Penny Lancaster contemplated walking away from her romance with Sir Rod Stewart during their early days. Penny, 54, has been wed to the legendary crooner Rod, 80, since 2007.

The pair initially started their romantic journey eight years before tying the knot. During those initial stages, however, Penny harboured serious doubts about whether their romance could go the distance.

Rod was already father to six children with four different partners – including former spouses model Rachel Hunter, 56, and actress Alana Stewart, 80, reports Glasgow Live . Penny, meanwhile, was determined to start a family of her own.

Speaking to womanandhome, she revealed: "My biggest burning desire was to have a family. I respected that he had been through that enough times, and that might not be where he

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