Penny Lancaster has been married to Sir Rod Stewart since 2007, however the pair initially met again in 1999 and Penny has shared the one factor she would usually battle with

Penny Lancaster has opened up about her early days with Sir Rod Stewart, admitting she was affected by crushing self-doubt when their romance first started.

The couple’s love story began by pure likelihood when she approached the Scottish singer for an autograph at London’s Dorchester Resort again in 1999, although it might be months earlier than Sir Rod ultimately determined to ring her.

However as soon as the music icon lastly made contact, it sparked a romance that has endured for many years and seen them have two youngsters.

Chatting to The Solar’s Fabulous journal, Penny mirrored on these preliminary phases of relationship Sir Rod in 1999, confessing she was consumed by insecurities about his former flames: “After I started relationship my now-husband, singer Rod Stewart, 80, in 1999, I imagined the proper ladies he had been with and the way he was evaluating me to them.”

Although she ultimately realised he wasn’t making any such comparisons, she confessed she’d developed a behavior of scrutinising herself: “After all, he wasn’t. He all the time gave me probably the most unbelievable compliments, however I had turn into conditioned to analyse myself.”

She revealed how her insecurities led her to continually express regret: “I might apologise to him – and strangers – for every little thing from my crooked toes to my sweaty palms, which I get due to overactive sweat glands.”

Nevertheless, regardless of preliminary struggles in her relationship with the rock-and-roll star, their bond has solely grown stronger over time. After first crossing paths six years earlier, the couple welcomed their first son, Alastair, in 2005, and their second, Aiden, arrived in 2011.

Other than her household life, Penny initially made a reputation for herself as a mannequin. Lately, she’s turn into a well-recognized face on tv, having competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2007 alongside Ian Waite, earlier than they have been voted off in week six.

Since then, her tv profession has flourished. She joined the Unfastened Girls panel in 2014 and has been a daily function on ITV ever since.

She’s additionally been seen testing her data on Movie star Catchphrase and showcasing her culinary prowess on Movie star MasterChef in 2021.

In a shocking flip, Penny turned a particular police constable in 2021 and was even on responsibility through the Queen’s funeral and King Charles’ coronation.