--- title: Michelle Obama Tells Jimmy Kimmel About Celebrity Texts description: Michelle Obama revealed to Jimmy Kimmel who her most frequent (and most enviable) celebrity text conversations were with. canonical: https://time.com/5457096/michelle-obama-friends/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-11-16T16:51:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:05.990Z og:title: These Are the Celebrities Michelle Obama Texts the Most og:description: Friends forever og:url: https://time.com/5457096/michelle-obama-friends/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb12671531c8350e9/69893f4e656a3f096ebd6002/michelle-obama-celebrity-friends-texting.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Today - Season 67 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These Are the Celebrities Michelle Obama Texts the Most twitter:description: Friends forever twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb12671531c8350e9/69893f4e656a3f096ebd6002/michelle-obama-celebrity-friends-texting.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # These Are the Celebrities Michelle Obama Texts the Most  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 16, 2018 4:51 PM UTC  TODAY -- Pictured: Michelle Obama on Thursday, October 11, 2018 -- (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) TODAY -- Pictured: Michelle Obama on Thursday, October 11, 2018 -- (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 16, 2018 4:51 PM UTC [Michelle Obama](http://time.com/5454309/michelle-obama-marriage/) revealed that even though she’s currently “unemployed,” she’s enjoying her life after the White House. And while her calendar may no longer consist of state dinners and ceremonies, it appears that the former First Lady still has lots of friends in high places. During an appearance on [_Jimmy Kimmel Live!_](http://time.com/5393733/jimmy-kimmel-pedestrian-question-2018/) to promote her new book, [_Becoming_](http://time.com/5454046/michelle-obama-becoming-book-tour-oprah/), Obama opened up about some of her most high-profile friendships. Kimmel asked Obama to share which celebrity she texted with most often, to which Obama initially demurred, noting that she doesn’t “text and tell.” She later relented, telling him that it depended on what’s going on in her life, citing that currently, she’s been texting a lot with Oprah because Oprah helped to kick off her book tour and was an early reader of _Becoming_. She also shared that Oprah’s BFF Gayle King is also a frequent texter in her life because “Gayle is a worrier,” so she’ll often check in with Obama to make sure everything is okay. Oprah, Gayle, and Michelle Obama? Now that’s quite the group chat. 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