Michelle and Barack Obama spill on who's 'biggest baby' in their relationship after addressing divorce rumors
The former President, 63, and First Lady, 61, participated in a fun couples challenge for a video shared to Michelle's IMO podcast's Instagram page earlier this week.
It saw them answering a series of questions about who does what in their relationship, as well as things like who's more romantic, patient, stubborn, and grumpy.
The couple didn't hold back, laying it all bare - but things turned a little tense when the couple couldn't agree on some answers.
The clip began with Michelle and Barack smiling together towards the camera before they turned to look at one another as a voiceover said, 'This one's for couples. 14 questions.'
'Who apologizes first after a fight?' the voiceover asked first as they both pointed to Barack.
When it asked 'Who's the funny one?' they agreed it was Michelle.
Barack then won for 'Who's more romantic?' and 'Who's more patient?'
But when they sound byte asked 'Who's the better cook?' the pair had their first disagreement.
Michelle quickly pointed to herself while Barack looked unsure, first pointing to himself before eventually switching it to Michelle after she made a disgruntled face.
When asked 'Who said "I love you" first?' they both moved their fingers back and forth between them, seemingly saying they both said it around the same time.
Michelle was chosen for 'Who takes longer to get ready in the morning?' and 'Who's more stubborn?' while Barack won for 'Who's the grumpier one in the morning?' and 'Who's the bigger baby when sick?'
But another disagreement came when the voiceover said, 'Who's the social butterfly?' as both of them pointed to themselves.
And things turned tense again when they were asked, 'Who's the messy one?'
Michelle quickly pointed to Barack while he pointed to her.
Next, they agreed that both one for the question 'Who works out more?'
Michelle was chosen for 'Who takes longer to get ready in the morning?' and 'Who's more stubborn?' while Barack won for 'Who's the grumpier one in the morning?'
And lastly, they chose Michelle when asked 'Who requires more attention?'
It came days after they finally addressed the state of their marriage during a sit-down on her podcast, which she co-hosts with her brother Craig Robinson.
'What, you guys like each other?' Craig joked, before Michelle replied: 'Oh yeah, the rumor mill.'
'She took me back!' Barack light-heartedly chimed in, adding: 'It was touch and go for awhile.'
The former first lady said it was nice to be in the same room as her husband, sassily telling her brother: 'When we aren't, folks think we're divorced.'
Michelle then made a heartfelt admission about her relationship with her husband of almost 33 years.
'There hasn't been one moment in our marriage where I thought about quitting my man,' she said passionately.
'And we've had some really hard times. So we had a lot of fun times, a lot of adventures, and I have become a better person because of the man I'm married to.'
Barack admitted he missed a lot of the speculation, and he was largely unaware of what people were saying.
'These are the kinds of things that I just miss, right? So I don't even know this stuff's going on,' he confessed.
'And then somebody will mention it to me and I'm all like, "what are you talking about?"'
The Obamas have been married for almost 33 years and share daughters, Malia, 26, and Sasha, 24.
Rumors surrounding the Obama's relationship began when Michelle skipped several high-profile events, including Donald Trump's inauguration and former President Jimmy Carter's funeral.
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