Michelle Obama Reveals She Doubted Husband Barack’s Presidential Ambitions Amid Divorce Rumors

Michelle Obama recalled the moment husband Barack Obama shared his dream of one day occupying the Oval Office — and she admitted that she didn’t initially believe he would become president!

The topic came up while the Former First Lady was chatting with guest Victoria Monét about her goal to become a singer during the episode of her IMO podcast that aired Wednesday, July 23.

“Were you ever embarrassed to say that’s what you were, or that’s what you wanted to be?” Michelle’s brother and co-host Craig Robinson asked Monét, 36, during the discussion.

“I wouldn’t say embarrassed, but more so… it felt like an ambitious statement,” the “Monopoly” hitmaker replied.

Michelle resonated with her response and likened it to how she initially felt about Barack’s aim to lead the nation. “It’s like my husband,” she shared, revealing he had once said something along the lines of “I want to be president of the United States.”

“It’s like ‘no, you might want to keep that to yourself honey,’” Michelle quipped. “Oh that’s so nice you want to be president.”

The Obamas first crossed paths in 1988 when Barack took a job at a law firm in Chicago where Michelle was employed during the summer. The couple — who share two kids together: Malia, 27, and Sasha, 24 — tied the knot on October 3, 1992.

Barack, 63, ultimately achieved his goal and served an eight year stint in the White House between 2009 and 2017.

Michelle’s candid confession came amidst swirling divorce rumors surrounding the couple’s nearly 33-year marriage. The pair addressed the ongoing speculation themselves on the July 16 episode of her podcast.

“Wait, you guys like each other?” Robinson, 63, joked when the two kissed. “That’s the rumor mill,” Michelle replied, to which Barack playfully responded, “She took me back. It was touch and go for a while.”

During an April appearance on the Work in Progress with Sophia Bush podcast, Michelle said she guessed the theories started when she didn’t make a few appearances alongside her husband — going MIA at the funeral for former President Jimmy Carter in January and being noticeably absent at the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

“The interesting thing is that, when I say ‘no,’ for the most part people are like, ‘I get it, and I’m OK,’” she shared at the time. “That’s the thing that we as women, I think we struggle with disappointing people. So much so that this year people were — they couldn’t even fathom that I was making a choice for myself that they had to assume that my husband and I are divorcing.”