Steve Jacobs' marriage to wife Rosie 'was over BEFORE Vanuatu move'
The marriage of Today show weatherman Steve Jacobs and his wife Rosie was on the rocks even before their much publicised move to Vanuatu last year, friends claim.
Friends of the couple have told Daily Mail Australia that the decision to take their two young daughters overseas was a final effort at saving their marriage of 12 years.
'I think there was a few people who sensed something was up when they moved over to Vanuatu,' a friend said.
'The sea change was basically a last ditch attempt to make things work, but it wasn't to be unfortunately.'
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Rosie Jacobs (left) has begun dating Canadian commando soldier Dylan Nash (right) following her split from Today show weatherman Steve
Steve (right) and Rosie (left) called time on their marriage of more than a decade late last year, it was revealed over the weekend
Rosie is now dating Dylan Nash (pictured), who she met while he was working with a Port Vila-based company, having previously fought the Taliban in Afghanistan
News of Steve and Rosie's separation made headlines on the weekend, months after they officially called time on their marriage in late 2017.
Daily Mail Australia revealed on Monday that Channel 7 presenter Rosie, 39, has since begun dating Canadian soldier Dylan Nash, who she met through friends in Vanuatu.
Rosie and Mr Nash are understood to have met in Port Vila, where he was working up until last month. The pair were pictured posing next to each other in a recent photo.
A Port Vila resident, where the Jacobs' moved in mid-2017, said Rosie had 'become friendly with Mr Nash in the months since she split from Steve'.
'Rosie and Dylan were introduced through mutual friends towards the end of the year and struck up a friendship,' the friend said.
'They've been dating for a few months now and he has been rock solid support for her ever since the split.
'He's an exceptional human being and they're understandably taking things slow, but Rosie is over the moon.'
The Jacobs', who share two young girls, have not posted photos online together for a number of months and no longer follow one another on Instagram.
A source told Daily Mail Australia that Rosie (pictured) 39, has been dating Mr Nash in the months since she split from Steve, 51
After doing a tour of Afghanistan with the Royal Marine Commandos, Mr Nash (pictured) went on to work as a private security contractor in Afghanistan and North Africa
On one Instagram photo he wrote: 'Throwing back to my second tour to Afghanistan in 2008... the picture was taken shortly after a contact with the Taliban'
Rosie and Steve's move to the Pacific Island nation came in a bid to increase the time spent with their two young daughters.
But the two have continued to regularly travel overseas, with Steve working in a part-time role with Weekend Today and Rosie for Channel 7 program Sydney Weekender.
On Instagram, Mr Nash details a tour of Afghanistan with the Canadian Royal Marine Commandos and says he then went on to work as a private security contractor.
On one Instagram photo he wrote: 'Throwing back to my second tour to Afghanistan in 2008... the picture was taken shortly after a contact with the Taliban'.
Leaving his full-time role with the Today show after 12 years, Steve continued on in a position with Weekend Today since moving to Port Vila.
At the time, he tearfully told his long-time friend Karl Stefanovic the move was what he and his family needed.
At the time of leaving his role with the Today Show after 12 years, Steve tearfully told his long-time friend Karl Stefanovic the move was what he and his family (pictured) needed
The pair welcomed their first daughter Isabella in 2011 and their second Francesca in April 2013
'For the past 12 years, I haven't been able to wake up once with my wife, haven't been able to get the kids to daycare,' Steve said.
The pair met on Today in 2007, where Steve was a star weatherman and Rosie one of the breakfast show's producers.
In 2010, after Steve finalised his divorce to wife of two decades Alison, he and Rosie tied the knot in Bali.
The pair welcomed their first daughter Isabella in 2011 and their second Francesca in April 2013.
Steve has put the couple's family home up for sale, which further fueled speculation about the breakup.
The Coogee home, located in Sydney's eastern suburbs, is listed for sale with a price guide of $4million to $4.4million.
The pair met on Today in 2007, where Steve (right) was a star weatherman and Rosie (left) one of the breakfast show's producers
The couple purchased the four-bedroom home in 2011 for $2.55million and had been renting it out since moving to Vanuatu.
Featuring a modern design, the home has ocean views, a main bedroom with an ensuite, and a studio room above the garage.
Ballard Property Group Double Bay has listed the property for auction on April 7.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Rosie and Steve for comment, and also Mr Nash.