In the wake of on-going rumors speculating that former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama are headed for a divorce, Michelle Obama took to the airwaves to address her marriage with Barack.
This past week, Michelle Obama launched her new podcast “IMO,” which she cohosts with her brother Craig Robinson.
During the premiere episode, the former first lady wasted no time exposing a less-than-flattering secret about her husband that only she knew about.
Until now.
During the episode, Michelle Obama discussed at length a major pet peeve with her husband. A habit that evidently continues to get on her nerves.
According to the former first lady, her husband has an issue of being on time and punctual.
“Barack, you know, he had to adjust to what ‘on time’ was for me,” Obama told Robinson.
“Because he was on that island time,” Robinson interjected, referring to the former president’s Hawaiian roots.
Obama said it bothered her that her husband would often only start getting ready when it was time to leave for their appointments.
“You know, I’ve got this husband who’s like, when it’s time to leave, it’s 3, he’s getting up and going to the bathroom. And I was like, dude, dude, a 3 o’clock departure means you’ve done all that, you know? It’s like, don’t start looking for your glasses, you know, at the 3 o’clock departure,” she said.
However, he tries to keep himself in check these days, she said.
“But he’s improved over 30 years of marriage,” she said. She added that her daughters, Malia and Sasha, know to be early if they are doing anything with her.
In 2014, using public data posted on the White House website, The Washington Post reported that the former president was over 35 hours late to his scheduled engagements that year.
In a 2018 interview, Obama shared that she had a bad impression of Barack Obama when they met at a Chicago law firm in 1989 because he was late for their first meeting.
“I was like, is he trifling? The black man’s going to be late on the first day? I was like, ‘Um,'” Obama told ABC News’ Robin Roberts.
Michelle Obama took to Instagram last week to shed light on why she wanted to start her new podcast with her brother.
“There’s a lot going on in the world right now. We’re living through some really complicated and confusing times and on top of that, folks are trying to juggle family life, work dynamics, relationships, aging parents, and more,” she shared with her 56.8 million followers on the platform.
She added of her older brother: “Craig is one of the people I turn to whenever I have anything on my mind. He always has the insights, the wisdom, and the humor to get me through anything. Together, we’ll share our perspectives about some of your questions. And we won’t be doing it alone. We’ll be joined by special guests, friends, and experts along the way.”