Tracee Ellis Ross Think of the old President Barack Obama It owes you an apology.
«I broke with someone, and I remember having encountered the former president and he said: ‘I could have told you that'» recalled Ross, 52 years old during an appearance of Thursday, August 14. Jimmy Kimmel Live.
«And I thought, ‘Well, you failed as a friend!’ As it was your job to say that before, do you know what I mean?
Ross also revealed that despite her close friendship, she has never asked Barack or her wife, former First Lady Michelle ObamaTo configure it in an appointment.
«I have never asked Michelle to put me, which I think it’s dumb and I need to get on that,» he joked.
Ross also discussed his romantic life when he appeared in the podcast «Imo» by Michelle Obama in April 2025. She admitted Michelle and her brother Craig Robinson Which usually goes with younger men for a key reason.
«Many men of my age are immersed in toxic masculinity and have been raised in a culture where there is a particular way in which a relationship is seen,» Ross explained. «Anything that begins to smell that for me, I did enough where I was controlled and I felt that it was a possession or a prize, I simply have no interest in it. And I will not do it again.»
Ross also said that she is no longer interested in waiting for men of her age to behave properly. «For a long time I have spent the age at which I feel it is my job to teach someone or grow it,» he concluded.

Tracee Ellis Ross
Monica Schipper/Getty images for the fashion businessAlthough she has been open about being interested in having a romantic partner, Ross has not hidden the fact that she leads a complete and dynamic life alone. He frequently travels (and looks incredible while he does), something that stands out in his 2025 series Just travel with Tracee Ellis Ross.
The series debuted on July 25, 2025 and is available for free on the Roku channel.
In an interview with the New York Times Published on the same day, Ross explained that it does not offer travel advice.
«I don’t believe in the Council. I offer experience and hope. And this is my version. My transparency is about how I can give you an exit point,» he said. «I say this in the episode of Mexico: there must be something between Cat Ladies and Joan of Arc. Do you know what I mean?»
She added: «As, I would really want to have other photos on the cultural wall and historically that would show me what it means to push against the cultural norm and choose itself, of the revolutionary act of joy, particularly for a black woman, and to have the agency and the freedom to make decisions that work for you, if you have a partner or not.»
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