Nadia Bartel looks VERY different in her pre-fame days on the Melbourne party scene as friends share rare throwback photos to celebrate her 35th birthday
Nadia Bartel celebrated her 35th birthday over the weekend.
And the former AFL WAG’s friends have marked her special day by sharing their favourite throwback photos of Nadia from her pre-fame days on the Melbourne party scene.
Weekend Today weather presenter Lauren Phillips posted an undated photo to Instagram of the pair at a gathering years ago.
Flashback! Nadia Bartel’s friends have marked her 35th birthday by sharing their favourite throwback photos of the socialite from her pre-fame days on the Melbourne party scene
In the picture, Nadia looked very different with blonde hair as she struck a pose in a yellow dress with a black belt.
Lauren wished the stylish mother-of-two a happy birthday and joked that the photo had been taken ‘ten thousand years ago’.
One of Nadia’s other friends, Kelly McBride, also shared a rare image of the fashion designer from the archives.
Blast from the past: Weekend Today weather presenter Lauren Phillips (centre) posted this undated photo to Instagram of the pair at a gathering years ago. Nadia is pictured right
Archives: One of Nadia’s other friends, Kelly McBride (left), also shared this rare image of the fashion designer from the archives
Kelly shared a photo of herself hugging Nadia and wrote in the caption, ‘Happy Birthday Coppy,’ referring to Nadia’s maiden name, Coppolino.
She then uploaded a second (even older) photo of the pair with another friend, Ellie Pearson, at a nightclub.
All three women had blonde hair – Nadia had bright peroxide locks – and Kelly joked in the caption that they had since found good stylists.
‘At the club’: Kelly then uploaded a second (even older) photo of the pair with another friend, Ellie Pearson, at a nightclub. Nadia is pictured left with platinum blonde hair
Nadia’s 35th birthday on Sunday was her first as a single mother following her split from retired AFL star Jimmy Bartel, who is the father of her sons, Aston and Henley.
She recently spoke to Stellar magazine about her marriage breakdown and adjusting to life as a single parent.
‘This is never what I thought would happen. Every day is tough,’ she said.
Bittersweet: Nadia’s 35th birthday on Sunday was her first as a single mother following her split from retired AFL star Jimmy Bartel, who is the father of her sons, Aston and Henley
Split: Nadia and Jimmy (right) announced their separation on August 15 last year, but it’s believed they actually broke up two months earlier
Nadia and Jimmy announced their separation on August 15 last year, but it’s believed they actually broke up two months earlier.
The Bartels married in February 2014 in a lavish ceremony on the Bellarine Peninsula.
The former Geelong Cats star, 36, is now dating Melbourne socialite Lauren Mand.
Moving on: The former Geelong Cats star, 36, is now dating Melbourne socialite Lauren Mand