Despite the emotional outbursts during her appearance on her friend Jennifer Hudson’s chat show last month, Michelle Obama was far more direct when questioned about her husband, Barack.

‘He’s doing OK, he’s doing OK,’ she said. ‘Yeah, yeah. He’s still working too hard, you know. But I think that’s something he will always do.’

Discussing their Christmas plans in Hawaii, she revealed: ‘We’re going to head to the island for a little sun and to try to unwind. That’s why you gotta pick your husband right. He got a lot cuter when I found out he was from Hawaii.’