Michelle Obama discussed aging on Amy Poehler’s podcast, sharing a humorous anecdote about a push-up contest with Ellen DeGeneres during her time as First Lady.
Obama mentioned experiencing age-related physical changes, like waking up with a sore shoulder, which Poehler related to.
This led to Obama recounting the push-up challenge from a 2012 appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”
During that appearance, DeGeneres challenged Obama to a push-up competition after learning about her workout routine.
Obama, despite joking about DeGeneres’ “back issues,” participated and won, completing 25 push-ups.
However, she noted that DeGeneres claimed her form was incorrect because she didn’t go “all the way down.”
Obama attributed this to her longer arm length compared to DeGeneres.
The context of the DeGeneres anecdote also mentioned the controversy that surrounded the end of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in 2022.
The show ended after nearly 20 seasons, and after allegations of a toxic workplace involving racism and sexual misconduct.
While DeGeneres was not directly implicated, she apologized on-air, and three producers were fired.Obama had made several appearances on the show prior to the controversy.
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