Steve Jacobs spends three hours cooking only for his daughters to 'hate it'

Steve Jacobs is a doting father to two young girls.

But the former Today show weather presenter failed to impress his daughters, Isabella, 10, and Francesca, eight, with his culinary skills on Tuesday.

The 54-year-old took advantage of the Sydney Covid lockdown by spending three hours slow-cooking lamb shanks.

Lockdown fail! Former Today show weather presenter Steve Jacobs failed to impress his daughters, Isabella, 10, and Francesca, eight, with his culinary skills on Tuesday

He posted a photo of the meal on Instagram, showing three plates each with a piece of lamb on the bone, drizzled with sauce and served with mashed potato.

‘I spent three hours making lamb shanks for dinner and the kids hated it,’ he captioned the post.

‘Ahh fatherhood!’ he added.

‘Ahh fatherhood!’ The 54-year-old took advantage of the Sydney Covid lockdown by spending three hours slow-cooking lamb shanks – but his children ‘hated it’

Steve parted ways with Channel Nine in 2019, after being replaced as the Today show’s weather presenter by Tim Davies.

He had been a fixture of the program on and off since 2005, and had spent much of 2019 as an in-studio weatherman.

While his exit came amid a staff reshuffle at the network, Steve insisted it was his decision to leave.

‘I have to put my beautiful daughters first’: Steve parted ways with Channel Nine in 2019, after being replaced as the Today show’s weather presenter by Tim Davies

Taking to Instagram after the news broke, he said the real reason he was leaving was to spend more time with his daughters.

‘Sadly I can’t commit to future travel requirements of the job and have to put my beautiful daughters first… They are my world, my life, my joy,’ he said. 

Steve was later hired as a breakfast radio host for 2UE, 4BH, 6GT and Magic 1278.

New start: Steve was later hired as a breakfast radio host for 2UE, 4BH, 6GT and Magic 1278 

Steve shares his daughters with ex-wife Rose Jacobs, whom he split from in 2018. 

The former couple had relocated to Vanuatu with their daughters in mid-2017 in what friends said was a ‘last-ditch attempt’ to save their marriage.

However, things fell apart within a few months.

Exes: Steve shares his daughters with ex-wife Rose Jacobs, whom he split from in 2018