Sir Rod Stewart has quite a brood as a father to eight children and a grandfather to three. The singer’s four daughters and four sons range in age from 60 to 13. In 2021, he admitted in an interview with People that the huge age gaps mean he has to be “several different fathers”. “You really have to treat all of them as individuals with individual problems,” he explained. “As a dad, I’ve learned to listen and not blow my top,” he said adding “seeing all my kids and my wife with big smiles on their faces” is what “makes me happiest.”
Despite all having their own lives the family do make a huge effort to see each other although it is rare to get all eight of his offspring in one place. Sir Rod has previously revealed that trying to get all of his children together at the same time can be a bit of a challenge. “They always have plans… So I say, ‘If you don’t come, it is coming out of your inheritance’. So they show up,” Rod commented in 2020.
The star has been married three times but has also welcomed children from other long-term relationships. His first wife was Alana Stewart. They were married from 1979 to 1984 and share two children. He was then married to second wife Rachel Hunter from 1990 to 2006 and they also welcomed two children. Sir Rod’s third marriage was to model wife Penny Lancaster, whom he wed in 2007 and with whom he welcomed his youngest two children. Sir Rod also fathered a daughter with model Kelly Emberg, whom he dated from 1983 to 1990.
While these seven children have all grown up knowing their father was a rock icon Rod’s eldest child Sarah Streeter, now 60, was born in November 1963 long before he found fame and fortune. He and teenage girlfriend Susannah Boffey gave their daughter up for adoption when he was 18. Rod was reunited with her when she turned up at a recording studio over two decades later. In 2010, Stewart spoke about getting to know his eldest child on The Joy Behar Show. “She was put up for adoption when I was 17 or 18, I think,” he said of Sarah. “I was absolutely stone broke … and so she was put up for adoption.”
Sarah opened up on their relationship to The Mirror in 2018: “Our relationship has evolved a lot in the last few years. It’s taken its time because he’s not just my dad, is he? He’s a big star. So, of course, that makes it difficult. But over the years it has become much more relaxed and now he’s just Dad to me,” she said.
As the star kicks off his Vegas residency today Express.co.uk takes a look at what his other seven children are up to.
Kimberly is Rod’s second eldest child and second eldest daughter. Her mother is Rod’s first wife Alana Stewart.
Born on August 21, 1979, Kimberley carved out a successful career as a model appearing on the covers of magazines such as American Vogue, Elle and Tatler.
She also had a leading role in Going to California and an appearance in one episode of Judd Apatow’s series, Undeclared. Her film debut saw her star opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Jared Leto in Black and White.
In 2021 she started her own luxury organisation company, The Realm By Kimberly Stewart.
Kimberley has one child, a daughter Delilah born in 2011, who is Sir Rod’s eldest grandchild. Her father is The Usual Suspects actor Benicio Del Toro.
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Sean Stewart, 43, is Sir Rod’s eldest son and Kimberly’s baby brother. He was born to Rod and ex-wife Alana on September 1, 1980.
Sean has followed in his father’s footsteps and is a musician but has also dabbled in the world of reality TV. In 2007 he starred in the reality TV series Sons of Hollywood.
In February 2023 Sean married his girlfriend Jodi Weintraub, the daughter of late music exec and film producer Jerry Weintraub, when the couple eloped to Las Vegas.
Sadly it was announced earlier this month that they are set to divorce after just over a year of marriage. Sean is now dating Charlie Sheen’s ex Julia Stambler.
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Ruby Stewart, 37, has followed in both her parents footsteps. Sir Rod’s fourth child, whom he welcomed with ex-girlfriend Kelly Emberg on June 17, 1987, started out as a fashion model like her mother, before going on to pursue music with her own band, Revoltaire.
That group disbanded in 2012 and Ruby set up a country duo with singer Alyssa Bonagura called The Sisterhood.
Ruby announced she was pregnant with her fiance Jake Kalick in January last year and welcomed a little boy named Otis on May 14, 2023.
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Renee, 32, is Rod’s eldest child with second wife, New Zealand model Rachel Hunter. Born on June 1, 1992, she has pursued a career in dance.
She graduated from The London Contemporary Dance School in 2016 and has worked as a dance artist for prestigious events, including the Hong Kong International Dance Festival.
Renee also teaches yoga and meditation, giving classes and private sessions in retreats in glamorous destinations such as Santorini and Mykonos. She completed her 500-hour yoga teacher training in India in 2019.
She has also modelled for Mulberry, Maje and Stella McCartney.
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