Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has been spotted dressing up for Halloween in Dee Why, Sydney, on Saturday afternoon.
Ardern, 46, was flanked by husband Clarke Gayford as they fully embraced the Mexican Day of the Dead theme.
Complete with red, white and black face paint and coupled with a red bag as an accessory, she was almost unrecognisable.
Gayford opted for a long white trenchcoat, grey jeans with black shoes, and a rather trippy face mask.
The pair, accompanied by a friend, quickly made their way to a waiting car before being whisked away.
The former PM made headlines earlier this week by taking up a post at a major Australian university to mentor students and teach about 'empathetic leadership and social cohesion'.
She has been appointed a 'professor of practice' at University of Sydney's School of Public Health and will begin the academic role this month.
'Her work will focus on empathetic leadership, social cohesion and civic trust; further developing new approaches to global and values-based leadership, as well as exploring new ways to address global health challenges centred on equity, inclusion and wellbeing,' the university said in a statement.
Jacinda Ardern getting right into the Halloween spirit on Saturday afternoon
New Zealand's former prime minister dressed up in a Day of the Dead theme
She wore red, white and black face paint with similarly coloured clothes to match
Ardern's husband Clarke Gayford closely followed with his own outfit in tow
'She will engage with students, researchers and the wider university community through guest lectures, masterclasses and mentoring.'
The position, which is not a full-time teaching role, was designed by the university in 2019 to bring experienced practitioners into academic life.
Ardern, who moved to Sydney's northern beaches earlier this year, led New Zealand through the Christchurch terrorist attacks, the Whakaari volcanic eruption, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
She resigned as prime minister and leader of the New Zealand Labour Party in January 2023.
'I've found myself especially focused on the question of leadership since leaving office and how we can better support and encourage the kind of leadership needed to tackle our many global challenges,' Ardern said.
'I'm looking forward to working alongside the brilliant students, faculty and wider University of Sydney community, as we share experiences, explore and develop ways to better serve our communities, and help solve the issues facing so many today.'
Since leaving office, Ardern has held fellowships at Harvard and Oxford universities and founded an international program that promotes empathetic leadership.
University vice-chancellor Mark Scott said he had long admired Ardern for the courage and humanity she brought to public life.
He opted for a long white trenchcoat, grey jeans and black shoes...
...before revealing a rather trippy face mask
Ardern's friend also got into the spirit with her own colourful outfit
The former PM made headlines earlier this week by taking up a post at a major Australian university to mentor students and teach about 'empathetic leadership and social cohesion'.
'Her leadership demonstrated that empathy and resolve do not compete with one another; each can strengthen the other,' he said.
Students would meet not only a former prime minister, but a thoughtful teacher with a great deal to share about public leadership and service, he said.
Ardern spoke at a gender equality conference in Melbourne in April, which was attended by delegates from 185 countries.
She also recently attended the Pre-COP31 meetings in Fiji alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
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