Julie Bishop slams Instagram trolls over filter comments as she jogs around ... trends now
Julie Bishop has shown she can still call on the political armoury of a sharp comeback and a thick skin when she needs to.
Ms Bishop, 66, swatted away critics on Monday who accused her of using a filter to blur and soften her features in a video posted to her Instagram, where she has promised a daily vlog of her famous morning runs.
When an anonymous commenter from a private account wrote 'take the filter off though', the former foreign affairs minister and long-serving federal Liberal deputy leader immediately shot back.
Julie Bishop , 66, has been accused of changing her appearance with a filter in a video she posted of herself exercising over the weekend on Instagram
'May I see your posts?' Ms Bishop replied.
Ms Bishop previously batted back an accusation she was using a filter with a denial.
'Are you using a filter,' a commenter asked under the image, which gave Ms Bishop's features a soft appearance.
Ms Bishop replied that if she was, 'I'd get rid of the mascara dripping under my eyes'.
'You look so great I didn't even notice the mascara lol,' the questioner replied with a laughing emoji.
'Rats! Shouldn’t have mentioned it,' Ms Bishop said.
'Julie learns how to use face enhancing filters - finally,' another person posted.
'Take the filter off though', another follower commented. Ms Bishop hit back at this user by pointing out that they were hiding behind a private account
