Former Today show weatherman Steve Jacobs has officially hard launched his shock new career, by opening his new burger restaurant in Sydney.

The popular breakfast TV star, 56, shared a gallery of photos to Instagram on Thursday to commemorate the grand opening of Bonditonys Burger Joint in Enmore.

One precious photo shows Steve posing up a storm with business partner Tony Gosden outside the restaurant and another captures a huge crowd entering it.

Jacobs captioned the gallery with some exciting words: ‘The launch in Enmore. We have put our hearts and souls into this place,’ he began.

‘We have been down, been broken, have had setbacks, but we just kept powering on to make this the best possible venue we have dreamed it can be.

Former Today show weatherman Steve Jacobs has officially hard launched his shock new career by opening his new burger restaurant in Sydney. Pictured: Steve (right) and his business partner Tony Gosden

‘I expected a few mates to turn up for a drink and we were overwhelmed with the amount of people who showed up. The place was absolutely pumping,’ he added. 

Many of Steve’s celebrity friends were quick to congratulate him on the amazing news.

‘Go Steve,’ wrote Nine presenter Deborah Knight and Home and Away star Jaime Robbie Reyne added: ‘Yeahhhh fellas!’

The popular breakfast TV star, 56, shared a gallery of photos to Instagram on Thursday to commemorate the opening of Bonditonys Burger Joint in Enmore. One precious photo shows Steve posing up a storm with his business partner Tony Gosden outside the restaurant

Earlier this month, Jacobs told Daily Mail Australia he has partnered with Bonditony’s Burger Joint for the new eatery.

In an exclusive chat, the father-of-two said the new career move was a ‘bit of a pivot’ and did not mean he was retiring from television.

‘I’ll still be doing TV,’ he said. ‘TV is just so fragmented at the moment and I’ve spent the past five years focusing on my daughters. It’s been very hard for me to travel and work full-time which is what I normally do.’ 

People were seen lining up from around the block for the chance to dine at the new restaurant

‘I expected a few mates to turn up for a drink and we were overwhelmed with the amount of people who showed up. The place was absolutely pumping,’ Steve told his fans

He explained he will continue to work on the airwaves with 2GB in Sydney after his new restaurant launches.

Steve also revealed he and his new business partner, former music promoter Tony Gosden, have plans to expand the burger franchise to other locations including Byron Bay. 

He described the new eatery in Enmore as ‘the coolest burger joint in Australia’ and confirmed the venue will feature live music.

Meanwhile, Steve said things were still going strong with girlfriend Amanda King, who he has been romantically linked to since 2019.