Michelle Obama has spoken about experiencing low-grade depression during the pandemic, saying its exhausting to continually see Black Americans dehumanised in the news.

Speaking on The Michelle Obama Podcast, the former first lady told journalist Michele Norris: I know that I am dealing with some form of low-grade depression.

Not just because of the quarantine, but because of the racial strife, and just seeing this administration, watching the hypocrisy of it, day in and day out, is dispiriting.

The second episode of her podcast, titled Protests and the Pandemic, was released on Wednesday. It sees the pair discuss the challenges of recent months.