Who is Jimmy Bartel's new girlfriend? Inside the private life of Amelia Shepperd as she goes public with the footy star after his split from Lauren Mand
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Jimmy Bartel surprised fans on Thursday by revealing he was no longer dating socialite Lauren Mand and was instead in a relationship with Amelia Shepperd.
The AFL great, 37, shared a photo to Instagram of himself kissing Amelia - known as Milly - in front of the iconic Sydney Harbour skyline.
'Happy,' he simply captioned the post, adding a red love heart emoji.
Moving on: Jimmy Bartel (right) surprised fans on Thursday by revealing he was no longer dating socialite Lauren Mand and was instead in a relationship with Amelia Shepperd (left)
While not much is known about Milly at this stage, she is believed to be 31 and previously worked for Queensland Rugby League.
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According to her LinkedIn profile, she was the executive assistant to the managing director and chief operations officer of Queensland Rugby League from July 2019 to March 2021.
She has since returned to her home city of Melbourne after spending several years in Brisbane for her job.
New love: While not much is known about Milly (left) at this stage, she is believed to be 31 and previously worked for Queensland Rugby League
Career: According to her LinkedIn, she was the executive assistant to the managing director and chief operations officer of Queensland Rugby League from July 2019 to March 2021
Milly runs in the same celebrity WAG circles as Jimmy's ex-wife, Nadia Bartel, and appears to be friends with Jessie Murphy.
In a Facebook post from 2018, Milly is seen enjoying oysters and champagne with a group of friends, including the wife of former Carlton captain Marc Murphy.
Jessie, 31, also happens to be a good friend of Nadia's, and the pair even attended Bec Judd's lavish Coachella party in 2019.
Back home: She has since returned to her home city of Melbourne after spending several years in Brisbane for her job
Friendly: Milly (left) runs in the same WAG circles as Jimmy's ex-wife, Nadia Bartel, and appears to be friends with Jessie Murphy (right), the wife of former Carlton captain Marc Murphy
According to a well-placed source, Milly met Jimmy after they began following each other on Instagram.
They have reportedly been together ever since he split from Lauren, whom he began dating after his separation from Nadia, 36, in 2019.
Jimmy and Lauren, 32, had been the subject of break-up rumours last December after fans noticed it'd been months since the sports star had shared a photo with his girlfriend on social media.
Like for like: According to a well-placed source, Milly met Jimmy after they began following each other on Instagram
Lauren responded to the rumours earlier in the year, changing her Instagram profile picture to a photo of herself and Jimmy.
She has since changed it to a photo of just herself, and her last post on Instagram was in September last year for their first anniversary.
Jimmy's romance with Lauren first made headlines in 2019, following his very public split from his ex-wife Nadia.
Trouble ahead: Jimmy and ex-girlfriend Lauren Mand (right) had been the subject of break-up rumours last December after fans noticed it'd been months since the sports star had shared a photo with his girlfriend on social media
In September 2019, Daily Mail Australia revealed that Lauren was planning to move back to Australia after spending several months living abroad in England.
The Bartels announced their split on August 15, 2019 - about two months after Nadia moved out of their marital home in Melbourne.
They were previously married in February 2014 in a lavish ceremony on the Bellarine Peninsula, and share two sons, Aston, six, and Henley, three.
The way they were: Jimmy's romance with Lauren first made headlines in 2019, following his very public split from his ex-wife Nadia Bartel (left)
