Burly minders surround Michelle Obama as she leaves Mayfair haunt Scott's after enjoying dinner ahead of sell-out appearance at London's O2 arena to discuss her book
- Former First Lady Michelle Obama is on a world tour to promote her memoir
- The book called Becoming is tipped to become the bestselling memoir in history
- She enjoyed Saturday night at Scott's in Mayfair, a favourite of celebrities
- She will give a talk at London's O2 arena on Sunday evening to a sell-out crowd
Former First Lady Michelle Obama enjoyed dinner at Scott's in Mayfair last night, ahead of her sell-out show at the O2 arena in London.
Mrs Obama is due to appear at the O2 tonight to deliver a talk titled Becoming: An Intimate Conversation With Michelle Obama.
She was seen walking out of the celebrity-favoured night spot in an all black ensemble, flanked by a heavy security detail, as she headed to her chauffeur driven car.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama is chauffeured away from Scott's restaurant in Mayfair on Saturday night
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Mrs Obama donned an all black ensemble as she headed to her car after enjoying a night at the celebrity-favoured nightspot
Scott's menu includes a dozen Morcambe Bay Rock Oysters for £37.50, as well as a Salted Caramel Espresso Martini for £20.
Mrs Obama's talk at the O2 will centre around her new book which has already sold more than 10 million copies and is tipped to become the bestselling memoir in history.
The former First Lady released her book in November 2018 and it shot to the top of bestseller lists immediately, selling 725,000 copies in the U.S. and Canada in its first day.
Abroad the book has become a No. 1 best seller in Britain, Germany and Greece among other countries.
Becoming is a three part personal memoir which goes through Mrs Obama's roots growing up in the south side of Chicago, life as First Lady in the White House and her role as a mother raising daughters Sasha and Malia.
Mrs Obama was guarded by numerous burly security personnel as she headed out to the open door of her waiting car
Mrs Obama was wrapped up warm in a black overcoat on a chilly night in London's West End
The book is the first in a two-book deal that Michelle and husband former president Barack Obama made with Penguin Random House in 2017 for a reported $60million (£46 million).
She is currently on a world tour to promote her book, her next stops will be Paris and Amsterdam next week, followed by further appearances in Canada and the States next month.
The final stop of her tour will be in Nashville on May 12, in a talk moderated by late night TV show host Stephen Colbert.
