Watch Michelle Obama surprise unsuspecting people leaving her goodbye messages

Jimmy Fallon, Michelle Obama, and her former Princeton classmate.
(Image credit: The Tonight Show)

Regular people invited by The Tonight Show to record goodbye messages to Michelle Obama were in for a shock when they discovered she was hiding behind a curtain, listening to their every word.

Their messages were heartfelt, going into detail about how she inspired them and even got their kids to eat vegetables. When Obama revealed herself, there were tears, gasps, nervous laughs, and chest clutches. It was sweet to see Obama hug her well-wishers, and hilarious to watch them fawn over the first lady while basically ignoring Jimmy Fallon. Watch the video below. Catherine Garcia

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.