Jimmy Bartel 'bunkers down' at his family home in Melbourne while wife Nadia 'jets off for a glamorous photo shoot' - as the AFL golden couple split after five years of marriage
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Retired AFL star Jimmy Bartel has 'bunkered down' in his marital home after it emerged he had quietly separated from wife Nadia.
The former Geelong Cats player, 35, has been seen around his Melbourne property looking 'solemn and withdrawn', sources tell Daily Mail Australia.
Meanwhile, it's believed Nadia has flown interstate for a photo shoot. On Thursday, she shared a post to Instagram from a sunny destination before swiftly deleting it.
Splitsville? Retired AFL star Jimmy Bartel has 'bunkered down' in his marital home after it emerged he had quietly separated from wife Nadia. Pictured together in September 2014
On Thursday morning, Nadia shared another post to Instagram that seemingly alluded to her marital problems.
The fashion blogger uploaded a cryptic quote about the importance of friendship, as her fellow Melbourne WAGs rally to support her.
The post read: 'People who resonate with your energy will always be there. Y'all are on the same frequency, you are aligned together. It's a soul family. Know your members.'
She then added her own caption, which read: 'You all know who you are.'
Business as usual? Meanwhile, it's believed Nadia has flown interstate for a photo shoot. On Thursday, she shared a post to Instagram from a sunny destination before swiftly deleting it
'It's a soul family': Taking to Instagram early on Thursday morning, Nadia shared this cryptic quote that seemingly referred to the importance of friendship
On the rocks? The Bartels, who married in 2014, unfollowed each other on Instagram recently. They are pictured here with their sons, three-year-old Aston and Henley, nine months
It comes after Nadia and Jimmy, who welcomed their second child Henley in October last year, quietly unfollowed each other on Instagram.
They also haven't been pictured together on social media since June.
Furthermore, fans have noticed that Nadia's diamond wedding ring has been conspicuously absent from her finger since early July.
Her last photo: Nadia was last pictured with Jimmy on Instagram on June 2, when they attended a glamorous wedding together in Melbourne (seen here)
When approached by Daily Mail Australia at his Melbourne home on Wednesday afternoon, Jimmy declined to comment.
An unnamed source close to the couple eventually confirmed the split to the Herald Sun on Thursday afternoon.
Nadia last posted a picture of her husband to Instagram on June 2, when they attended a glamorous wedding together in Melbourne.
'Hubby time,' she captioned the happy snap, adding a love-heart emoji and tagging Jimmy's account.
What went wrong? The couple, who welcomed their second child in October last year, have quietly unfollowed each other on Instagram
Meanwhile, Jimmy last shared a photo of Nadia to Instagram back in May.
'I love you so so so much,' he captioned a gushing birthday tribute to his wife.
'We hope you have had an amazing birthday and an even better Mother's Day. You hold all of us crazy boys together, the Queen of the family,' he added.
No ring! Nadia has been spotted without her wedding ring on several occasions in recent weeks. Pictured (left) on July 8 and (right) on July 3
Is everything OK? Last week, she was spotted without her wedding ring again
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