Michelle Obama shared valuable relationship advice — and revealed her own celebrity ‘freebie’ — while promoting her book Becoming this week.
The former first lady, 54, covers the December issue of Essence, rocking her natural curls for the front of the magazine.
Michelle looked radiant wearing a white suit jacket and fitted tank on the cover, and in an interview with the magazine she opened up about her relationship with President Barack Obama, 57, and the dating advice she has for other people.
Stunning: Michelle Obama, 54, wore her natural curls on the cover of Essence magazine’s latest issue, as she dished about her relationship with President Barack Obama, 57
Gorgeous: People praised the former first lady for showing off her natural hair publicly for the first time during the cover shoot
Happy: The cover shoot comes as Michelle’s book, Becoming, was released
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Love: During the interview, Michelle, pictured with Obama in January 2017, advised people to find someone who is secure in who they are for a long-term partner
‘From our very first conversations, he showed me that he wasn’t afraid to express his fears and doubts, or that he might not have all the answers,’ Michelle told the magazine.
‘Just as important, I saw who he was not only in the way he treated me but in the way he interacted with others outside of our relationship.
‘He showed me that he respected women by the way he treated his mother, his sisters, and his grandmother.’
Michelle also revealed what people should be looking for when they are trying to find a long-term partner.
‘[Barack] fight for folks who didn’t have much power,’ Michele said. ‘These were all things I learned long before we were married.
‘It was all on display when we dated: he was consistent, he was honest, he was respectful, and he was secure in himself and secure in us. He hasn’t been perfect, but those things have never wavered.’
The couple has been together for 26 years, so it comes as no surprise that Michelle would have good advice on how to pick a partner for life.
The cover shoot is the first time Michelle as publicly showed off her natural curls, and the decision could be due to her revealing intimate details about herself in her first book.
Revealed: The only other time people caught a glimpse of Michelle’s natural curls was last year in a paparazzi snap
Beautiful: For the cover of Essence, Michelle wore a white suit jacket similar to the outfit she wore during a book appearance in Inglewood, California, on Nov. 15
Funny: On Thursday night, Michelle stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to talk about her book and read out cards he wrote of things she couldn’t say while in the White House
Hilarious: Michelle jokingly said George Clooney, 57, was her ‘freebie’ during the interview
The public has only previously caught a glimpse of the mother-of-two’s natural hair last year when a paparazzi snapped her with it tucked into a pony tail, so Michelle freely unveiling her curls has women everywhere praising the former first lady.
During her book tour, Michelle also stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday evening and revealed that she is now able to do what she wants since leaving the White House.
Jimmy, 51, then took it upon himself to write up hilarious antidotes Michelle can now say, even if they aren’t true, at the end of the interview segment.
Some of the cards read phrases like, ‘I’ve never eaten a vegetable’ (as a joke on Michelle’s Let’s Move campaign); ‘The whole eight years we were in the White House, we used Laura Bush’s password’; and ‘I’m not sure which one’s Malia and which one’s Sasha.’
The final card Michelle had to read out loud read: ‘[George Clooney] is my freebie.’
She then agreed saying ‘he’s everyone’s’ to the amusement of the studio audience.
Looks like Barack might (jokingly) have some competition if George Clooney ever comes knocking.