EXCLUSIVE Michelle Payne doesn't look like this anymore! Trailblazing jockey unveils stunning transformation at Melbourne Cup READ MORE: Elizabeth Hurley bucks the all-red theme as she leads arrivals 2024 Melbourne Cup arrivals with Samantha Armytage and Sylvia Jeffreys By Mikaela Wilkes For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:14 GMT, 5 November 2024 | Updated: 07:14 GMT, 5 November 2024 e-mail View comments Retirement looks golden on former Australian jockey Michelle Payne. The 39-year-old is the first and only woman to have ever won the Melbourne Cup, although this year's race featured a record four female jockeys. Michelle may have stepped away as a jockey and retired from the tracks, but she radiated in The Birdcage on Tuesday.
'I'm wearing Jason Crech and we are dressed for Cup Day in gold,' she told Daily Mail Australia. Swapping out her jodhpurs for a sculpted saffron gold mini dress, the Australian jockey looked positively regal. 'I was lucky enough to win the Cup back in 2015, so as an ambassador, we thought this was a great colour to choose,' she continued.
'It's just so cool.' Michelle exclusively revealed that she's currently single, but 'still looking' for a partner. Former Melbourne Cup winner Michelle Payne looked radiant in gold at the Melbourne Cup 'No,' Australia's golden girl answered with a laugh when cheekily asked if she has a love interest at the moment.
'I'm still looking.' When she was 18-years-old, Michelle was thrown from her horse. She fractured her.
