MasterChef judge Melissa Leong shows off her ‘sickeningly chic face mask’ and reveals it’s studded with Swarovski crystals
She emerged as a fashion icon on the latest season of MasterChef, and Melissa Leong is determined to quarantine in style, too.
In a post on Instagram on Tuesday, the 38-year-old MasterChef judge showed off her ‘sickeningly chic face mask’ ahead of Melbourne making face masks mandatory.
Sharing a close-up selfie of herself dressed in a blood orange turtleneck knit jumper, the stylish star accessorised with a black mask studded with Swarovski crystals.
On trend: She emerged as a fashion icon on the latest season of MasterChef, and Melissa Leong is determined to quarantine in style too, showing off her ‘sickeningly chic face mask’
‘This sickeningly chic face mask is Swarovski crystal studded for the gods, super comfortable… and it has a story,’ she captioned the photo.
She then explained the mask had been made by an old friend, fashion stylist Rian Difuntorum, also known as Aysha Buffet, explaining the story behind it.
‘I met @ayshabuffet when she was a contestant on my first TV gig, The Chefs’ Line. Only she wasn’t yet a she,’ she began.
For a good cause: Melissa explained the mask had been made by an old friend, fashion stylist Rian Difuntorum (pictured), also known as Aysha Buffet, explaining the story behind it
‘In the past three years, Rian has grown into the most fierce, unapologetically vulnerable and incredible woman: the one she always was. But now it’s time to seal the deal.
‘She is making these gorgeous masks to raise money for her gender reassignment surgery, and I’m so very here for it.’
Melissa encouraged her followers to purchase one of Rian’s masks, ‘to help make a girl’s dream come true… because everyone deserves to live their truth out loud’.
Sharing the love: In a separate post on Instagram Stories on Tuesday, Melissa revealed Rian had also sent face masks to her MasterChef colleagues, Andy Allen (far right) and Jock Zonfrillo (centre)
Got it covered: Jock, 43, shared a photo of his plain black mask on Instagram Stories and wrote: ‘Ready for Wednesday’s mandatory face mask sitch in Melbourne’
In a separate post on Instagram Stories on Tuesday, Melissa revealed Rian had also sent face masks to her MasterChef colleagues, Andy Allen and Jock Zonfrillo.
Jock, 43, shared a photo of his plain black mask on Instagram Stories and wrote: ‘Ready for Wednesday’s mandatory face mask sitch in Melbourne’.
Wearing a face mask in public will be compulsory for people in Melbourne and nearby Mitchell Shire from 11.59pm on Wednesday, as both areas struggle to contain the latest coronavirus outbreak.
Advocate: Melissa encouraged her followers to purchase one of Rian’s masks, ‘to help make a girl’s dream come true… because everyone deserves to live their truth out loud’