high-profile events – including Donald Trump's inauguration and the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter – fuelling speculation that they might be separating. |
| Without explicitly mentioning these occasions, Mrs Obama told the Work in Progress podcast hosted by actress Sophia Bush that she was now in a position to control her own calendar as a "grown woman". | Without explicitly mentioning these occasions, Mrs Obama told the Work in Progress podcast hosted by actress Sophia Bush that she was now in a position to control her own calendar as a "grown woman". |
| She said that people were not able to believe that she was "making a decision" for herself and instead "had to assume that my husband and I are divorcing". | She said that people were not able to believe that she was "making a decision" for herself and instead "had to assume that my husband and I are divorcing". |
| Mrs Obama shared that she felt some guilt for stepping back from certain duties. | Mrs Obama shared that she felt some guilt for stepping back from certain duties. |
| "That's the thing that we as women, I think we struggle with like disappointing people," she said. | "That's the thing that we as women, I think we struggle with like disappointing people," she said. |
| "I mean, so much so that this year people couldn't even fathom that I was making a choice for myself that they had to assume that my husband and I are divorcing. | "I mean, so much so that this year people couldn't even fathom that I was making a choice for myself that they had to assume that my husband and I are divorcing. |
| "This couldn't be a grown woman just making a set of decisions for herself, right? But that's what society does to us." | "This couldn't be a grown woman just making a set of decisions for herself, right? But that's what society does to us." |
| Mrs Obama also said in the podcast: "I chose to do what was best for me. Not what I had to do. Not what I thought other people wanted me to do." | Mrs Obama also said in the podcast: "I chose to do what was best for me. Not what I had to do. Not what I thought other people wanted me to do." |
| While her absence from President Trump's inauguration was seen as a break from tradition, she did give a high-profile speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) this past summer. | |
| "Hope is making a comeback," she told a Chicago crowd of thousands at the DNC, as she urged them to throw their weight behind then-presidential nominee Kamala Harris. | |
| Watch: 'Hope is making a comeback' - Michelle Obama at DNC | |
| Despite carving out more time for herself, the former first lady said she still finds time to "give speeches, to be out there in the world, to work on projects. I still care about girls' education". | Despite carving out more time for herself, the former first lady said she still finds time to "give speeches, to be out there in the world, to work on projects. I still care about girls' education". |
| The Obamas celebrated their 32nd anniversary last year in October. | The Obamas celebrated their 32nd anniversary last year in October. |
| Mrs Obama has previously been open about the struggles she faced in her marriage due to Mr Obama's political ambitions and time in the White House in her best-selling memoir, Becoming. | Mrs Obama has previously been open about the struggles she faced in her marriage due to Mr Obama's political ambitions and time in the White House in her best-selling memoir, Becoming. |
| She wrote in the book that her husband's aspirations resulted in loneliness and exhaustion. |