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Michelle Obama Says Bruce Springsteen and Wife Patti Are 'Couple Mentors'

Michelle Obama praised Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa's marriage for inspiring her and Barack to keep up strong communication

Bruce Springsteen and Patti ScialfaTaylor Hill/WireImageMichelle reassured him that she meant it before explaining that was partly why she asked him to come on the podcast and speak to a listener who is struggling to maintain a relationship with her father. Taylor Hill/WireImage Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa have performed together in his E Street Band for almost as long as they’ve been married, but that hasn’t kept them from maintaining a healthy work-life balance. “[People] couldn’t even fathom that I was making a choice for myself, that they had to assume that my husband and I are divorcing,” Michelle said during an April episode of Sophia Bush ’s “Work in Progress” podcast.

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