BOSTON—She was once the councilor snapped in a bubblegum pink blazer, a boxy look that did little to distract from Boston’s endless debates over addiction and public safety.

Earlier this year, Sharon Durkan made headlines for a very different reason — her campaign finance reports revealed thousands of dollars blown on Uber rides, cementing her reputation as City Hall’s “rideshare queen.” Around Government Center, the jokes flew — with some dubbing her “Councilor Dunkin’.”

Now the same councilor is in the spotlight again, this time for a striking new look that has Boston buzzing with speculation.

In fresh photos, Durkan beams in a white double-breasted jacket over a red dress, her appearance a dramatic contrast to earlier shots. The glow-up has people asking the obvious: is it discipline, diet — or the quiet embrace of the Ozempic craze?

Ozempic, a diabetes drug repurposed as the so-called “celebrity jab,” has become Hollywood’s worst-kept secret. From Kardashians to reality stars, it’s been credited with sudden transformations — and now the same whispers are circling Boston’s corridors of power.

Durkan hasn’t explained the makeover. What’s clear is she has never looked more camera-ready walking into City Hall — even if her record inside hasn’t sharpened to match.

Her headline-grabbing moments, though, haven’t all come from wardrobe changes. At a City Council hearing this summer, a debate on veteran suicide prevention was derailed when Durkan objected to the phrase “commit suicide.” She pushed for “died from suicide” instead — a move critics saw as turning a life-and-death issue into a language lecture.

And on social media, Durkan admitted she’d stopped biking in Boston after a driver heckled her. She said the taunt rattled her so badly she stayed off her bike for months — a personal moment that’s now resurfaced amid her carefully managed glow-up.

Durkan hasn’t commented on her new look. But her polished presentation has already done the job — the chatter at Government Center has rarely been louder.

Whether it’s Ozempic, walking, or just good lighting, Sharon Durkan has once again made herself the headline. And in Boston politics, that may be the sharpest move of all.