Sir Rod Stewart is taking to the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury this 12 months – his first efficiency since his 2002 headline slot.

The Maggie Might singer, 80, anxious followers after cancelling a string of gigs as a result of sickness simply weeks earlier than heading to Worthy Farm for his Sunday afternoon slot.

However the icon confirmed that his efficiency will go forward, saying that he’ll be cramming his greatest hits into a brief set which can embody three friends.

After a weekend on the pageant, Rod will little question be eager to return to his sprawling Essex mansion he shares with spouse Penny Lancaster, 54.

The Unfastened Girls star and Rod usually share glimpses contained in the £4,600,000 property which incorporates a backyard sufficiently big for a soccer pitch and operating observe.

The pair, who tied the knot in 2007, bought the Grade II listed mansion in 2013 earlier than renovating it for 3 years and settling in.

In addition to their Essex residence, the couple additionally personal a home in Beverly Hills, California, price a whopping £70,000,000.

Talking about his unbelievable backyard and need to remain wholesome at 80, Rod advised AARP in a current interview: ‘To remain In form and feed my aggressive urge for food, I not too long ago started operating 100-meter sprints on my personal observe.

‘I received it right down to 19 seconds by studying the way to push off. I’m going to try to do 17 seconds, which I feel is a world report for an 80-year-old.’

Constructing a soccer pitch additionally seems to be a sort gesture of Rod’s, after his son Aiden’s under-12s crew misplaced their floor throughout Covid.

A supply advised The Solar on the time: ‘Sadly, they misplaced their standard floor due to the pandemic and have had nowhere to coach, so Rod stepped in. He has opened his home to the whole crew, together with the coaches and fogeys, to permit them to coach.

‘Rod doesn’t need his son or the opposite children to endure, so he’s turned his place into their official coaching floor. Now, twice per week, the crew flip as much as play and practice for his or her matches. It means the world to Rod that he’s ready to try this for his son and their crew.’

He’s additionally the proud proprietor of a really fashionable gymnasium, the place Rod exerciseswith his private coach of 35 years. The exercise house incorporates a vary of machines, punching luggage, and weights.

Sharing a glance contained in the state-of-the-art room, Rod joked in a photograph displaying the partitions adorned together with his beloved Celtic FC gear: ‘Guess what soccer crew I help.’

Penny and Rod are proud dad and mom to sons Alastair, 19, and Aiden, 13. From his earlier marriages, Rod can also be a father to Sarah, 61, Kimberly, 45, Sean, 44, Ruby, 37, Renee, 32, and Liam, 30.

The Do Ya Assume I’m Horny? hitmaker’s first youngster was Sarah Streeter, who he welcomed together with his girlfriend of the time, Susannah Boffey, when he was only a ‘stone broke’ teenager. She was put up for adoption, they usually reconnected years later.

He then welcomed Kimberly and Sean with ex-wife Alana Stewart. Then got here Ruby, who he shares with ex-girlfriend Kelly Emberg, earlier than he and ex-wife Rachel Hunter welcomed Renee Stewart, 32, and Liam Stewart, 30.

A number of months after Aiden’s delivery in 2011, Sir Rod defined that he hoped to take pleasure in his children, relatively than concentrate on his profession.

He advised Individuals: ‘I’m making an attempt to make extra time now that I’ve carved out my profession. I wish to take pleasure in my children. We’re all planning an enormous trip someplace.

‘It’s arduous to get all of them collectively as a result of they’re all off in numerous instructions. However I’m so happy with them.’

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