Pip Edwards makes a remarkable recovery as she is seen for the first time after being rushed to hospital with an unknown illness

She left her fans very worried on Monday after announcing she had been hospitalised with a mystery ailment. 

But Pip Edwards has since made a miraculous recovery, stepping out at Nielsen Park in Sydney's east for a dip with her friends less than a day after being discharged. 

The P.E. Nation designer, 45, wore a bandage on her arm – a hint at the reason for her visit to the emergency room – as well as a hospital tag around her wrist. 

Despite a troubling start to the new year, the mother-of-one looked thoroughly relaxed as she stripped down to a black bikini and soaked up the sunshine. 

Pip completed her look with a brown printed sarong, sunglasses and a brown baseball cap, and at times slipped on a green-and-yellow tank top. 

Earlier in the day, the blonde was spotted shopping for sunglasses with two male friends in Sydney's eastern suburbs.   

Pip wore the same green-and-yellow top, paired with loose brown trousers as she tried on some stylish frames.

The carefree outing comes after Pip left fans alarmed on Monday when she uploaded a photo of the view from her hospital bed. 

'Five days into 2026 and it's already giving clinical realism. Gotta love a plot twist,' she had written next to the Instagram Story post. 

She then added an image of a friend visiting her in the hospital to raise her spirits. 

'The best kind of visits,' Pip wrote across the image, which showed her pal laughing as he stood by her bed. 

Pip did not reveal the nature of her ailment.

It came just days after Pip celebrated New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with her good friend Jackie 'O' Henderson. 

After a party at a Sydney Harbour mansion to take in the fireworks, Pip met up with Jackie for lunch. 

Sitting down for an opulent meal at the trendy Bondi Icebergs bistro, the two looked in good health and excellent spirits. 

Pip recently announced that she is taking time away from work to focus on her well-being following the traumatic events that unfolded during a Hanukkah celebration last month.

At least 15 people were killed and dozens more injured when two gunmen opened fire near Bondi Beach, plunging the area into chaos and terror.

Pip, who was caught up in the violence, later revealed she had been forced to hide under a van as the attack unfolded, describing it as the most traumatic day of her life.

Sources close to the fashion designer say that she 'remains deeply shaken' and is 'prioritising her recovery after the ordeal'.

Pip's decision to pull back from Ksubi, where she held the role of creative director, reflects a need to reassess her priorities following the experience, sources said.

Pip had only recently returned to the iconic label in September 2024, calling the move a 'full-circle moment'.

She previously worked at Ksubi decades earlier and shares her teenage son Justice with co-founder Dan Single.