Michelle Obama has made her first public appearance since rumors of divorce started swirling.

The Instagram video statement focused on her personal work and had no references to her husband Barack Obama, who has been seemingly more proactive about allaying speculation of a rift.

The gossip has been brewing since Michelle Obama missed President Jimmy Carter's state funeral in January. She also skipped President Trump's inauguration.

Barack downplays rumors

As speculation of marital trouble started building, President Obama released a gushing birthday message in January that elicited a simple response from his 61-year-old wife: "Love you, honey!"

The optics of the accompanying photo - which showed the couple awkwardly holding hands across a large dining table - sparked further chatter.

Barack also referred to himself and his wife in the collective in a statement mourning the victims of the recent plane crash in Washington D.C., writing "our hearts break" and "Michelle and I send our prayers" in an apparent effort to display unity.

The political power couple both campaigned for Kamala Harris, whose crushing defeat to Trump has left Democrats in the political wilderness.

Michelle breaks silence

At least for now, it appears Michelle is content to let her husband handle public perceptions of strife in their relationship. Nearly all of Michelle Obama's recent public communications have focused on her personal brand.

In her latest Instagram post, Obama included no hints about her marriage whatsoever. She instead thanked school counselors around the country while touting her Reach Higher education initiative.

"This critical work often gets unnoticed and that's why for so many years I have been working to make sure that they get the shine they deserve," Michelle said.

Michelle Obama is also promoting her new self-help book, Overcoming, which she describes as a "timely" guide as her liberal audience copes with Trump's return.

This all comes as President Obama's long-planned monument to his career, the Obama Presidential Center, faces continued delays and hiccups.

In an ironic twist, a black-owned subcontractor has sued one of the construction firms behind the project for racial discrimination, to the tune of $40 million. And some of the donors who backed the project, including Jeff Bezos, are snapping their checkbooks shut.

"He's arrogant," said one donor of Barack Obama. "He didn't help others when they were trying to fundraise and so they're not going to look out for the Obamas now."