Michelle Obama Tears Into Rita Wilson in Profanity-Filled Rant for Bailing on Girls Boot Camp Weekend Hike
Michelle Obama joked about pal Rita Wilson dropping out of their hike.
Aug. 6 2026, Updated 1:33 p.m. ET
Michelle Obama proved she can curse like a trucker when around close pals, openly dropping the F-bomb at good friend Rita Wilson while also calling her a "b----", RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Wilson, 69, was a guest on Obama's IMO podcast, where the two women got chatty and catty about a fitness bootcamp the former first lady put together.
Rita Wilson Bailed on Michelle Obama's 17-Mile Hike
Michelle Obama claimed Rita Wilson 'didn't do' the long hike during their fitness retreat.
"I forced all my friends into a quarterly boot camp," Obama admitted.
"So Rita came along to one of these really hard health and fitness retreats, sort of a boot camp where you'd walk for four hours and you'd get an almond as a break," she explained, joking about how the food consumption was limited despite the hardcore hike.
Wilson countered, "You were walking about 17 miles!" as Obama sneered, "Rita didn't do it," about the power hike in nature.
The My Big Fat Greek Wedding star then explained how she managed to wriggle out of the group walk and go back to the ranch for some R&R instead.
Rita Wilson Called It Quits Early in the Hike
Rita Wilson bailed after 90 minutes and had a car take her back to the luxury ranch.
"I was at the back of the line. On the first day, they gave everybody walkie-talkies because you're out in the mountains. They said, 'If you need anything, just let us know,'" Wilson recalled.
"About 90 minutes into the walk, I radioed in and said, 'Hi. Hi. Hi. It's Rita. Uh, when are we done?" the actress begged to know.
Obama explained that she and the rest of the group were able to hear the remaining transmissions once Wilson bailed on the hike.
Michelle Obama Called Rita Wilson a 'B----' for Bailing on the Hike
Michelle Obama recalled hearing Rita Wilson's message back at the resort.
"There were two channels they told you about. There was the private line, where Rita could talk just to the staff, and the party line, where everybody's walkie-talkie could hear the conversation," Obama explained.
"So we're all, like, on mile 100, and Rita comes over the radio: 'Um, where are the cars?' We're all thinking, 'D---, Rita's going home,'" the Becoming author noted about her pal quitting the quest os early on.
"Then she got back to the ranch and radioed again: 'Hi, I'm in my room. Can I get some tea?'" Obama shared about Wilson's next transmission
"And we're all like, 'B----'" she joked.
Obama then playfully mocked Wilson in her voice, saying, "I'm by the pool," while noting, "and it's coming over the speaker" for all of the other ladies hiking to hear.
'It's like, F------ Rita'
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Michelle Obama's co-host and brother, Craig Robinson, and Rita Wilson, cracked up as she told the story.
"She left the hike. See, she's back at the ranch, and she's ordering drinks," Obama scoffed. "We're sucking up. We're taking our...we're eating the third of four almonds, you know?"
The former White House resident then huffed about hearing the rest of Wilson's calls to staff at the resort, "And she's like, 'Hi, Rita here.' And that's how she would start. 'Rita here.'"
"It's like, f------ Rita," Obama snarked about her pal's calls.
Still, Obama recalled it fondly, noting, "It was still a bonding experience. We laughed about it, and we still do."
