They announced their separation in August last year, and it seems co-parenting is still a tense arrangement for Nadia and Jimmy Bartel.
The former couple had a frosty reunion on Thursday when the retired Geelong Cats star, 36, stopped by his former marital home in Melbourne to pick up their sons, Aston, four, and Henley, one.
Stony-faced Nadia, 34, handed her estranged husband their children’s bags as he loaded them into his car.
Her face says it all: Nadia and Jimmy Bartel had a frosty exchange at their former marital home in Melbourne on Thursday as the retired AFL star stopped by to pick up their sons
The Bartels, who married in 2014, seemed keen to get the handover sorted quickly, and didn’t stick around to chat.
Nadia dressed casually in a pair of jeans and a black sweater.
The fashion designer fixed an icy stare on her ex while bringing over the bags, then made a quick exit once it was over.
Getting it over with: Stony-faced Nadia, 34, handed her estranged husband their sons’ bags
The former AFL glamour couple announced their separation on August 15, but it is believed they actually split two months prior.
Just days after confirming their break-up, Jimmy was romantically linked to Melbourne socialite Lauren Mand.
They went public with their romance weeks later, and Lauren has since taken on a stepmother role to Aston and Henley.
Don’t come in! The Bartels, who married in 2014 and announced their separation in August last year, seemed keen to get the handover sorted quickly
Last month, Lauren told her Instagram followers that coming home from work to her stepsons was the ‘highlight’ of her day.
Meanwhile, Nadia has made no secret of her heartache following her marriage breakdown.
Discussing the split for the first time in April, she told Stellar magazine: ‘This is never what I thought would happen. Every day is tough.’
I’m done! The fashion designer fixed an icy stare on her ex while bringing over the bags, then made a quick exit once it was over
Nothing to say: Jimmy has remained tight-lipped on the separation, simply saying it was ‘not great’ during 3AW’s pre-match coverage in August
The Henne founder added that her priority was making sure her sons were supported emotionally during the separation.
‘I want my boys to be aware of their feelings. And if they are feeling a certain way, they can show that feeling,’ she said.
‘They are allowed to cry and allowed to come to me and say what’s happening.’
Jimmy has remained tight-lipped on the separation, simply saying it was ‘not great’ during 3AW’s pre-match coverage in August.
Devastated: Nadia has made no secret of her heartache following her marriage breakdown
‘I am probably not going to provide any commentary on it,’ he said at the time.
‘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.’
Nadia and Jimmy first met in 2008 while attending the Melbourne F1 Grand Prix. The sportsman proposed four years later in Mexico.
The couple then married in an elaborate wedding on the Bellarine Peninsula in 2014.
The dream is over: Nadia and Jimmy, who married in 2014, split after five years together. She was said to be ‘blindsided’ by the end of the marriage
Moving on: Just days after the Bartels’ confirmed their break-up, Jimmy was romantically linked to Melbourne socialite Lauren Mand (right)