Michelle Obama to Appear on "black-ish"
by Ryan Schwartz
October 28, 2021


The Johnson residence is welcoming a very special visitor.

ABC announced Thursday that former First Lady Michelle Obama will guest-star in an upcoming episode of "black-ish", which is set to return for its eighth and final season in early 2022.



“#blackish is going all out for the final season!” the series shared on Twitter. “We are honored to have trailblazer @MichelleObama join us as an upcoming guest star.”

An exact premiere date has not yet been announced.

https://tvline.com/2021/10/28/black-ish-michelle-obama-cast-final-season-8-photo/

Check out Michelle Obama on Black-ish (https://tvline.com/2021/12/14/blackish-photos-michelle-obama-season-8-premiere/)

The former first lady guest-stars as herself at a fundraising event in the final season premiere, airing Jan. 4.

Tracee Ellis Ross personally asked Michelle Obama to guest-star on tonight's final Black-ish season premiere (https://www.eonline.com/news/1315023/how-michelle-obama-s-cameo-on-black-ish-came-to-be)

"It was wonderful," Ross told WSJ Magazine (https://www.wsj.com/articles/tracee-ellis-ross-workout-tip-diet-secret-11641194693) of filming with the former first lady. "She and I are friends. It was a phone call I made. We got to do really important subject matter that's mixed in with fun, so it's receivable."