Lauren Mand has seemingly confirmed she was secretly dating Jimmy Bartel while he was still married to his now ex-wife, Nadia.
WATCH: A tearful Nadia opens up about her split from Jimmy
In a cryptic post shared to her Instagram page less than a month before the retired AFL star revealed he’d split from the fashion blogger, Lauren said she was “undecided but in love”.
The telling photo comes days after Lauren made their relationship Instagram official and months after strange details emerged about her relationship with the footy player— with a social media post confirming she’d relocated from Melbourne to London less than three months before Jimmy flew to the British capital.
“She’s leaving me…London is so lucky to have you @laurenhmand,” a friend of Lauren’s captioned a photo of her on March 30 from what appeared to be a farewell celebration at Melbourne’s Osborne Rooftop & Bar.
While the information may seem irrelevant, knowing Lauren had already relocated when Jimmy visited London adds more weight to Nadia’s previous comments about her ex-husband’s holiday which suggest she knew he’d spent time with her while travelling.
“I don’t want to comment specifically on what’s been reported about Jim’s trip to the UK as I don’t think it’s in anyone’s interest,” Nadia told the Herald Sun.
With rumours swirling she’s long been referring to Jimmy as her boyfriend and is said to be loving her 15 minutes of fame, over the weekend, the Australian socialite took a subtle swipe at Nadia when he praised the dad-of-two.
“You’re the most amazing dad, I admire you more and more each day for everything you do for these boys,” she captioned a photo of Jimmy and Nadia’s two sons playing together.
She then shared another cryptic quote which read: “I am very cautious of people whose actions don’t match their words… When it’s all for show.”
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