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Sir Rod Stewart and his wife Penny Lancaster were the display of love as they stepped out holding hands in Los Angeles’ Bel Air on Monday.
The British singing legend, 80, and his former model wife, 54, looked smitten while enjoying a sunny stroll together.
Penny showed off her endless legs in a pair of denim shorts which she teamed with a chic blouse, finishing off with beige sandals and a matching bag.
Meanwhile the Maggie May singer rocked a colourful sportswear look and vintage dark shades.
Rod’s appearance comes after he candidly opened up about how his split from his ex-wife Rachel Hunter ‘tore him to shreds’.
He was in a relationship with the New Zealand model, 55, for nine years and they welcomed two children together – daughter Renee, 33, and son Liam, 30.
Sir Rod Stewart and his wife Penny Lancaster were the display of love as they stepped out holding hands in Los Angeles’ Bel Air on Monday
The British singing legend, 80, and his former model wife, 54, looked smitten while enjoying a sunny stroll together
The pair, who have a 24-year age gap, met at an LA nightclub when Rachel was just 21 years old, with Rod admitting his sister Mary thought his wife was ‘too young’.
Reflecting on the breakdown of their marriage, Rod admitted their age gap did end up being the reason for their eventual split, which he said ‘tore him to shreds’ at the time.
Making rare comments about his ex-wife, he told The Times: ‘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.’
Rod met his now-wife Penny Lancaster just six months after his split from Rachel, and said the gap was purely because his friend wouldn’t hand over her number.
When asked if he wanted to be single first, he quipped: ‘F***ing right, there were six months between Rachel and Penny because my bass player, who had Penny’s number, wouldn’t give it to me.
‘He said, ”All you’re going to do now is s**g around”, and he was right: I had a splendid time in those six months.’
Rod gushed over his wife Penny, and told how she has ‘everything’ he wants as he revealed he is now happier than ever.
The hitmaker first met his ex-wife Rachel at Roxbury Club in Los Angeles and told how he thought she was a ‘goddess’ in his 2012 autobiography.
It comes after Rod candidly opened up about how his split from his ex-wife Rachel Hunter (both pictured in 1998) ‘tore him to shreds’
‘There was a connection straight away. She was extremely beautiful, but there was something no-nonsense about her as well,’ he shared in the book.
‘It was there in her New Zealand accent, but also in her face, which was open and smart.
‘Not only was she as far removed as could be from the stereotype of the flaky model, but she already had money and fame.
‘That was a relief. In my position, that suspicion was always there: does this woman really like me, or just the stuff that surrounds me?’
