Lauren Mand gushes over ‘best friend’ Jimmy Bartel 

‘Appreciating lock-ins with my best friend’: Lauren Mand drinks a Corona beer as she gushes over Jimmy Bartel

Lauren Mand gushed over boyfriend Jimmy Bartel on Saturday. 

The 31-year-old office worker shared a picture on Instagram of herself with the former AFL star, 36, calling him her ‘best friend.’

Lauren said she was enjoying being in self-isolation with Jimmy amid the coronavirus pandemic, and aptly sipped on a Corona beer in the image.

‘Appreciating lock-ins with my best friend’: Lauren Mand sipped on a Corona beer on Saturday as she gushed over Jimmy Bartel. Both pictured

‘Appreciating lock-ins with my best friend,’ Lauren captioned the image, adding the hashtag ‘better together’. 

In the snap – which appeared to be taken at a bar – the blonde is seen looking directly at the camera as she drinks the beverage and cosies up to Jimmy.

The couple have just spent time in Japan together and made sure to document the trip with their followers online. 

Going strong: The pair have just spent time in Japan together and made sure to document the trip with their followers online

Going strong: The pair have just spent time in Japan together and made sure to document the trip with their followers online

She's smitten: While overseas, Lauren called Jimmy her 'favourite person'

She’s smitten: While overseas, Lauren called Jimmy her ‘favourite person’

While overseas, Lauren called Jimmy her ‘favourite person.’ 

Jimmy was first romantically linked to Lauren just days after his split from wife Nadia Bartel was made public last year.

The Bartels announced their separation on August 15, but it’s believed they actually broke up two months earlier.

Moving on: Jimmy was first romantically linked to Lauren just days after his split from wife Nadia Bartel was made public last year (Nadia is pictured)

Moving on: Jimmy was first romantically linked to Lauren just days after his split from wife Nadia Bartel was made public last year (Nadia is pictured)

The former couple married in February 2014 in a lavish ceremony on the Bellarine Peninsula.

They share two children together, sons Aston, four, and Henley, one. 

In Australia as of Sunday evening, there are 1,354 confirmed cases of coronavirus. The virus has resulted in seven deaths.

Update: As of Sunday, March 22, there were 1,354 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia. The virus has resulted in seven deaths

Update: As of Sunday, March 22, there were 1,354 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia. The virus has resulted in seven deaths

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