Steve Jacobs’ sad announcement
Former Channel Nine presenter Steve Jacobs took a huge risk last year when he left his job of 10 years and moved to Vanuatu with his wife and children, but unfortunately, that risk hasn’t paid off.
The Sunday Telegraph’s Confidential reports that after 11 years together, Steve, 51, and his wife Rosie, 39, have separated.
“They’ve grown in different directions and want different things in life now,” a friend told the paper. “Steve and Rosie had such a public image of the perfect happy family but behind the scenes there were struggles that would put strain on even the best marriage.”
The couple met in 2007 on the set of the Today show and married in 2010. They have two daughters together, six-year-old Isabella and four-year-old Francesca.
The family chose to relocate to Vanuatu to escape their hectic schedules and busy city lives, explaining to news.com.au last year that holidaying to the South Pacific paradise had saved their marriage.
“It was a decision they made in order to try to reconnect after too much time apart for so many years,” the couple's friend said of the split. “Sadly, it hasn’t worked and they separated last year – a decision that has been incredibly hard for them both but for the best in the long run.
“They both love their children and neither of them regrets the move to Vanuatu. So many people give up on their relationships at the first sign of struggle but Steve and Rosie both tried really hard for a long time before reaching this point.”
Jacobs was previously married to his childhood sweetheart, Allison. They finalised their divorce in 2008 after 20 years together.
Image credit: Steve Jacobs/Instagram.