A uncommon sighting!
Former President Barack Obama and spouse Michelle stepped out for a date evening in New York Metropolis on Tuesday night — after months of hypothesis they’d known as it quits on their marriage.
Dolled up in a black lacy midi gown and heels, the ex-first woman flashed an enormous smile as she was noticed main her hubby out of the swanky The Lowell Resort restaurant in Midtown Manhattan.
The couple, who had been surrounded by a Secret Service entourage, had been then whisked away in a black SUV.
The Obamas had been final seen cozying up collectively at a bustling Washington, DC, restaurant final month.
The rumor mill has been in overdrive in regards to the couple’s three-decade marriage after Michelle opted to skip two high-profile occasions earlier this 12 months: Former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral and President Trump’s inauguration.
Michelle, for her half, has repeatedly addressed the rampant hypothesis in a collection of podcast interviews, blaming the whispers on her newfound independence.
“The interesting thing is that, when I say ‘no,’ for the most part people are like, ‘I get it, and I’m OK,’” the mother of two instructed Sophia Bush’s “Work in Progress” podcast of her resolution to show down invites to the high-profile occasions.
“And that’s the thing that we as women struggle with — disappointing people,” she continued.
“So much so that people, they couldn’t even fathom that I was making a choice for myself, that they had to assume that my husband and I are divorcing.”
