Penny Lancaster seemed radiant as she stepped out at an occasion with out Rod Stewart by her facet. The 54-year-old was one of many many well-known faces showing on the Cheltenham Literature Competition, which began on October 10. The pageant is an annual celebration of the written phrase, and the final day takes place on October 19. Different stars embody Joanna Lumley, Graham Norton, Miriam Margolyes, Nick Clegg, William Hague, Raymond Blanc, and many extra. The previous mannequin wore a khaki inexperienced satin shirt, paired with burgundy trousers and an identical belt. She joined Jane Garvey and Fi Glover for a reside recording of their Occasions Radio present to debate Penny’s new memoir, Somebody Like Me.
The occasion, teased on the official web site, is described as follows: “She [Penny] opens up about navigating fame, household and life with husband Rod Stewart and the challenges she’s confronted, from childhood bullying and trauma to her function as a Particular Constable on the streets of London.”
Sadly, her husband, Rod Stewart, was not there to accompany her. Nonetheless in current information, in her new autobiography, Penny has lifted the lid on her expertise on Movie star MasterChef in 2021.
It comes after complaints have been made towards the tv host final yr concerning his behaviour. The MasterChef frontman confronted accusations of creating sexually inappropriate remarks, which Wallace strongly denies.
Throughout her time on the BBC present, a resurfaced clip emerged of Penny exhibiting her embarrassment over her fried calamari and tartare sauce. As she ready her dish, Penny confidently acknowledged: “I am doing surprisingly nicely in comparison with what I imagined how I might be doing. I do not wish to slip up now.”
Nonetheless, issues took a flip for the more serious when it got here to tasting her dish. Wallace knowledgeable her: “You used complete eggs as a substitute of egg yolks.” Choose John Torode added: “What I’ve obtained in here’s a uncooked egg/oil milkshake. Sadly, I can not eat that.”
Penny has now made claims in her autobiography about Wallace’s behaviour. She particulars that he was “crass” in direction of fellow contestant Melanie Sykes and says she initially believed that host John would give her a tough time.
She wrote: “Usually, Wallace wandered across the studio with a stuck-on smile, however all I might see now was a thunderous stare. Then he marched over to my station with my tray and slammed it down. ‘I am the choose and I make all the selections’, he stated menacingly, earlier than heading again.”
Penny added that the encounter left her “shaking.” She additionally wrote a few second when Wallace stole a flower from one in all her dishes: “He stared at me, reached into his pocket, took out the orchid and dropped it on the ground in entrance of him. ‘There you go, there’s your flower,’ he snapped.
Rod’s spouse additionally stated that when she left the studio, she was in tears and claimed that nobody on the manufacturing crew spoke to her concerning the incident.
Categorical On-line has beforehand reached out to Wallace’s representatives for remark.