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Kids were non-negotiable for Rod Stewart’s wife, Penny Lancaster.
Lancaster admitted she would have left the musician if he hadn’t agreed to have kids with her. « Yes [I would have left him]. And that would have been very hard, » she told the British outlet Saga magazine. « But we just went with the flow. Now Rod always says, ‘I wish I’d said yes [to babies] earlier, because then we could have had more children.’ »
As recently as five years ago, Stewart and Lancaster considered adoption, but « it ended up not happening. »
She explained, « We thought there might be too much of an age gap. »
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Penny Lancaster revealed kids were a non-negotiable for her when choosing to be with Rod Stewart. (Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Wolfie’s Whisky/The Barbershop Las Vegas)
Stewart and Lancaster are parents to sons Alastair Wallace and Aiden Patrick. When the pair married in 2007, Stewart was already a father of six.
Lancaster joked that she’s actually a mother of three, referring to Stewart as « a big baby who needs my attention in a different way. »
« I think all women would say that about their husbands, » she told the outlet.
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Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster married in 2007 and share two kids together. (Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
In July 2024, Stewart revealed how he keeps his marriage to Lancaster alive after 18 years.
« I am an old romantic. We enjoy candle-lit dinners, and we are still very much in love with each other, » the musician told The Sun.
« My top tips to keep the romance alive is being honest with each other and talking things through. »
« That, and don’t have an argument just before you go to bed after loads of wine. Penny is amazing. A great, great lady. »
Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster began dating in 1999. (David Klein/Getty Images)
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That same month, Lancaster shared her thoughts on what keeps Stewart going strong in his older years.
« I think it’s family, » she told HELLO! magazine. « Especially the younger generation. They give him strength and drive. »
Penny Lancaster’s relationship with Rod Stewart began after she became his tour photographer. (Dave Bennett)
« He can’t sit still and is always on the go, » she added. « I like to treat myself to a facial or a massage. He can’t do that. He can’t have a massage for more than half an hour; he gets up and leaves. »
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