Steve Jacobs’ estranged wife Rose recently moved back to Sydney from Vanuatu after the couple’s shock split.
And now the 39-year-old has spoken candidly about the breakdown of their marriage, admitting they had issues for years and it simply ‘wasn’t working’.
The mother-of-two admitted to WHO magazine that their decision to move to Vanuatu to salvage their marriage led to their demise, saying: ‘Moving countries doesn’t always fix everything.’
‘Moving countries doesn’t always fix everything’: Steve Jacobs’ estranged wife Rose talks their ‘overwhelming’ split after they relocated to Vanuatu to save their marriage… but admits ‘it wasn’t working’
‘Unfortunately moving countries doesn’t always fix everything,’ she explained.
‘As anyone will know who has tried to make a sea change or tree change, if something isn’t working, it won’t fix itself simply by changing location.’
Rose said the pair decided to relocate to Vanuatu as they had spent a lot of time apart because of their work, especially Today star Steve who was always on the road.
In happier times: Rose said that the pair decided to relocate to Vanuatu as they had spent a lot of time apart thanks to work, with Today star Steve always on the road
Moving on: The pair are now in the midst of getting a divorce and Rose admitted the split has impacted their children for the better
However, things didn’t work out and the pair are now in the midst of getting a divorce.
Rose admitted the split has impacted their children for the better.
‘If anything [the split] has made us better parents,’ she explained.
Steve has also moved back to Sydney, with the pair sharing custody of their daughters.
Meanwhile, Rose jetted back to Sydney to ‘restart’ her life just last week.
‘Mixed emotions’: Meanwhile, Rose jetted back to Sydney to ‘restart’ her life just last week
On the plane ride home Rose posted a collage of pictures to her Instagram page, saying that heading back home was bittersweet for her.
‘Mixed emotions. Part excitement, part terror, part nostalgia, part sheer joy!’ Rose captioned the Instagram snap.
She added hashtags including ‘I will miss you,’ ‘true friends for life,’ ‘couldn’t be happier,’ ‘I’ve got this’ and ‘doing it for my girls.’
They tried: Former couple Rose and Steve had relocated to Vanuatu with their two daughters in mid-2017 in what friends reportedly said was a ‘last-ditch attempt’ to save their marriage
Rose and Steve had relocated to Vanuatu with their two daughters in mid-2017 in what friends reportedly said was a ‘last-ditch attempt’ to save their marriage.
But unfortunately things fell apart within a matter of months, and after they split Rose subsequently began her fling with Canadian commando, Dylan Nash, 32.
They met in early 2018 in Vanuatu, however they ended their relationship after just two months.