AFL news 2021: Geelong great Jimmy Bartel splits from girlfriend Lauren Mand, marriage breakdown, Na

May 2024 · 2 minute read

After their relationship dominated headlines two years ago, AFL champion Jimmy Bartel has reportedly split from Melbourne socialite Lauren Mand.

Bartel and ex-wife Nadia parted ways in August 2019 following five years of marriage, but it was later revealed the former Geelong star had quickly moved on with another woman, Mand.

Mother of two Nadia subsequently copped a barrage of messages from social media trolls telling her Jimmy had upgraded.

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“This is never what I thought would happen,” Nadia told Stellar last year. “Every day is tough.

“Being from Melbourne, football is so big here. I was used to the negative attention I get in my situation. I do put things on social media, so I‘ve put myself out there.

“(But) I was at the hardest point in my life and then to have articles written that weren‘t true, and to have hundreds of hate (comments) on Instagram and the continual pounding … it was difficult.

“Just because (you) date or are married to a sportsperson, people think you‘re fair game; you can say whatever you want. If you look at any other industry, do you critique their partner like that?”

As revealed by The Herald Sun, those close to Bartel say the Brownlow medallist and Mand parted ways some time ago.

After their relationship went public, Mand flooded social media with pictures of herself alongside the footy commentator, but the last time she featured on Bartel’s timeline was over a year ago.

Meanwhile, the Bartels’ divorce was finalised just this week, according to the NewsCorp report.

They share custody of two sons; five-year-old Aston and two-year-old Henley.

Bartel represented Geelong in 305 games over a stellar 14-year career, during which he won the Brownlow Medal in 2007 and the Norm Smith Medal in 2011.

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