Michelle Obama showed off a bold – and seemingly slimmer – new look while posing in a photo shoot over the weekend, as rumors swirled about her potential use of weight-loss drugs.
The former first lady, 61, recently opened up about her style and self-expression after releasing a fashion memoir called The Look in early November.
Many have praised the author and podcast host's fashion choices, with some claiming she's been flaunting a slimmer figure lately and hinting that she's been using weight loss drugs such as Ozempic.
Obama looked casual in a new photo shoot with celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, who shared behind-the-scenes footage on her social media.
In the clip, she posed confidently in a dark gray collared t-shirt with a small V-neck and a distressed blue tee. jeans. She completed the look with a thick brown leather belt that matched her brown suede boots, while a wind machine swept her hair back in dramatic fashion.
Obama showed off her toned arms in a tiny T-shirt, while her toned midriff was on display in high-waisted jeans.
She looked relaxed and confident, and people on social media were discussing her thinner appearance.
“Do any of you know how Michelle Obama suddenly lost weight at 61, which is also a difficult age for a woman to lose weight?” asked one user on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Rumors swirled that the former first lady was using weight-loss drugs after she showed off her thinner appearance.
“Ozempic is like everyone else on The View who suddenly decided to “get well.” I don't claim this, but for God's sake, be honest! someone else answered.
“Yes, she has a Zempian look,” agreed another.
A fourth person wrote: “Is it me or Michelle Obama who seems to be taking semaglutide for weight loss?”
“So who is responsible for the fact that Michelle Obama was “lured” into this Ozemsky weight loss trap? Who is she trying to emulate now? – grumbled another.
“Annie Leibovitz always knew that a photograph could do more than just capture a moment—it could say something,” Obama captioned the post.
“Her book Women did just that, expanding the way we see women and the lives they lead through her lens. I was honored to be photographed by Annie for a new publication documenting the way women look today.
“I hope you find this as inspiring as I do,” she concluded the post.
Rumors about the mom-of-two's figure first began swirling in March after Meredith Koop, her stylist, uploaded a photo of Obama looking noticeably thinner.
Michelle Obama and her husband Barack at the 2016 State Dinner.
The former first lady, 61, recently opened up about her style and self-expression after releasing a fashion memoir called The Look in early November. Pictured: Michelle in 2022 (left) and earlier this year (right).
In 2022 Obama spoke candidly about her struggles with menopause, revealing that she suffered from severe hot flashes and a “creeping” weight gain that left her unable to fit into her clothes.
The author admitted that she had difficulty coping with some of these symptoms, in particular saying that her weight gain was “slowly creeping up” on her, forcing her to be “more careful” about her diet and exercise regimen.
Obama recently spoke at length about her style and feel comfortable in your body.
She spoke about the role fashion played in her life and how her time on the world stage during Barack's presidency influenced the way she presented herself in a limited podcast series called IMO: The Look.
In past episodes, she admitted that she was under enormous pressure to perform “really, really well so that the next people have a chance” and to “get it right” in case it affected how minorities were treated in leadership positions in the future.
The former first lady then spoke about how this influenced her clothing choices, calling it a “role” she played.
“A lot of my fashion decisions, as we talked about at The Look, were about using language as a way to convey a message about beauty, about culture, about the American spirit, about inclusivity,” she reflected.
“So, you know, I had a role,” she explained. “And now that I'm out of that role, fashion is about me, it's selfishly all about what I like and what I want to do.”
