Steve Jacobs’ ‘aggressive behaviour’ led to his wife Rosie taking an AVO out against him this year

Steve Jacobs reportedly changed the passwords on his wife’s phone, chased her up the street, stole her diary and was ‘aggressive’ during their toxic eight-year marriage, court documents claim.

New details of the relationship between the Today show weatherman and wife Rosie have continued to emerge in the week since the couple’s split became public.

Daily Mail Australia last week revealed that Ms Jacobs had taken an AVO out against her estranged husband in January this year, months after they officially separated. 

Friends of the pair have told Woman’s Day just how toxic things between Steve and Rosie got, while court documents relating to the AVO revealed she secretly videoed a dispute between them as they exchanged custody of their two daughters.

 

The alleged ‘aggressive behaviour’ of Today show weatherman Steve Jacobs (pictured) is what resulted in his wife taking an AVO out against him, court documents have claimed

The Today show star (left) reportedly changed the passwords on his wife Rosie's (right) phone, chased her up the street, stole her diary and was 'aggressive' during their eight-year marriage

The Today show star (left) reportedly changed the passwords on his wife Rosie’s (right) phone, chased her up the street, stole her diary and was ‘aggressive’ during their eight-year marriage

A close friend of the couple told the magazine Steve and Rosie had faced troubles in their marriage long before Ms Jacobs called it quits in late-2017. 

‘These issues have been going on for the past two years,’ a friend claimed to the magazine.

‘He’s changed passwords on her phone, stolen her diary and chased her down the street in Coogee. He controlled all the finances.’ 

Rosie Jacobs, 39, filed for a Family Protection Order against her husband Steve at the Port Vila Magistrate Court in January. 

According to court documents seen by Woman’s Day, Ms Jacobs told police she was forced to flee their Vanuatu home ‘due to his (Steve’s) aggressive behaviour’.

The interim AVO granted Ms Jacobs, a Channel Seven presenter, access to their two daughters and ordered Steve stay 100 metres away from her at all times. 

Daily Mail Australia understands Ms Jacobs waved some conditions of the AVO soon after and that the order it no longer remains in place.

Ms Jacobs is believed to have filmed a dispute between the pair as they exchanged care of their daughters last year, with Steve reportedly saying to her: ‘You’re poison’

Rosie (pictured) and Steve's separation became public last weekend, months after they split

Rosie (pictured) and Steve’s separation became public last weekend, months after they split

Rosie  (left) began dating highly-skilled soldier Dylan Nash (right) after she split from the Today show star

Rosie (left) began dating highly-skilled soldier Dylan Nash (right) after she split from the Today show star

A witness claimed Dylan Nash (pictured), a Canadian ex-commando who is now dating Rosie, was working out at the gym with a mate, when Steve arrived and an altercation ensued 

Today show weatherman Steve (left) was reportedly involved in an ‘altercation’ with Rosie’s new lover Dylan Nash (right) at a Vanuatu gym, it can be revealed

A witness told Daily Mail Australia that Mr Nash was working out at the gym with a friend when Steve entered and an altercation ensued 

A witness told Daily Mail Australia that Mr Nash was working out at the gym with a friend when Steve entered and an altercation ensued 

Rosie’s decision to file for an AVO in Vanuatu came almost two years after she spoke to police at Bondi Junction about her options in April 2016.

A TIMELINE OF THE JACOBS’ MARRIAGE:

1989: Steve Jacobs marries wife Alison

2007: Rosie meets Steve while working on the Today show

2009: Steve separates from first wife Alison

2010: Steve and Rosie marry in Bali

2011: The couple welcome their first daughter Isabella in May

2013: Francesca, Steve and Rosie’s second daughter, is born in April

2016: The couple move to Vanuatu in a ‘last ditch effort to save their marriage’

2018: Steve and Rosie separate after eight years of marriage 

Having long faced battles in their marriage, Steve and Rosie moved to Vanuatu with their two daughters in what was seen as a ‘last ditch’ effort at making things work.

Leaving his $400,000-a-year role with the Today show after 12 years, Steve continued on in a position with Weekend Today after he moved to Port Vila.

At the time, he tearfully told his long-time friend Karl Stefanovic the move was what he and his family needed.

‘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.

But friends last week revealed the pair’s marriage continued to be unworkable and in late-2017 they split.

Ms Jacobs has since begun dating Canadian ex-commando Dylan Nash who she met through mutual friends in Vanuatu.

It is understood her current and former lovers were involved in an ‘altercation’ inside the packed Ultimate Fitness gym in Port Vila, Vanuatu, on February 24 this year.  

Police are reportedly aware of the altercation at the Ultimate Fitness Vanuatu gym (pictured) involving Mr Nash and Steve, but no official complaint was filed by either party

Police are reportedly aware of the altercation at the Ultimate Fitness Vanuatu gym (pictured) involving Mr Nash and Steve, but no official complaint was filed by either party

Rosie  applied for a 'restraining ex parte temporary domestic protection order' against Steve at Port Vila Magistrates Court in January this year

Rosie applied for a ‘restraining ex parte temporary domestic protection order’ against Steve at Port Vila Magistrates Court in January this year

A source told Daily Mail Australia that Rosie (pictured) 39, began dating Mr Nash in the months after she split from Steve, 51

A source told Daily Mail Australia that Rosie (pictured) 39, began dating Mr Nash in the months after she split from Steve, 51

A witness claimed Mr Nash was working out with a mate when Steve arrived and an altercation ensued.

‘The gym was pretty busy and Dylan was standing there talking to someone when all of a sudden Stevie came up to him,’ the witness told Daily Mail Australia.

‘Dylan’s well over six-foot and Stevie’s obviously much smaller, but he went up to him and shouted something about moving in on his wife. 

‘I think Dylan just replied saying he’d lost his wife long before he came on the scene.’ 

An Ultimate Fitness employee confirmed the incident occurred at the gym but would not be drawn on further details.

‘They are two good members, one happened to be doing his thing and the other was there as well and I can’t really say more than that,’ the employee told Daily Mail Australia on Wednesday.

‘If you need to know more you’ll have to talk to those guys. I can’t really comment.’

Police are reportedly aware of the altercation, but no official complaint was filed by either party. 

Neither Steve, Rosie or Mr Nash responded to attempts for comment in recent days.  

The Jacobs' have put their four-bedroom home in Coogee (pictured) up for auction in April

The Jacobs’ have put their four-bedroom home in Coogee (pictured) up for auction in April

The home has ocean views, a main bedroom with an ensuite, and a studio above the garage

The home has ocean views, a main bedroom with an ensuite, and a studio above the garage

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. 

The couple’s family home in Coogee, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, was recently put up for sale. It is set to fetch north of $4million when it goes under the hammer.

The couple purchased the four-bedroom home in 2011 for $2.55million and had been renting it since moving to Vanuatu. 

Ballard Property Group Double Bay has listed the property for auction on April 7.

Steve and Rosie (pictured) married in 2010 and have two daughters, Isabella and Francesca

Steve and Rosie (pictured) married in 2010 and have two daughters, Isabella and Francesca

 



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