Rod Stewart’s Wife: 5 Things To Know About Penny Lancaster, Who Is Working The Queen’s Funeral

Rod Stewart, 76, is 1 of the astir palmy and loved British Rockstars of the past 50 years. The “Maggie May” singer’s been joined to erstwhile exemplary Penny Lancaster since 2007, and present she’s stepping backmost into the spotlight arsenic she’s moving arsenic a peculiar constable with the City of London Police. According to PEOPLE, the blonde beauty, 51, volition enactment Queen Elizabeth’s authorities funeral connected Monday, September 19 astatine Westminster Abbey.

She besides reportedly told Good Morning Britain that she worked the Queen’s memorial work connected Friday, September 9. “It was a large privilege to enactment astatine the Queen’s memorial work astatine St. Paul’s Cathedral connected Friday,” she said, successful part, adding that she is “very arrogant to beryllium capable to serve” the precocious Monarch , who died September 8.

Here’s everything to cognize astir Penny Lancaster, from her modeling days to her 2 children with the celebrated rocker.

Rod has been joined to Penny since 2007. (Shutterstock)

1. Penny is simply a model

Penny started modeling astatine a young age. One of her astir notable campaigns was erstwhile she was offered £200,000 to beryllium the exemplary for lingerie and swimwear marque Ultimo successful 2002, via Evening Standard. Despite the monolithic payout, the woody did pb to immoderate play erstwhile the institution rescinded the connection and alternatively gave the occupation to Rod’s ex-wife Rachel Hunter.

After the debacle, a spokesperson for Penny’s cause told Evening Standard that she had go much selective of the products she advertises. “We are being precise cautious astir which projects she volition pursue. We person moved distant from lingerie for good. The caller projects successful the offing impact overmuch much upmarket clothing,” helium said astatine the time. “Penny would alternatively beforehand a merchandise that she believes successful and what successful her presumption is simply a liable and respectable product. She wouldn’t beforehand thing conscionable for money.”

2. She’s a formed subordinate of the amusement ‘Loose Women’

Other than modeling, Penny has had a precise palmy vocation successful TV. She’s been a presenter connected the speech show Loose Women since 2014, aft making a fistful of appearances connected the amusement successful years prior, with her earliest being 2006. Other than Loose Women, she besides competed on Strictly Come Dancing (a British dance competition show, akin to Dancing With the Stars) successful the show’s 5th bid successful 2007.

3. She has 2 kids with Rod Stewart

Rod is the father of 8 children, ranging successful property from 10 to 58. Penny is the parent of his two youngest children: Alastair Wallace, 16, and Aiden Patrick, 10. It’s been revealed that Alastair is simply a large swimmer, with Rod reportedly gathering a monolithic swimming excavation successful his U.K. mansion to assistance him hole for the Olympics. Aiden arrived aft Penny went done IVF treatment, and her hubby reportedly called the youngest lad the couple’s “miracle baby.”

During a November 2021 quality on Loose Women, Rod opened up astir what it was similar seeing his woman spell done menopause, and helium offered dependable proposal to immoderate men who whitethorn beryllium unsure of however to respond erstwhile they spot their partners going done the aforesaid thing. “We talked astir it, which I deliberation is the astir important happening a mates tin do, and she explained it to maine done the tears – due to the fact that Penny likes a cry, and we talked it through, and I deliberation that’s what couples person to do, and men person conscionable got to get connected with it, understand, and travel retired the different end,” helium said astatine the time.

Penny is simply a exemplary and big of ‘Loose Women.’ ( Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)

4. Rod’s archetypal matrimony was to Alana Stewart

Before Penny, Rod had had galore antithetic relationships, which included him fathering six children with 4 different women. His archetypal matrimony was to exemplary and actress Alana Stewart from 1979 to 1984, and they had 2 children. Rod admitted that helium thinks that they had joined excessively young successful a November 2021 interrogation with People. He mentioned that his begetter had rightly told him that helium wasn’t acceptable for marriage. “I inactive had a batch of living, partying, drinking and shagging to do,” helium said.

With Alana, helium had his daughter Kimberly, 42, successful August 1979. Kimberly’s followed successful her mom’s footsteps and go a model, arsenic good arsenic an histrion and TV personality. She had a short-lived world series Living With… Kimberly Stewart in 2007, and has had insignificant roles successful shows like Undeclared and Hercule Poirot. She besides gave commencement to her girl (and Rod’s granddaughter) Delilah, 10, successful August 2011. Alana besides had a son Sean, 41, with Rod. Sean was besides a prima of the world show Sons of Hollywood.

5. Rod’s 2nd woman was Rachel Hunter

The singer’s 2nd matrimony was to Rachel Hunter from 1990 until 2006. Rod and Rachel besides had two kids. Rod mentioned that his 2nd matrimony ending truly wounded him, but helium met Penny soon aft the split. “Rachel broke up with maine connected a Monday evening, and it was heartbreaking,” helium told People. “[Penny] has mended my bosom successful much ways than one.”

From his matrimony to Rachel, Rod had his girl Renee, 29, successful June 1992, and lad Liam, 27, successful September 1994. Between his archetypal and 2nd marriage, Rod dated exemplary Kelly Emberg, whom helium had his daughter Ruby Stewart with. His archetypal daughter Sarah Streeter was calved successful 1963 to Susannah Boffey and raised by adopted parents.