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Retired AFL star Jimmy Bartel has been praised for being a wonderful father to his two young children, following his ex-wife Nadia’s ‘cocaine’ scandal last week.
On Sunday, just two days after Nadia’s snorting video went viral, Jimmy uploaded a wholesome Instagram post documenting his Father’s Day celebrations with the former couple’s sons, Aston, five, and Henley, two.
The photos showed Jimmy, 37, cuddling up to his boys as they presented him with handmade Father’s Day cards on the couch.
‘What an example you are!’ Jimmy Bartel has been praised for being a wonderful father, following his ex-wife Nadia’s ‘cocaine’ scandal. Pictured with sons Aston, five, and Henley, two
‘Father’s Day is the best! Being your dad, Aston and Henley, is everything. Love you, big boys,’ he wrote in the caption.
Jimmy’s supporters showered the Brownlow Medallist with praise, congratulating him for being a great dad.
‘Beautiful family. What an example you are to your boys!’ one fan gushed.
Celebration: On Sunday, just two days after Nadia’s snorting video went viral, Jimmy uploaded a wholesome Instagram post documenting his Father’s Day celebrations with his two sons
‘Those boys are very lucky to have a great dad like you’: Jimmy’s supporters showered the Brownlow Medallist with praise, congratulating him for being a great dad
‘Champion dad,’ another agreed, while a third follower added: ‘Those boys are lucky to have a great dad like you.’
Nadia is facing calls to ditch Jimmy’s famous surname after she was filmed snorting white powder, believed to be cocaine, at an illegal gathering on Thursday evening.
While the 36-year-old has since offered a grovelling apology, critics say she’s already sullied the Bartel name and should revert back to her maiden name Coppolino.
‘Bartel name ruined!’ Nadia (left) is facing calls to ditch Jimmy’s surname after she was filmed snorting white powder, believed to be cocaine, at an illegal gathering on Thursday evening
Nadia has continued to use the former Geelong player’s surname since the AFL couple split in August 2019.
‘Seems like now would finally be a good time for Nadia Bartel to stop using her ex-husband’s surname and revert to her own. Sure, no one will know who she is, but maybe that’s for the best after today,’ one person tweeted on Friday.
‘Bartel surname ruined,’ another added, while a third agreed: ‘Dragging the Bartel name through the mud yet again.’
‘Seems like now would finally be a good time’: While Nadia has offered a grovelling apology, critics say she’s sullied the Bartel name and should revert back to her maiden name Coppolino
Other users joked that Jimmy should insist that Nadia stop using his name as part of their divorce settlement.
But it seems Nadia has no intention of reverting to her maiden name anytime soon.
She told The Daily Telegraph in November last year she planned to keep the name Bartel indefinitely because she wanted to have the same surname as her sons, whom she shares with Jimmy.
Sticking to it: Nadia has continued to use Jimmy’s surname since the couple’s split in 2019
‘Right now, I want to have the same name as the boys. I can’t imagine having another surname,’ she told the publication.
‘If I didn’t have children it would be a different story. I don’t know what I might do in the future.’
Footage of Nadia snorting lines of white powder, believed to be cocaine, off a $1.50 Kmart dinner plate at an illegal gathering last week went viral on Friday.
‘If I didn’t have children it would be a different story’: Nadia told The Daily Telegraph in November last year she planned to keep the name Bartel indefinitely because she wanted to have the same surname as her sons, whom she shares with Jimmy
On Sunday, a source close to the WAG claimed Nadia had been betrayed by a member of her own inner circle who leaked her ‘cocaine’ video to the media.
‘The cocaine video was deliberately leaked by someone within Nadia’s elite Melbourne social circle,’ the insider alleged.
‘This is someone who for all intents and purposes seems to be Nadia’s friend on Instagram but they are secretly jealous.’
Damning footage: Nadia (left) was filmed breaking Melbourne’s strict lockdown and snorting what is believed to be cocaine at a party on Thursday evening
The source went on to say that the video being posted by Nadia’s friend Ellie Pearson in the first instance was a genuine mistake, ‘but Nadia’s nemesis pounced on it and immediately sent it to people they knew could get it to the press quickly’.
Leaking the video was part of ‘a campaign of revenge… someone wants to shut her down,’ they added.
The source made it clear that Nadia’s good friends like Bec Judd and Jessie Murphy did not leak the video, and that while the person is ‘well known in the social group’ they are not a fellow WAG.
Viral footage: The clip begins with the fashion and beauty influencer appearing to lean over the plate with a rolled-up banknote in her left nostril as she presses her right nostril. She then snorts the substance as one of the women watches on
There is sympathy for Nadia’s plight among her A-list pals, the source added, as the video leaker ‘broke the code’ about keeping such activity private within tight glitterati circles.
‘Nadia is genuinely apologetic but a lot of people in the upper echelons of Melbourne society feel genuinely bad for her,’ the source said.
‘These sorts of videos of celebrities behaving badly are doing the rounds everywhere – in private WhatsApp groups and Facebook chats. The fact this video leaked to the press and went public broke the code.’
Heartbroken: Ellie Pearson (left) who filmed and published the now-viral clip entirely by mistake, revealed she was remorseful over the incident. ‘I’m just devastated,’ she told The Herald Sun on Friday evening
Pearson, who filmed and published the now-viral clip entirely by mistake, revealed she was remorseful over the incident.
‘I’m just devastated,’ she told The Herald Sun on Friday evening.
A new report alleges the video first found its way online due to Pearson having a cracked phone screen.
The Sydney Morning Herald claimed on Saturday that Pearson was attempting to send the video to her sister.
Scandal: Nadia was visited by police after she was filmed breaking Melbourne’s lockdown, and was subsequently slapped with a hefty fine exceeding $5,000
However, because her phone screen was damaged, she hit the wrong buttons.
As a result, the clip was posted to both Instagram and Facebook, and was online for about ten minutes before being deleted.
But it was quickly copied by others and shared around, going viral on Friday.
Nadia was visited by police at her $3million inner-city residence on Friday evening, and was subsequently slapped with a hefty fine exceeding $5,000 .
Apology: Breaking her silence in a post shared to Instagram on Friday afternoon, the 36-year-old mum of two wrote: ‘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’
Nadia broke her silence and issued an apology over the incident 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 in an Instagram post on Friday evening.
‘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.’
Nadia is a mother of two and entrepreneur who runs the fake-tan company Spray Aus and clothing label Henne.
Entrepreneur: Nada is a mother of two and entrepreneur who runs the fake-tan company Spray Aus and clothing label Henne
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