Julie Bishop was making the most of her A-list invite to the Mumm Marquee at the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.
Bishop, who was Australia’s foreign minister from 2013 to 2018, let loose as she held court at a table alongside her boyfriend, Stephen Gray.
The 69-year-old threw her hands in the air like she didn’t care as she had a boogie in time with the pounding music.
Stephen, meanwhile, was not feeling the beat quite as intently, and was instead busy scrolling through his mobile phone while Julie busted some moves beside him.
Julie, who is often called The Minister For Fashion, lived up to her moniker in a chic red gown with a floral motif and puffed sleeves.
She added a chunky pearl necklace and smart, beige cap with a bow detail at the back.
Julie Bishop (left) was making the most of her A-list invite to the Mumm Marquee at the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday
Bishop, who was Australia’s foreign minister from 2013 to 2018, let loose as she held court at a table alongside her boyfriend, Stephen Gray (right)
Stephen, meanwhile, was not feeling the beat quite as intently, and was instead busy scrolling through his mobile phone while Julie busted some moves beside him
Stephen wore a classic black suit along with a tie and white silk pocket square.
Julie and Stephen have gone from strength to strength since they went public with their relationship in 2023.
They appear to have been an item for more than a year after she ‘soft-launched’ him on her social media accounts in July 2023.
Last year, they travelled to South Australia for a ‘fabulous Outback adventure’.
In a video shared to her Instagram page, Bishop put together a montage of images and video clips from their holiday and tagged her partner.
They were also pictured having dinner with friends together in December 2023.
While little is known about Gray, his Facebook profile shows him proudly standing behind a cafe racer style motorcycle, clad in a black leather jacket.
The Perth man also shared photos of a yellow Ducati bike parked along the harbour.
Julie, who is often called The Minister For Fashion, lived up to her moniker in a chic red gown with a floral motif and puffed sleeves
She added a chunky pearl necklace and smart, beige cap with a bow detail at the back
Stephen wore a classic black suit along with a tie and white silk pocket square
The news of her new romance came two years after David Panton, 53, allegedly dumped Bishop over dinner in Sydney in July 2022, putting an end to their eight-year relationship.
During their partnership, Bishop took Panton to the United Nations to meet world leaders, Buckingham Palace to hobnob with British royalty and to the White House where he met Donald Trump.
The pair first stepped out publicly in 2014, and were pictured at countless celebrity events over the years including the 2018 wedding of Karl Stefanovic and Jasmine Yarbrough.
Bishop was understood to have been ‘blindsided’ by the sudden breakdown of her relationship, sources close to the former politician said.
