Penny Lancaster, 54, reflects on mortality of husband Rod Stewart, 80, as she shares hope ‘Rod will last forever’ in candid admission
Penny Lancaster has shared her hope that her rocker husband Rod Stewart will “live on” in a similar fashion to “Elvis” when he’s gone.
The 54-year-old former model made a confession about her husband’s belongings as she discussed what she plans to do with the Maggie May singer’s cherished items one day.
The conversation was sparked as Lancaster joined Wednesday’s Loose Women, which she frequently co-presents as a panelist.
As the group debated whether or not it’s ever OK for people to sell inheritance, Lancaster admitted: “My problem is I am a huge hoarder.
“I can’t help myself. I hold on to everything. ‘I remember when you got me this, and I remember where I was when I wore that dress, and I remember my nan.’
“I’m terrible. Up in the loft, Rod always says to me, ‘get rid of that stuff.’ But it’s not just stuff to me.
“And of course, Rod’s things, God forbid, you know, I mean, I always think that, like Elvis, Rod’s going to have to last forever, a lifetime. Rod will live on.
“He’s a part of our history that people need to remember. So there’s lots of things that I would definitely keep, and I’m sure the family would want to pass down.”
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“Would you have a conversation with him? Would there be things he would say?” Judi Love probed.
“‘Don’t touch the trains!'” Lancaster quipped, adding: “I mean, his railway layout he’s worked on for 30 years it will be a museum piece. For sure.”
“Yeah, you can’t touch that, it’s incredible,” Coleen Nolan commented.
Stewart himself reflected on his hobby or model train building last year as he shared how “proud” he is of the achievement.
Stewart described the pastime as being his life’s “second” work after his glamorous music career.
He opened up in December during an interview with Railway Modeller magazine.
“Because I thought railway modelling and rock’n’roll don’t go together and I was sort of embarrassed,” the singer admitted.
He continued:” There was a time I hid away from it. Not anymore… I’m proud of it.”
Stewart has constructed a huge diorama in his workshop, complete with scale buildings, trees, cars, passengers and 900 feet of track with dozens of trains to run on them.
He has dubbed his impressive collection the Grand Street & Three Rivers Railroad.
The rock icon enthused: “Music is my main life’s work, but this is definitely second. I would say I spend, on average, four or five hours a day if I can.”
Stewart beamed that going into his workshop was like: “Entering the gates of heaven for me. It’s just ahhh… This is my time.”