Magda Szubanski, 60, goes incognito for a lockdown stroll as she steps out in Melbourne wearing sunglasses and a beanie

By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia

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She's one of Australia's most recognisable comedians. 

But fans had a hard time recognising Magda Szubanski, 60, as she stepped out in Melbourne for a stroll on Thursday.  

Revealing little more than a few centimetres of flesh, The Weakest Link host covered up from head to to in a beanie, hooded jacket and track pants. 

Is that you, Magda? Magda Szubanski, 60, went incognito for a lockdown stroll on Thursday as she stepped out in Melbourne wearing sunglasses and a beanie

Is that you, Magda? Magda Szubanski, 60, went incognito for a lockdown stroll on Thursday as she stepped out in Melbourne wearing sunglasses and a beanie 

Her face was almost entirely concealed beneath a pair of round-framed sunglasses and blue face-mask, while the cuffs of her jacket were pulled down to cover her hands.  

Magda walked in a pair of black sneakers and listened to music through a set of AirPods.  

The sighting comes after Magda put forward a novel method to encourage Australians to get the Covid vaccine amid the nation's Delta crisis. 

Wrapped up: Her face was almost entirely concealed beneath a pair of round-framed sunglasses and blue face-mask, while the cuffs of her jacket were pulled down to cover her hands

Wrapped up: Her face was almost entirely concealed beneath a pair of round-framed sunglasses and blue face-mask, while the cuffs of her jacket were pulled down to cover her hands

'What people desperately need in this pandemic is two things- cash and jabs,' she Tweeted on Sunday.  

'Why not $300 payment for jabs and kill two birds with one stone? And anyone who doesn’t need the cash could donate to others who do,' she added. 

It comes as Magda's home city of Melbourne prepares to enter another week of lockdown after the stay-at-home orders were extended on Wednesday. 

On the home stretch: Magda pounded the pavement in a pair of black sneakers and listened to music through a set of AirPods. She was later seen getting into a black vehicle

On the home stretch: Magda pounded the pavement in a pair of black sneakers and listened to music through a set of AirPods. She was later seen getting into a black vehicle 

'Why not $300 payment for jabs and kill two birds with one stone?' The sighting comes after Magda put forward a novel method to encourage Australians to get the Covid vaccine amid the nation's Delta crisis

'Why not $300 payment for jabs and kill two birds with one stone?' The sighting comes after Magda put forward a novel method to encourage Australians to get the Covid vaccine amid the nation's Delta crisis 

Vax payday: Tweeting on Sunday, Magda suggested the government should pay people $300 to get the vaccine

Vax payday: Tweeting on Sunday, Magda suggested the government should pay people $300 to get the vaccine 

The city's sixth lockdown was scheduled to end at 8pm on Thursday this week, but has now been extended until 11.59pm August 19. 

Last year, the Victorian Government enlisted Magda to revive her character Sharon from Kath & Kim to appear in a Covid safety advertisement. 

In the ad, Sharon encouraged Australians to obey hygiene and social distancing rules to reduce the spread of the deadly virus.   

Taking a stand: Last year, the Victorian Government enlisted Magda to revive her character Sharon from Kath & Kim to appear in a Covid safety advertisement

Taking a stand: Last year, the Victorian Government enlisted Magda to revive her character Sharon from Kath & Kim to appear in a Covid safety advertisement

Magda Szubansk steps out in Melbourne wearing sunglasses and a beanie 

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