Michelle Obama admits to hating her appearance in new book

In The Light We Carry, the follow-up to her bestseller Becoming, the former first lady reveals her fearful mind' and experience of depression during the pandemic

Michelle Obama hates" how she looks, all the time and no matter what", she has revealed in her new book.

The Light We Carry, the former First Lady's second memoir, builds on her 2018 title Becoming, and aims to be a toolkit to live boldly". In the new book, which was extracted in the Guardian's Saturday magazine, Obama discusses ways to overcome one's fearful mind", which she likens to a life partner you didn't choose".