Nadia Bartel takes a trip down memory lane as she appears in rare throwback photo from her pre-fame days on the Melbourne party scene.
She’s one of Australia’s most recognisable women.
But years before cementing her celebrity status, the Nadia Bartel was a little-known socialite who dreamed of becoming a famous fashion blogger.
On Tuesday, Nadia’s longtime friend Ellie Pearson proved just how far the former WAG has come since her days on the Melbourne party scene by uploading a rare throwback photo to Instagram Stories.
Throwback! On Tuesday, Nadia Bartel’s longtime friend Ellie Pearson proved just how far the former WAG, 35, (left) has come since her days on the Melbourne party scene by uploading a rare throwback photo to Instagram Stories
The image showed a fresh-faced Nadia posing with Ellie and a third friend, as they sipped from wine glasses at a bar.
Nadia put on a racy display in a black mini-dress, while accessorising her look with a stack of bangles.
She sported an extreme spray-tan and wore her peroxide-blonde locks in perfectly sculpted curls.
How things have changed! Nadia’s life has taken more than a few twists and turns since that photo was taken
Nadia’s life has taken more than a few twists and turns since that photo was taken.
The glamazon was thrust into the limelight in 2008 after she struck up a romance with Jimmy, who she met while attending the Melbourne F1 Grand Prix.
The couple went on to marry in an elaborate ceremony on the Bellarine Peninsula in 2014.
The glamazon was thrust into the limelight in 2008 after she struck up a romance with Jimmy, who she met while attending the Melbourne F1 Grand Prix
The dream is over: However, things came crashing down in August last year when the former AFL glamour couple announced their separation
However, things came crashing down in August last year when the former AFL glamour couple announced their separation.
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 Nadia and Jimmy’s sons Aston, five, and Henley, two.
Moving on: Just days after the Bartels’ confirmed their break-up, Jimmy was romantically linked to Melbourne socialite Lauren Mand (right)
Expanded family: Lauren has since taken on a stepmother role Nadia and Jimmy’s sons Aston, five, and Henley, two (both pictured)