Julie Bishop turns heads at Street Side Medics Gala in Sydney

Newly-single Julie Bishop turns heads in a sleek black gown and edgy cropped puffer jacket at the Street Side Medics Gala in Sydney after split from businessman David Panton

Julie Bishop stole the show at the very first Street Side Medics Gala event in Sydney on Friday.

The 66-year-old turned heads in a bold ensemble at the charity event, following her split from businessman David Panton.

Looking more confident than ever, the glamorous socialite posed up a storm with her hands on her hips and a beaming smile on her face. 

Newly-single Julie Bishop (pictured) made a show stopping appearance at the very first Street Side Medics Gala event in Sydney on Friday night

The former foreign minister wore a sleek black dress from David Jones that highlighted her trim and toned figure.

She added an edgy twist to the ensemble with a cropped black Dion Lee puffer jacket on top, which she most likely wore to keep warm in the cold winter weather. 

The newly-single socialite’s short blonde hair was slicked back, and she accessorised with glamorous diamond earrings.

To add a pop of colour to the look, she went with pink nail polish and silver eyeshadow. 

The former foreign minister, 66, wore a sleek black dress that highlighted her trim and toned figure

‘Friday night dress code: Black Tie with touch of street wear,’ she wrote on Instagram. 

Ms Bishop has been lighting up Sydney’s social scene since her split from her businessman ex.

Just last week, she stunned in $3750 Balmain mini-dress at the David Jones Spring/Summer Fashion Launch.

It comes after Ms Bishop’s ex allegedly dumped her over dinner in Sydney in July, putting an end to their eight-year relationship.

She added an edgy twist to the ensemble with a cropped black puffer jacket on top, which she most likely wore to keep warm in the cold winter weather

During their partnership, Ms Bishop took Mr 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 and Melania 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.

They had appeared to be going strong when they recently visited St James’ Palace in London for an event honouring Prince Charles’ charity.

Ms Bishop (center) was all smiles as she posed with some of the celebrity guests at the event

Ms Bishop was understood to have been ‘blindsided’ by the sudden breakdown of her relationship, sources close to the former politician said.

Daily Mail Australia understands she had been finding more ways to be in Sydney with Mr Panton.

Ms Bishop emerged for the first time since the split smiling happily for photos at a Perth mining conference on July 11, although insiders said she was hurting in the wake of the bust-up and was shocked at the way he’d pulled the pin so suddenly.

Another source close to Ms Bishop was slightly less diplomatic about the sudden end to the affair, hinting that Mr Panton’s presence in her inner circle ‘divided’ some of her friends and colleagues.

Ms Bishop recently split with businessman David Panton. Pictured together in 2015

But ‘JBish’, as she was referred to in Canberra, remained smitten.

‘Let’s just say a there are a few who might be relieved that it’s over,’ said one, adding: ‘His personality didn’t always gel with everyone.’

Mr Panton met Ms Bishop while she was in the midst of her political career, serving as Australia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The pair maintained a long-distance relationship for years, with Ms Bishop based in Perth while he lived in Sydney.

Mr Panton met Ms Bishop while she was in the midst of her political career, serving as Australia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. (Pictured together last month at St James’s Palace in London, having dinner with Prince Charles for an event honouring his charity)

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