Watch Michelle Obama surprise unsuspecting people leaving her goodbye messages

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Jimmy Fallon, Michelle Obama, and her former Princeton classmate.
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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, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.