Penny Lancaster

Penny Lancaster-Stewart

Penny Lancaster in 2008
Born (1971-03-15) 15 March 1971
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Spouse(s) Rod Stewart (m. 2007)
Children Alastair Wallace Stewart (b. 2005)
Aiden Patrick Stewart (b. 2011)

Modelling information

Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Hair colour Blonde

Penny Lancaster-Stewart (born 15 March 1971) is an English model and photographer. She is best known for her modeling work for designer lingerie brand Ultimo. Lancaster is married to rock singer Rod Stewart.

Early life

Lancaster was brought up by parents Graham and Sally who were both regular gym-goers and encouraged a love of fitness. She also has a brother called Oliver. At the age of six, Lancaster took up dance, learning tap, ballet and modern but decided to quit at the age of 16 due to her height and decided aerobics would better suit her frame. Six years later Lancaster became a certified fitness trainer. It was during this time that she was spotted by a model scout who suggested she should consider a career in modelling.

Career

Early career

Throughout the 1990s, Lancaster was in a long-term relationship with city trader Mickey Sloan. They lived in Bermuda from 1996 to 1998 but separated in 1999.

Around this time, Lancaster decided to learn about the other side of modelling and began taking photography classes.[2] She has reportedly turned down an approach to appear in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.[3]

Ultimo

In 2002, Lancaster signed up to be the face of designer lingerie brand Ultimo for a reported £200,000. Lancaster was a success at promoting the brand raising its profile, especially in the United Kingdom, but two years later, Lancaster's contract was not renewed.[4]

Strictly Come Dancing

Lancaster was announced as one of the fourteen celebrities taking part in the fifth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2007. In week 4, she was revealed as one of the bottom two participants. She and her partner (Ian Waite) were in the week six dance-off with Matt Di Angelo and were voted off.

Performances

Week # Dance Judges' score Result
Revel Horwood Phillips Goodman Tonioli
1 Swing Group Performance - Not Judged
2 Quickstep 8 8 8 9 Safe
3 Jive 5 6 7 7 Safe
4 Samba 8 7 9 8 Bottom Two
5 Foxtrot 9 8 9 9 Safe
6 Salsa 6 6 7 6 Eliminated

Loose Women

Main article: Loose Women

On 15 September 2014, Lancaster was billed as an occasional panelist on the lunchtime chat show Loose Women. Through series 19 of the show, she made four subsequent appearances, on 1 December 2014, 9 March 2015, 15 June 2015, 6 July 2015. Since series 20 began on 1 September 2015, Lancaster now appears more regularly and has so far appeared three times in September 2015, once in October and November 2015, twice in December 2015, twice in January 2016 and once in March 2016.

Personal life

In 1999, Lancaster met singer Rod Stewart, who offered to let her take photos of him whilst on tour.[5]

Lancaster gave birth to her first child (Stewart's seventh child) a 7 lb, 7oz (3.373 kg) boy on 27 November 2005.[6] On 17 February 2011, it was announced that Lancaster had given birth to their second child, a boy.[7]

Lancaster and Stewart married on 16 June 2007 at La Cervara near Portofino, Italy. The couple exchanged vows in the presence of family and friends.[8]

Lancaster is an ambassador to Penny for London.[9]

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