Julie Bishop’s new partner is an avid motorcyclist who proudly shows off his motorcycles online.
The former Foreign Secretary, 67, is in a relationship with Perth man Stephen Gray, with the couple appearing to have been together for several months.
The pair are seen in photos shared to Ms Bishop’s Instagram, where she first debuted it in July 2023.
Although little is known about Mr Gray, his Facebook profile shows him proudly behind a cafe racer-style motorcycle, wearing a black leather jacket.
He also shared photos of a yellow Ducati bike parked along the harbour.
Ms Bishop’s name and ‘partner’ Steve Gray appeared together on the guest list for the Australian Grand Prix’s Glamor on the Grid event on Wednesday evening.
However, the former Liberal Party deputy leader has made it clear she will not attend and will instead be back in her home city of Perth.
Stephen Gray, the new man in Julie Bishop’s life, is an avid motorcyclist
The couple had drinks and dinner together with friends (photo in December 2023)
Julie Bishop is enjoying a new relationship with Perth man Stephen Gray, two years after her eight-year romance with David Panton ended
Mr Gray has shared photos of his bikes on his Facebook page and he is wearing a T-shirt with a bike image on it.
The couple recently traveled to South Australia for a “fantastic outback adventure.”
In a video shared to her Instagram account, Ms Bishop put together a montage of images and clips from their backcountry holiday and tagged Mr Gray.
In a short video, the couple was seen posing together next to a small plane.
‘Great Southern Country. Thank you @quondong_oakbank_stations for our fantastic outback adventure – 350km from Adelaide on a 1477 square kilometer Merino station,” she captioned her post.
They were also pictured having dinner with friends in December last year.
She has shared images of Mr Gray on social media and first debuted him on Instagram in July 2023
News of Ms Bishop’s new romance comes almost two years after her ex David Panton, 62, reportedly dumped her during a dinner in Sydney in July 2022, ending their eight-year relationship.
During their partnership, Ms Bishop took Mr Panton to the United Nations to meet world leaders, to Buckingham Palace to interact with the British royal family and to the White House where he met Donald and Melania Trump.
The couple first stepped out publicly in 2014 and have been pictured at numerous celebrity events over the years, including Karl Stefanovic and Jasmine Yarbrough’s wedding in 2018.
Ms Bishop was believed to have been ‘blindsided’ by the sudden breakdown of the relationship, sources close to the former politician said.
News of Ms Bishop’s new romance comes just two years after David Panton reportedly dumped her over dinner in Sydney in July 2022, ending their eight-year relationship
Ms Bishop was believed to have been ‘blindsided’ by the sudden breakdown of her relationship, sources close to the former politician said
Mr Panton met Ms Bishop when she was in the middle of her political career and serving as Australia’s foreign minister.
The pair maintained a long-distance relationship for many years, with Ms Bishop living in Perth while he lived in Sydney.
Mr Panton has now moved on with 39-year-old Genevieve Anderson.
