WASHINGTON--First Lady Michelle Obama says her new bangs are the result of a mid-life crisis during an interview with cookbook author/talk show host Rachael Ray on a segment to run Wednesday. Mrs. Obama said she didn't have a lot of other options to express herself--she can't go out and buy a sports car.

Mrs. Obama turned 49 on Jan. 17.

Ray is a safe interview for Mrs. Obama; she's been a booster of her signature project, healthy eating, appearing with her on Jan. 25, 2012 for the announcement Mrs. Obama made about new school lunch standards in Alexandria, Va.