Julie Bishop surprised her loyal followers when she appeared on television sporting another hair transformation.
The former foreign secretary, 68, unveiled her latest look on the Today show on Tuesday morning, where she discussed King Charles and Queen Camilla’s royal visit to Australia.
Now she sports a bold blonde bob with full bangs to shape her face.
Ms Bishop, nicknamed the ‘Fashion Minister’ due to her stylish outfits, looked incredibly stylish during the appearance on Channel Nine’s morning show.
The former politician wore a bright orange knee-length dress that featured a cape sleeve.
She completed her look with gorgeous pearl earrings, a delicate gold necklace, and a black leather watch.
Bishop has revealed several different hairstyles over the years, most recently in July when she stepped out sporting a much longer, side-swept bob.
It comes months after Ms Bishop confirmed her long-rumored new romance with Stephen Gray following months of speculation.
Julie Bishop surprised her loyal followers when she appeared on television sporting another hair transformation. Photographed in 2019
The King’s Trust Australia board chair, who was Australia’s foreign minister from 2013 to 2018, was seen packing on the PDA with boyfriend Stephen Gray as they arrived at Sydney Airport in August.
She shared a kiss with Mr Gray, originally from Perth, as they stood near the Qantas desk with their luggage.
Looking extremely stylish, the unofficial ‘Minister of Fashion’ wore a sleek black and gold Camilla double-breasted blazer worth $1,300.
Ms. Bishop and Mr. Gray appear to have been a couple for more than a year, after she “softly released” him on her social media accounts in July 2023.
The former foreign secretary, 68, unveiled her latest look on the Today show on Tuesday morning, where she discussed King Charles and Queen Camilla’s royal visit to Australia.
Earlier this year, they traveled to South Australia for a “fabulous outback adventure.”
In a video shared on her Instagram page, Bishop put together a montage of images and video clips from her vacation and tagged Gray.
One video showed the couple posing together next to a small plane.
‘Great Southern Land. “Thank you @quondong_oakbank_stations for our fabulous outback adventure – 350km from Adelaide on a 1477 square kilometer Merino station,” he captioned his post.
Little is known about Gray, whose Instagram account is private and has only 60 followers.
Bishop has featured several different hairstyles over the years. Photographed at Australian Fashion Week 2024
Most recently, in July, she stepped out sporting a much longer, side-swept bob.
News of their new romance comes almost two years after David Panton, 62, allegedly dumped Ms Bishop during a dinner date in Sydney in July 2022, ending their eight-year relationship.
During their partnership, Bishop took Panton to the United Nations to meet with world leaders, to Buckingham Palace to rub shoulders with British royalty, and to the White House, where she met Donald and Melania Trump.
The couple first came out publicly in 2014 and were photographed at countless celebrity events over the years, including Karl Stefanovic and Jasmine Yarbrough’s wedding in 2018.
They seemed to be going strong when they recently visited St James’s Palace in London for an event honoring King Charles’ charity.
Mrs Bishop was understood to have been “shocked” by the sudden breakdown of their relationship, sources close to the former politician said.
Ms Bishop was photographed earlier this year with a straighter, less voluminous hairstyle tucked behind her ears.
Daily Mail Australia understands she had been finding more ways to be in Sydney with Mr Panton.
Bishop appeared for the first time since the split smiling happily for photos at a mining conference in Perth on July 11, 2023, although insiders said she was suffering from the fight and was shocked by the way he had pulled the trigger. fix so suddenly.
Another source close to Ms Bishop was a little less diplomatic about the sudden end to the affair, suggesting that Mr Panton’s presence in her inner circle “divided” some of her friends and colleagues.
But ‘JBish’, as she was called in Canberra, was still in love.
“Let’s just say there are some who might be relieved it’s all over,” one said, adding, “His personality wasn’t always to everyone’s liking.”
Panton met Bishop while she was in the middle of her political career, serving as Australia’s Foreign Minister.
The couple maintained a long-distance relationship for years, with Ms Bishop residing in Perth while he lived in Sydney.
Panton has now moved on with 39-year-old Genevieve Anderson.
Julie’s stylish new look comes after it was recently revealed she is dating Perth biker Stephen Gray. Both in the photo