Footage of Melbourne socialite Nadia Bartel appearing to snort white powder at a gathering was mentioned at Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ daily coronavirus briefing on Friday.
When asked about the video, which was leaked online on Thursday but may have been recorded at an earlier date, Mr Andrews said he hadn’t seen it but stressed that all Victorians should follow the rules during lockdown.
He did not accuse Ms Bartel of breaking the rules herself, and the journalist who asked the question did not mention her by name, only referring to a ‘high-profile person appearing to breach Covid restrictions’.
Footage of Melbourne socialite Nadia Bartel appearing to snort white powder at a gathering was mentioned at Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ daily coronavirus briefing on Friday
‘I’m not sure which video you’re referring to,’ he said.
‘I would urge everybody to do their very best to follow the rules, all of the time. I know it’s tough, I know it’s difficult,’ he added.
‘Beyond that, I don’t tend to comment on footage that I haven’t seen.’
The three-second video of Bartel, 36, appearing to snort white powder at a gathering began circulating on Thursday night after it was accidently uploaded to Instagram by Bartel’s friend and business partner Ellie Pearson.
The fashion and beauty influencer snorts the powder off a $1.50 Kmart plate alongside two other women.
The three-second video of Bartel (left) appearing to snort white powder at a gathering began circulating on Thursday night after it was accidently uploaded to Instagram by Bartel’s friend and business partner Ellie Pearson
Bartel snorts the powder off a $1.50 Kmart plate alongside two other women. The three-second video was accidently uploaded to Instagram by Bartel’s friend Ellie Pearson last night
The clip begins with the fashion and beauty influencer leaning over the plate with a rolled-up banknote in her left nostril as she presses her right nostril. She then snorts the substance as the other two women watch on
A ‘remorseful’ Bartel issued an apology for the video on Friday evening, saying she took ‘full responsibility’ for her actions
Private and public gatherings are not permitted in Melbourne, where Bartel lives, under Victoria’s statewide Covid restrictions.
She issued an apology for the video on Instagram on Friday evening.
‘Hi everyone, I have let you all down by my actions. I take full responsibility and I am committed to taking all necessary steps to ensure I make better choices in future,’ she wrote.
‘To my family and friends, my business partners and the public health workers trying to keep us all safe, I am embarrassed and remorseful.
‘I am truly and deeply sorry. I hope I can earn your forgiveness and, in time, your trust.’
She is the ex-wife of retired AFL star Jimmy Bartel (right), a Brownlow Medallist who spent his career with the Geelong Cats. The couple split in 2019 after five years of marriage
Jimmy spent Thursday and Friday with the former couple’s two sons, Aston, five, and Henley, three, posting these updates on Instagram
Bartel had been pictured wearing the same outfit she had on in the video while picking up wine in Melbourne earlier on Thursday.
She was joined by Pearson, with whom she runs the Spray Aus fake tan company.
She donned a one-shoulder top from her fashion brand Henne, which she teamed with a pair of black skinny jeans.
Bartel had been pictured wearing the same outfit she had on in the video while picking up wine in Melbourne earlier on Thursday
She was joined by Pearson (right), with whom she runs the Spray Aus fake tan company
She donned a one-shoulder top from her fashion brand Henne, which she teamed with a pair of black skinny jeans
Bartel is a mother of two and entrepreneur who runs the fake-tan company Spray Aus and clothing label Henne.
She is the ex-wife of retired AFL star Jimmy Bartel, a Brownlow Medallist who spent his career with the Geelong Cats.
The couple split in 2019 after five years of marriage.
She carried a box of wine from TarraWarra Estate
Bartel is a mother of two and entrepreneur who runs the fake-tan company Spray Aus and clothing label Henne. She is believed to be single following her split from Jimmy Bartel in 2019