{"id":2042885,"date":"2025-09-23T04:50:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T04:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2042885"},"modified":"2025-09-23T04:50:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T04:50:03","slug":"rod-stewarts-wife-says-she-would-have-left-him-if-he-refused-to-have-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rod-stewarts-wife-says-she-would-have-left-him-if-he-refused-to-have-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Rod Stewart\u2019s wife says she would have left him if he refused to have children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kids were non-negotiable for Rod Stewart&#8217;s wife, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/rod-stewart-wife-penny-lancaster-policing-queen-elizabeth-funeral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Penny Lancaster;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Penny Lancaster<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lancaster admitted she would have left the musician if he hadn&#8217;t agreed to have kids with her. &#8220;Yes [I would have left him]. And that would have been very hard,&#8221; she told the British outlet <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saga.co.uk\/magazine\/entertainment\/penny-lancaster-on-her-life-and-rod-stewart\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Saga magazine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Saga magazine<\/a>. &#8220;But we just went with the flow. Now Rod always says, \u2018I wish I\u2019d said yes [to babies] earlier, because then we could have had more children.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As recently as five years ago, Stewart and Lancaster considered adoption, but &#8220;it ended up not happening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She explained, &#8220;We thought there might be too much of an age gap.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/rod-stewart-mothers-photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rod Stewart Poses With 4 Mothers Of His Children: 'A Mother's Reunion!';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Rod Stewart Poses With 4 Mothers Of His Children: &#8216;A Mother&#8217;s Reunion!&#8217;<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Penny Lancaster and Rod Stewart attend an event in Vegas\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/s8yQ76IIHGEw1FWmuiiPHA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/099b7d443d2ec74aaff7e8969d179259\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Penny Lancaster revealed kids were a non-negotiable for her when choosing to be with Rod Stewart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/rod-stewart-addresses-rumors-disharmony-marriage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stewart and Lancaster;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Stewart and Lancaster<\/a> are parents to sons Alastair Wallace and Aiden Patrick. When the pair married in 2007, Stewart was already a father of six.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lancaster joked that she&#8217;s actually a mother of three, referring to Stewart as &#8220;a big baby who needs my attention in a different way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think all women would say that about their husbands,&#8221; she told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Like What You\u2019re Reading? 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Click Here For More Entertainment News<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster at F1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/RQOUncnInmJVfYo6qfC_tA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/dd6d6fcbd75faf79e724f7954f53d5e7\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster married in 2007 and share two kids together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In July 2024, Stewart revealed how he keeps his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/events\/couples\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:marriage to Lancaster;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">marriage to Lancaster<\/a> alive after 18 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I am an old romantic. We enjoy candle-lit dinners, and we are still very much in love with each other,&#8221; the musician told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/29503549\/rod-stewart-wild-parties-future-plans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sun;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;My top tips to keep the romance alive is being honest with each other and talking things through.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;That, and don\u2019t have an argument just before you go to bed after loads of wine. Penny is amazing. A great, great lady.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster in 2002\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/8qZtH_7zD0gv3N0QKKRY1g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/1efeef7b513eb4f3c64d32ac0dbd8c8f\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster began dating in 1999.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That same month, Lancaster shared her thoughts on what keeps Stewart going strong in his older years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think it&#8217;s family,&#8221; she told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/celebrities\/704566\/rod-stewart-penny-lancaster-secret-to-their-happy-marriage\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:HELLO! magazine.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">HELLO! magazine.<\/a> &#8220;Especially the younger generation. They give him strength and drive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Penny Lancaster sips a martini with husband Rod Stewart\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/.uB.N.UNwqYu6krNOxR_3A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/27b7eb45f2874f68c072c1b65e84bf30\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Penny Lancaster&#8217;s relationship with Rod Stewart began after she became his tour photographer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He can&#8217;t sit still and is always on the go,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I like to treat myself to a facial or a massage. He can&#8217;t do that. He can&#8217;t have a massage for more than half an hour; he gets up and leaves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Original article source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/rod-stewarts-wife-says-would-have-left-refused-have-children\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rod Stewart\u2019s wife says she would have left him if he refused to have children;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rod Stewart\u2019s wife says she would have left him if he refused to have children<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kids were non-negotiable for Rod Stewart&#8217;s wife, Penny Lancaster. Lancaster admitted she would have left the musician if he hadn&#8217;t agreed to have kids with her. &#8220;Yes [I would have left him]. And that would have been very hard,&#8221; she told the British outlet Saga magazine. &#8220;But we just went with the flow. Now Rod [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2042886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[376218,344586],"class_list":["post-2042885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-penny-lancaster","tag-rod-stewart"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rod-Stewarts-wife-says-she-would-have-left-him-if.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2042885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2042885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2042885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2042886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2042885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2042885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2042885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}