Barack and Michelle Obama's marriage has made so many headlines recently; the couple can't help but joke about it.
The former president, 63, was the guest of honor on Michelle's podcast this week, and the duo wasted no time poking fun at the speculation surrounding their relationship status.
'Touch and go' marriage
Michelle and her co-host and brother, Craig Robinson, teased their "very, very, very special" guest at the start of the show, with Craig announcing: "This is the episode that everyone's been waiting for with bated breath, because we have my brother-in-law, your husband, the former president of the United States."
Michelle added: "He made time in his busy schedule to come on. We are honored."
Barack hugged his wife after making his entrance, and Craig was quick to joke: "Wait, you guys like each other?" to which Michelle replied: "That's the rumor mill."
Barack participated in the teasing tone and quipped: "She took me back! It was touch and go for a while," which caused Michelle to reply: "Now, don't you start."
Addressing his sister and brother-in-law, Craig said: "It's so nice to have you both in the same room."
Michelle couldn't help but laugh at his comment before cheekily replying: "I know, because when we aren't, folks think we're divorced."
Last month, Michelle addressed speculation that she and Barack were heading for a divorce during an appearance on "Wild Card," the NPR podcast hosted by Rachel Martin.
"The fact that people don't see me going out on a date with my husband sparks rumors of the end of our marriage," she humorously said, before adding: "It's like, 'OK, so we don't Instagram every minute of our lives.' We are 60. We're 60, y'all. You just are not gonna know what we're doing every minute of the day."
The whispers began after Michelle failed to attend Donald Trump's presidential inauguration with her husband. But she explained her reasons for avoiding big events of late.
"One of the major decisions I made this year was to stay put and not attend funerals and inaugurations and all the things that I'm supposed to attend," she said.
"Whatever the backlash was, I had to sit in it and own it. But I didn't regret it, you know? It's my life now, and I can say that, now."
Michelle gave further insight into their life today and confessed she's making the most of every second because time flies.
"My husband thinks this is morbid, but at 61, you know, if I am lucky, if I am truly blessed, I have like 25 more summers," she said.
"I want the next 10 years to go by slowly. Because guess what? I love life. I love my life."
Relationship history
Michelle met her future husband in June 1989, when Barack joined the law firm Sidley Austin.
Michelle, then Michelle Robinson, was his senior advisor for his first three months and declined his initial offers to date. But she soon agreed, and their first date was a trip to the ice cream parlor, Baskin-Robbins.
"I kissed her, and it tasted like chocolate. We clicked right away…by the end of the date, it was over…I was sold," Barack told O Magazine.
They married in 1992 and have since welcomed two daughters, Malia Ann Obama, 27, and Natasha Obama,24, who goes by Sasha.