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Rod Stewart Reflects on Painful Divorce from Rachel Hunter

7/4/2025

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Rod Stewart, now 80, opened up about the heartache of his divorce from Rachel Hunter, 55, describing it as a time that "tore him to shreds." Their 1999 split was influenced by their 24-year age difference. Just six months later, he found love with Penny Lancaster, whom he married in 2007, and together they raise two sons while keeping a cordial bond with Rachel.

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Rod Stewart, now 80, opened up about the heartache of his divorce from Rachel Hunter, 55, describing it as a time that "tore him to shreds." Their 1999 split was influenced by their 24-year age difference. Just six months later, he found love with Penny Lancaster, whom he married in 2007, and together they raise two sons while keeping a cordial bond with Rachel.