Over the weekend, Nadia Bartel made headlines after she was photographed shopping at a bondage store in Melbourne.
WATCH: Nadia opens up about splitting with Jimmy in a heartbreaking interview
While it was later revealed she was buying a costume for her best friend Rebecca Judd’s Coachella-themed housewarming party, that didn’t stop the fashion designer from stressing about what her fans would think of her raunchy purchases.
During Bec’s KIIS FM’s 3pm Pick-Up show yesterday afternoon, the fellow WAG— who’s married to AFL legend Chris Judd— opened up about the panic, admitting the newly singe mum-of-two feared the photos could paint her in a negative light or be used against her.
“My good girl girlfriend Nadia Bartel, she got papped the morning of (my housewarming party)… in a bondage shop getting her outfit,” Bec told model Megan Gale during the radio broadcast. “She said, ‘Oh my god I’ve been papped. I don’t know what kind of story they are going to write. It is such a bad look. All I was doing was getting my costume. I wasn’t in there for any other reason at all!'”
Megan then weighed in on what could’ve been a huge scandal, saying: “But at least the evidence is there, it was a costume. Hopefully, she’s got some proof that she wasn’t doing something sinister.”
Nadia was thrust back into the spotlight in August after news broke she and her retired footy star husband had separated. Speaking about the breakdown of their marriage in September, Jimmy admitted their current situation “is not great”.
“I am probably not going to provide any commentary on it,” he said. “I know I am in the public eye and people are interested, but it is a private matter and I ask for a bit of respect because obviously Nadia and the boys [are] involved.
“I know I am in the public eye and people are interested, but it is a private matter and I ask for a bit of respect because obviously Nadia and the boys [are] involved.”
Since then, all eyes have been on Nadia as more details about Jimmy’s new girlfriend, Lauren Mand, continue to come to light. Despite the intense public scrutiny that’s come with Jimmy and Lauren’s controversial relationship, she doesn’t seem too fussed about people’s concerns. Last week, Lauren— who alluded to secretly dating Jimmy while he was still married to Nadia— shared another photo of the dad which was taken during their romantic holiday in Yarrawonga, Victoria.
She captioned the half-naked photo of her man, “Take me back to swimming with you.”
Lauren—who has been branded by insiders as a “want to be WAG”— went public with their relationship earlier this, making their romance Instagram official with a photo of the couple cuddling up to each other. As expected, the post attracted a lot of attention, with one of her followers commending her for “keeping it classy”…. which, side note, seems to be a direct dig at Nadia.
“So happy for you, my darling Loz,” one pal wrote. “Good to see you guys happy and enjoying life.”
Another wrote: “Really happy for you, love that you kept it classy.”
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