When her husband was in the White House, she was a frequent and favorite guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
And Michelle Obama will make a triumphant return this week to help Ellen ring in her 60th birthday — as well as marking her first TV interview since Barack Obama handed the reigns over to President Donald Trump and wife Melania.
The two-part birthday special, which will air on February 1 and 2, will also feature Jennifer Aniston, who is the chat show host’s guest on Friday.
Return: Michelle Obama is a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show this week for the star’s 60th birthday, marking her first TV interview since President Barack Obama left office
Celebration: The two-part birthday special, which will air on February 1 and 2, will also feature Jennifer Aniston, who is Ellen’s guest on Friday
Cohost in 2016: In a sketch for the show, Ellen took Michelle to CVS to prepare her for life after the White House. The clip has garnered almost 29 million views on YouTube
On Thursday, Michelle will appear in front of an audience filled with people who are paying it forward as part of the host’s #OneMillionActsofGood campaign.
The 54-year-old was a frequent guest on the show during her husband’s time in office and she even co-hosted in 2016.
As part of this, the pair appeared in a sketch in which Ellen took Michelle to CVS to prepare her for life after the White House. The clip has garnered almost 29 million views on YouTube.
In 2015 the former first lady participated in a dance party to Uptown Funk with the So You Think You Can Dance choreographers.
Last year, Ellen celebrated the 20th anniversary of her coming out, both on her TV sitcom and in real life. During the celebrations, Michelle recorded an emotional video tribute that aired on her show.
‘I wish I could be there in person but Barack keeps booking us on all these vacations. In fact, I think we’ve got a kite-surfing lesson in about five minutes,’ she joked.
Friends: On Thursday, Michelle, pictured cohosting in 2016, will appear in front of an audience of people who are paying it forward as part of the host’s #OneMillionActsofGood campaign
Campaign: In 2012, the former first lady participated in a push-up competition with Ellen to promote her anti-obesity initiative Let’s Move
Frequent guest: In 2015 Michelle participated in a dance party to Uptown Funk with some of the choreographers from So You Think You Can Dance
‘Seriously, Ellen, congratulations on the 20th anniversary of announcing to the world who you really are.
‘Time and again you have shown us what love really means. You are brave, you are kind — you are a terrible person to go shopping with.
‘And I absolutely adore you. Congratulations again. Love you much.’
In 2012, Michelle famously participated in a push-up competition with Ellen to promote her anti-obesity initiative Let’s Move.
Ellen turned 60 on January 26 and since then a host of celebs have wished the star happy birthday, including Justin Timberlake, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard.