We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again, morning TV show hosts are keepers of the best beauty secrets.
After all, when you’re expected to be up and out of bed in the wee hours, you need the eye cream hacks of Brook Boney and everyday moisturiser of Lisa Wilkinson to get you through.
But for Sunrise‘s Natalie Barr, the best boost to her confidence comes from a colourful wardrobe. “My ‘real life’ involves a lot of black, navy and brown, but my ‘Sunrise life’ is all about colour, so I get to be a different version of me,” the breakfast TV host told Woman’s Day. “I’m so much more open-minded working with a stylist who says, ‘Just try it on!’ I love a jacket but it used to be the only thing we were allowed to wear. Now the whole world of fashion has opened up to us.”
Since taking over co-host duties from Samantha Armytage earlier this year, Nat’s glowing face has been on our TV screens most mornings. And according to Woman’s Day, her youthful look is all thanks to a short and sharp exercise regimen and “simple meal plan”.
“I haven’t had Botox – though no judgement if you do,” Nat shared. “I’m just glad the viewer doesn’t expect us all to be 23.”
Apparently the 53-year-old prefers to stick to laser treatments and facials instead. Oh how we miss the salon right now…
Main image credit: @natalie_barr7
Do you like to dress in colour? What’s your go-to for a confidence boost?
She looks great!
I like some bright colours and colourful patterns, I never wear black or navy.
I love to wear anything pink. It’s my favourite colour!
Love colourful outfits. Just last year bought my first ever pair of black pants. Can’t say that I never wear black now xD
I love wearing bright colours, they make me feel more youthful.
I wear a lot of black teamed with bright colours. Nat looks great for 53 – good for her!
Red is a great energy and confidence booster. Natalie Barr looks confident in colour.
Wow pretty
Wow! Just Wow! I can’t believe she is 53 – she has such a glow to her look
Beautiful big brown eyes and love the pink
I love colour, but I also love black amd sometimes will add a pop of colour to my lips, eyes or shoes to add something to break up the black.
She looks great!
I agree with her re botox. Its not something I will ever have … because it involves needles ….. but I dont judge if others want to go there.
She looks great ! She must have a stylist too!
Yes, I adore colour, provided a certain colour suits my colouring. Bright & jewel tones tend to suit me best. I don’t hate monochromatic colours though, but I do need to break them up otherwise I find it boring as heck. Variety is the spice of life!
What an awesome lady !! She looks stunning and the bright colours do her justice.
I wear all sorts of colours – sometimes pretty pastel with black or navy or a bright with black/navy and other times black and white. So I change it up all the time as I LOVE variety.
Oooh nice – she’s my age – love that there’s someone I can relate to in an article – and she’s an Aussie. yay that’s great thanks bh – loved reading this article.
The Sunrise Makeup and Wardrobe Team are very good at making Natalie Barr look her very best. Myself Personally I tend to wear a lot of Black, because of my dramatic weight loss will have to buy a lot of new clothes, usually stick to Black and White and Neutral Colours, maybe this year I can try to add some Colour to my Wardrobe.
Good for her! 53 and still on tv in a co-host position.
I like how honest she is. She looks fantastic!
I like bright colours but I always seem to revert back to neutrals – must try harder!
Looking after yourself and dressing smartly is always flattering no matter your age.
That’s so true! My Oma always did that as she made a lot of her own clothes and she always looked so huggable and loveable.
Looking wonderful! Age should be irrelevant. It’s refreshing to have a representation of all walks of life. I haven’t done Botox either and I always say never say never but no judgment. Do you!
I wear lots of colour but I also like white, neutrals, grey and black.
Natalie is so elegant.
Very sensible lady
She looks great and so natural.
She looks so good. I’m 51 but I’d definitely think she was younger than me if I didn’t know her age. Nice to know you can do this without invasive surgery and botox!
She really carries her age well and I always think if you smile you look better.
Natalie looks great. Glad she’s not looking plastic!
Red red red! I love to wear red and I love wearing red lipstick in particular.
I agree with her comment “I’m just glad the viewer doesn’t expect us all to be 23.”
I just wish she would lose that forced laughter. It is soooooo fake.
Love a bright colour!!!
I love Nat!!! You could have shared the workout and the simple meal plan with us please!!!!
Life is too short to be in neutrals – wear the colour!
absolutely
She looks fantastic.
She looks good 🙂
She looks beautiful. I think bright colours are perfect match for her.
How great to get the opportunity to play with color and fashion at work.
My whole wardrobe consists of black clothing, need some colour.
Hate bright colours. I only wear black, greys, dark colours and cool tones. Bright colours look crazy with my skin tone.
She looks good for 53. It must be good to be able to experiment with colour and not have to actually buy the outfit first.
Didn’t realise she was 53! Love watching Sunrise in the morning
She has lovely skin.
Those bright pinks look fantastic on her!!
This article is making me so desperately want to visit a salon right now. I’m thinking a lovely facial would feel soooooooo therapeutic………
She is lovely.