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Penny Lancaster, who has been with Rod Stewart for a remarkable 26 years and married to him for 18, humorously claims she deserves a medal for her efforts.
In a candid conversation with Best Magazine, the 55-year-old mother of two discussed her enduring relationship with the iconic musician. She shared insights into how they maintain their closeness and intimacy after almost 20 years of marriage.
“Yes, 26 years! I deserve a medal, don’t I?” she quipped to the magazine, as reported by the Daily Mail. “Just kidding,” she quickly added, injecting humor into her statement.
Their romance began in 1999 when Penny was a student at Barking College.
The couple tied the knot in 2007 and are proud parents to two sons, Alastair Wallace and Aiden Patrick.
Stewart was already a father of six at the time of his marriage to Lancaster.
With a blended family and hectic schedules, Lancaster said it’s important that she and her husband find time for each other.
“We don’t take each other for granted and make sure we have date nights together … dinner, the theatre or whatever, doing the school run together and having an ‘a deux’ coffee on the way home, long romantic walks together,” she said. “We flirt with each other and make each other laugh.”
Lancaster said they “keep the intimacy alive” by celebrating each other and the big milestones they reach in their relationship.
“We’re big on celebrating our anniversaries and really spoil each other,” she said. “For instance, for our last wedding anniversary, we took a very romantic train trip from Paris to Portofino because Rod proposed to me in Paris and we got married in Portofino. We love reminiscing about our life together and also making plans for the future — more romantic trips.”
But the biggest secret to their success? Having “time apart,” says Lancaster.
Lancaster said that really “keeps the spark alive.”