Ricki-Lee Coulter doesn't look like this anymore! Aussie pop star turned radio host reveals stunning transformation

Ricki-Lee Coulter has stunned fans after undergoing a dramatic transformation for the latest issue of Stellar magazine

The 40-year-old Nova radio star struck a sultry pose for the cover shoot, which featured the Australian Idol favourite in an elegant gown and silky opera gloves.

Ricki-Lee wore her tresses slicked back for the occasion and let her freckles take centre stage in the high fashion image. 

She added to the dramatic look with a smoky eye, rosy cheeks and a subtle lip. 

For accessories, the fan favourite wore a chunky gold chain necklace, two matching gold rings and two diamond-encrusted bracelets on each wrist.

After the sizzling image was shared on the publication's Instagram, Ricki-Lee's celebrity fans were quick to gush over her amazing new look.

'Wow!!!' exclaimed former Sunrise star Melissa Doyle, while an impressed Bec Judd posted a red heart emoji.

Sunrise star Edwina Bartholomew also messaged her approval, writing, 'This is off the charts.'

It comes after Nova announced on Friday that the popular radio host will be leaving her drive time slot to launch a new national breakfast show with regular co-host Tim Blackwell.

Called Ricki-Lee & Tim, the show will drop next month, without, it seems, the pair's former drive time cohort, Joel Creasey. 

'Tim and I are so ready for this. I can't wait!' Ricki-Lee said in a statement about the move to the breakfast slot.

'She's (Ricki-Lee) like the female version of me … except that I can't sing,' Tim previously told News.com.au, describing their on-air partnership.

'She's a bit of a control freak, she knows what she wants, she's very vocal, she's very powerful, she's got her own ideas, and that's why we love her so much.'

While Creasey's immediate role has not been publicly announced, the overhaul represents one of the most significant line-up changes Nova has enacted in years. 

Meanwhile, Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald, Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli and Kate Ritchie will be shifted into a national drive-time slot.

The trio announced the news on Friday's breakfast show.

'After 15 years of doing this breakfast radio show, the Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie show, they have finally completed their apprenticeship, and they're going to be graduating to the national drive-time position,' Wippa said.

'4-6pm around Australia on the country's best radio network, Nova. There it is, guys!'

Ricki-Lee and Tim will make their breakfast time debut on Monday, February 9.