Penny Lancaster has been married to Rod Stewart since 2007, and now she'll be working a excessive profile gig at Queen Elizabeth's funeral!
Rod Stewart, 76, is among the most profitable and liked British Rockstars of the previous 50 years. The “Maggie Might” singer’s been married to former mannequin Penny Lancaster since 2007, and now she’s stepping again into the highlight as she’s working as a particular constable with the Metropolis of London Police. In response to PEOPLE, the blonde magnificence, 51, will work Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral on Monday, September 19 at Westminster Abbey.
She additionally reportedly informed Good Morning Britain that she labored the Queen’s memorial service on Friday, September 9. “It was an important privilege to work on the Queen’s memorial service at St. Paul’s Cathedral on Friday,” she stated, partly, including that she is “very proud to have the ability to serve” the late Monarch , who died September 8.
Right here’s all the pieces to find out about Penny Lancaster, from her modeling days to her two youngsters with the well-known rocker.
1. Penny is a mannequin
Penny began modeling at a younger age. One in all her most notable campaigns was when she was provided £200,000 to be the mannequin for lingerie and swimwear model Ultimo in 2002, through Night Normal. Regardless of the huge payout, the deal did result in some drama when the corporate rescinded the provide and as an alternative gave the job to Rod’s ex-wife Rachel Hunter.
After the debacle, a spokesman for Penny’s agent informed Night Normal that she had grow to be extra selective of the merchandise she advertises. “We're being very cautious about which initiatives she is going to pursue. We've got moved away from lingerie for good. The brand new initiatives within the offing contain rather more upmarket clothes,” he stated on the time. “Penny would moderately promote a product that she believes in and what in her view is a accountable and respectable product. She wouldn’t promote something only for cash.”
2. She’s a solid member of the present ‘Free Ladies’
Apart from modeling, Penny has had a really profitable profession in TV. She’s been a presenter on the speak present Free Ladies since 2014, after making a handful of appearances on the present in years prior, along with her earliest being 2006. Apart from Free Ladies, she additionally competed on Strictly Come Dancing (a British dance competitors present, just like Dancing With the Stars) within the present’s fifth sequence in 2007.
3. She has two children with Rod Stewart
Rod is the father of eight youngsters, ranging in age from 10 to 58. Penny is the mom of his two youngest youngsters: Alastair Wallace, 16, and Aiden Patrick, 10. It’s been revealed that Alastair is a superb swimmer, with Rod reportedly constructing an enormous swimming pool in his U.Okay. mansion to assist him put together for the Olympics. Aiden arrived after Penny went via IVF remedy, and her husband reportedly known as the youngest son the couple’s “miracle child.”
Throughout a November 2021 look on Free Ladies, Rod opened up about what it was like seeing his spouse undergo menopause, and he provided sound recommendation to any males who could also be uncertain of the best way to react after they see their companions going via the identical factor. “We talked about it, which I feel is an important factor a pair can do, and he or she defined it to me via the tears – as a result of Penny likes a cry, and we talked it via, and I feel that’s what couples need to do, and males have simply bought to get on with it, perceive, and are available out the opposite finish,” he stated on the time.
4. Rod’s first marriage was to Alana Stewart
Earlier than Penny, Rod had had many various relationships, which included him fathering six youngsters with 4 different girls. His first marriage was to mannequin and actress Alana Stewart from 1979 to 1984, and so they had two youngsters. Rod admitted that he thinks that they'd married too younger in a November 2021 interview with Individuals. He talked about that his father had rightly informed him that he wasn’t prepared for marriage. “I nonetheless had numerous residing, partying, ingesting and shagging to do,” he stated.
With Alana, he had his daughter Kimberly, 42, in August 1979. Kimberly’s adopted in her mother’s footsteps and grow to be a mannequin, in addition to an actress and TV character. She had a short-lived actuality sequence Residing With… Kimberly Stewart in 2007, and has had minor roles in reveals like Undeclared and Hercule Poirot. She additionally gave start to her daughter (and Rod’s granddaughter) Delilah, 10, in August 2011. Alana additionally had a son Sean, 41, with Rod. Sean was additionally a star of the truth present Sons of Hollywood.
5. Rod’s second spouse was Rachel Hunter
The singer’s second marriage was to Rachel Hunter from 1990 till 2006. Rod and Rachel additionally had two children. Rod talked about that his second marriage ending actually harm him, however he met Penny shortly after the break up. “Rachel broke up with me on a Monday night, and it was heartbreaking,” he informed Individuals. “[Penny] has mended my coronary heart in additional methods than one.”
From his marriage to Rachel, Rod had his daughter Renee, 29, in June 1992, and son Liam, 27, in September 1994. Between his first and second marriage, Rod dated mannequin Kelly Emberg, whom he had his daughter Ruby Stewart with. His first daughter Sarah Streeter was born in 1963 to Susannah Boffey and raised by adopted mother and father.