Penny Lancaster, 54, says she is the oldest person Rod Stewart has ever slept with, a remark tied to her 18-year marriage to the Faces frontman. In an interview tied to the October cover of Woman & Home, Lancaster recalls meeting the then-53-year-old singer when she was 27 and notes that their life together has endured the cycles of fame, romance and family life.
Lancaster has two sons with Stewart, Alistair, 19, and Aiden, 14, and she discusses the couple’s decision to focus on their relationship and family while acknowledging the regrets and possibilities that come with a long partnership. "My biggest burning desire was to have a family," she says. "I respected that he had been through that enough times, and that might not be where he would want to go again. [I decided that] we would enjoy one another for as long as possible, but eventually I would have to bail." She adds the line that has drawn attention: "When I met him, the oldest woman he’d ever slept with would have been 30. Now he’s the oldest man that I’ve slept with too!"
Beyond their romance, the notes outline Stewart’s expansive family history. He has children with several partners over the years. The notes say his first child, Sarah, now 61, was born to Susannah Boffey when he was 17 and that he put the child up for adoption; they say he later formed a relationship with her. He also has daughter Kimberly, 47, and son Sean, 45, with ex-wife Alana Stewart, and daughter Ruby, 38, with ex-girlfriend Kelly Emberg. While married to ex-wife Rachel Hunter, he fathered two more daughters, Renee, 33, and Liam, 30.
Stewart has been open in the past about how his marriages and relationships have shaped him. He told The Times that the breakdown of his marriage to Rachel Hunter was magnified by the age gap between them, and that the split tore him apart: "Rachel left me because she was too young — my sister said I should never have married her in the first place — but it tore me to shreds." The connection to Penny, however, came shortly after that chapter; the couple began dating about six months after his split from Hunter, and he has since spoken of the happiness he has found with his wife. He has joked about the circumstances surrounding Penny’s number being obtained, saying there were six months of dating between Rachel and Penny because a friend who had Penny’s number wouldn’t share it, a detail that has become part of their shared lore.
Penny and Rod have spoken publicly about building a life together that balances love, family and career. In addition to their two sons, the couple have continued to engage with fans through public appearances and shared moments on the red carpet. In May, they appeared at the Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning premiere in London with their sons, underscoring a blended family that has grown up in the glare of international stardom. Rod has often described Penny as someone who complements his life, saying she has "everything" he wants and that he is happier now than ever.
The 80-year-old rocker’s life in the limelight has long included a tapestry of relationships and children. The notes recount a lineage that spans decades and continents, with Rod acknowledging the complexity of his past while expressing gratitude for the present. For Lancaster, the focus remains on the family they have built together and the decade-and-a-half of partnership that has defined their public and private lives. Her comments about being the oldest person Rod has ever slept with serve as a candid reflection on a relationship that has spanned nearly two decades, marked by shared experiences, parenthood and the reconciliation of two people who say they found happiness together despite the odds.