She recently revealed she would like to switch lives with Beyoncé, and now Michelle Obama has admitted the full extent of her admiration for the U.S. singer.
'I love her to death,' the First Lady confessed while on her first visit to the Good Morning America studios to promote her new book, and discuss her healthy eating campaign.
Mrs Obama sat down with Robin Roberts as part of a TV tour to chat about the book, American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America.
And she said that she particularly admired Beyoncé - who she saw in concert with her two daughters at the weekend - for her devotion to the First Lady's anti-obesity campaign, Let's Move.
'Anybody who's got talent, I'm all for,' she said. 'But Beyoncé has just been a tremendous supporter of Lets Move. Beyoncé stepped up.'
Of an exercise campaign they held together in Washington, D.C. in May, Mrs Obama added: 'I love her to death.
I was glad to be out there moving my body with her.'
It comes after Mrs Obama, 48, told People magazine that if she could switch lives with any celebrity or world figure, she would pick Beyoncé, 30.
Performer: The First Lady took her daughters to see Beyonce perform in Atlantic City at the weekend
And the feeling appears to be mutual, as Beyoncé posted an open letter on her website praising Mrs Obama as the ultimate example of a truly strong African-American woman.
During the early-morning television appearance, the First Lady also focused on her healthy-eating campaign, demonstrating how to plant seeds with children from Brooklyn.
She also spoke of her own gardening challenges, including fears that she would never be able to have a garden at the White House - and how not all the work has gone to plan.
'I thought, "Wouldn't it be amazing to plant a vegetable garden in White House?' and started having conversations with staff.' Much to her surprise, 'the answers were "yes", "yes" and "yes".'
There is now more than 11,000 square ft of land at the White House used for the vegetable garden, with the First Family getting a hand from hundreds of children.
But she admitted it hasn't been easy: 'We had a big tree that almost got thrown in the compost bin because someone thought it was a big weed.' And she confessed they have not yet produced a good-looking melon, despite their best efforts.
Mrs Obama also revealed that, despite her campaign to encourage youngsters to eat more vegetables, she and her husband do try to avoid some more than others.
She loves 'broccoli, arugula with a nice piece of steak, string beans, greens, carrots,' she said. But 'one thing the President and I don't really like are beets. We believe there is a beet gene - you either love it or hate it - and neither of us has it.'
