Penny Lancaster shares two children, Alastair and Aiden, with legendary singer Sir Rod Stewart
Penny Lancaster says husband Sir Rod Stewart showed his “true colours” in front of their two sons. The model shares sons Alastair, 19 and Aiden, 14, with Maggie May singer Rod.
The couple have been together for 26 years now and tied the knot in 2007. They celebrated the occasion with a ceremony in La Cervara near Portofino, Italy.
On the White Wine Question Time podcast with Kate Thornton, Penny, 54, praised 80-year-old Rod’s vulnerability. In particular she highlights how he behaves in front of their sons, as well as his reaction to his 2017 prostate cancer diagnosis.
She said: “Rod has been such a great example to our boys, from everything, from like when we have a row, or if he says something he shouldn’t have, he will immediately go, ‘Boys, I’m apologising to your mum because I shouldn’t have spoken to her like that’.
“It’s a man that can apologise who shows his true colours, so make sure you learn to apologise and accept you are wrong.
“When he went through prostate cancer he spoke up about it and said, ‘Come on guys, get that test in, get into the doctors early’, and then his phrase was ‘finger up the bum, no harm done’, to just try and add that humour.”
Penny, who has recently released her memoir Someone Like Me, has recently opened up about how she had to fit in with Rod’s family when they got together. Rod had been twice married and had six children when the pair met
Speaking to Hello!, Penny said: “I couldn’t go in thinking, ‘What about me? What do I want?’ I had to take myself out of the equation because there was so much to dissect and understand.
“I had to be transparent and genuine, and I knew it was going to take time. Each child is an individual and had their own ideas, so there was going to be a different moment for each of them. Finally, we’re all holding hands.”
Additionally, when discussing her relationship with Rod’s former wife, Rachel Hunter, Penny revealed they now enjoy a strong bond after an initially distant start.
She said: “At first, you feel as though you’re miles apart… Ultimately, we want to see our children flourish and be happy. It couldn’t be better now. We have respect for each other, and there’s a connection that is quite unique.”
Penny says Rod was reluctant to become a father when they met. She admits she would have ended the relationship if Rod didn’t reconsider his stance on children.
