Michelle Obama said she has never thought of “quitting my man” as she dispelled divorce rumours.

Speculation has swirled for months about a split between Mrs Obama and her husband, Barack, after she did not join him to attend several public events.

The former first lady and the former president put rumours to bed in a joint interview on Wednesday, with Mrs Obama saying: “There hasn’t been one moment in our marriage where I thought about quitting my man.”

The former president, 63, was a guest on his wife’s IMO podcast, which she hosts with her brother, Craig Robinson.

Mr Robinson addressed rumours head on, asking: “What, you guys like each other?” to which his sister replied: “Oh yeah, the rumour mill.”

Mr Obama then quipped: “She took me back!” joking that their relationship had been “touch and go for a while”.