Michelle Obama

World leaders pay tribute after death of Queen Elizabeth II

Messages flood in at end of British monarch’s 70-year reign

Sam Jones

08, Sep, 2022 @8:04 PM

‘Telling that fuller story’: Michelle and Barack on their White House portraits

Former first lady and former president speak in poetry at unveiling ceremony of official paintings at White House in first visit together since leaving office

David Smith in Washington

07, Sep, 2022 @11:08 PM

Michelle Obama announces second book: ‘a toolbox to stay centred’

The Light We Carry, to be published in November, compiles the former first lady’s best strategies for surviving in the face of a ‘rising tide of bigotry and intolerance’

Sarah Shaffi

21, Jul, 2022 @2:08 PM

Double take: the weird and wonderful world of celebrity lookalikes

Earning a living by resembling someone famous is a strange business. Here Madonna, Michelle Obama, Prince Charles and Johnny Depp offer some insights into what it’s like to look like someone else

Francisco Garcia

03, Jul, 2022 @9:00 AM

Murdering the competition: Richard Osman thriller tops UK library loans

Stats from 2020-21 reveal that the Pointless presenter’s The Thursday Murder Club is the biggest hit in UK libraries

Sarah Shaffi

09, Jun, 2022 @1:22 PM

Viola Davis says ‘critics absolutely serve no purpose’

Oscar-winning actor hits back at the negative response to her performance as Michelle Obama in drama series The First Lady

Benjamin Lee

26, Apr, 2022 @1:15 PM

Barack and Michelle Obama to end exclusive podcasting deal with Spotify, reports say

Obamas’ media company Higher Ground reportedly seeking new partner

Sian Cain

21, Apr, 2022 @4:23 AM

Viola Davis on Hollywood: ‘You either have to be a Black version of a white ideal, or you have to be white’

She rose from poverty to become the first Black person to win acting’s triple crown. Now she is playing Michelle Obama and opening up about her tough path to the top

Diana Evans

18, Apr, 2022 @11:00 AM

The First Lady review – star-studded series is a third-rate disappointment

The series on three first ladies falls flat despite a stacked cast, including Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt

Adrian Horton

13, Apr, 2022 @6:33 PM