Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey headline arena like rock stars

Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey headlined Brooklyn’s Barclays Center like an A-list duo Saturday, getting a rock-star like applause from a feverish audience of fans on a st typically reserved for pop, rap and basketball stars.

“Does this feel like déjà vu for you?” Winfrey asked. “Because you were here wearing those bad, Balenciaga gold boots!”

“Barack is like, ‘Where are those boots?’” Obama said. “I was like, ‘y’re put away, honey. Just settle down.’”

former U.S. president was one of main topics discussed during wide-ranging, hourlong conversation which, at times, had former first lady coming off like a comedian headlining a sold-out show.

“All of people in this room paid money to come out, to give up a Saturday...,” Winfrey said before Obama chimed in with: “And as I said — ain’t body twerking onst.”

audience erupted in laughter.

Obama cracked more jokes when she told Winfrey that she and her husband were w empty nesters since ir 18-year-old daughter, Sasha, began college last fall (Malia, 21, is a junior).

“We tried to hold it toger, to get (Sasha) in car so she wouldn’t start crying, and n me and Barack, we balled like little babies. Barack gets that ugly, loud cry,” Obama said, imitating his cry and earning laughs from crowd.

“He did that at Malia’s graduation,” she added. “We’re sitting re, and he had his glasses on and speeches are happening and we’re all chatting, and we hear,” she said, imitating his cry again while laughing herself.

“And I’m looking at him like, ‘Are you OK?’” she recalled. “He’s going to kill me.”

When Winfrey asked if energy in ir home was different w that kids are gone, Obama exclaimed: “It is so good, y’all.”

“OK, you guys, get out of gutter!” Obama added.

“Parenting takes up a lot of emotional . And my husband was busy being president,” she said as audience cheered loudly.

“Don’t we wish. Don’t we wish,” Winfrey said.

“Just vote y’all, that’s all I’m saying,” Obama continued. “Just vote.”

conversation turned slightly political, again, when Winfrey asked Obama what next chapter of her life would entail.

“President,” some audience members yelled. Ors screamed, “White House!”

Obama, 56, said she didn’t want to get political during chat but that she wants to spend her career empowering young people, calling m “next generation of leaders.”

“To help m understand a broader sense of values that y can operate within because I do think that we are short on that right w, that are leaders are t paving a good path for what we want our kids to be,” she said. “I’m sorry to say that. I don’t want to make this political in any way.”

She also opened up about her marri, saying that going to rapy taught her that she is responsible for her own happiness.

“I didn’t marry Barack for him to make me happy,” she said.

“We’re coming back to point where we see each or again because some of hardest times in our lives we just escaped it, we survived it,” she added. “And we went through a tough time. We did some hard things toger and w we’re out on or end and I can look at him and I still recognize my husband. He’s still man that I fell in love with.”

This year couple is celebrating 28 years of marri.

Winfrey’s event featured mogul discussing her own wellness journey, a dance exercise from choreographer Julianne Hough, a pre-show dance party and a performance from Grammy-winning gospel singer and WW Ambassador Tamela Mann. Winfrey also hored Tara Deckert, a lieutenant in New York Police Department, as well as her colleagues and city employees for ir wellness transformation as part of WW-WorkWell NYC partnership. One person onst said she lost 140 pounds.

Celebrity guests in crowd included Lupita Nyong'o, Niecy Nash, Hoda Kotb, Nate Berkus, Merle Dandridge and Winfrey’s BFF Gayle King, who faced

Winfrey, who said in an interview Friday that King is

But Winfrey put main focus on Obama and encourd audience to make 2020 ir year of transformation and triumph.

When topic turned to health and Winfrey asked Obama what she appreciates about her body, she said: “It’s mine. All mine. It’s a healthy body that works every day and I try t to judge it.”

“As a child growing up with a far with a disability who could t walk; my far would have given anything to have any one of my legs, for me to judge that and t to just embrace it and be happy that I am alive, moving, able to move, I have to tell myself: ‘Appreciate what God gave you and take care of that, and be balanced about it,’” she added.

women also discussed aging and how some people go to great lengths to try to look younger.

“And n you have all of se frozen faces,” Winfrey said.

“When you’re in photo line and everybody looks same and you’re like, ‘Didn’t I just meet you?'” Obama said, laughing. “Y’all just have same lips.”

“And same forehead,” Winfrey replied.

“Stop it. Let it go,” Obama said.

“That’s pretty funny,” Winfrey said, laughing in her seat. “I just met you. I didn’t.”