By Samantha Masters

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Penny Lancaster has revealed what her father Graham really thought about her romance with Sir Rod Stewart at first. The 54-year-old model met Rod, 80, at a Mayfair bar in London back in 1999 while she was working as a photographer.

Following her request to photograph him during his tour, he said yes and subsequently invited her on a date.

The Loose Women star has previously revealed that she wasn’t initially keen on Rod, before becoming “sucked” into his lifestyle and falling head over heels for him.

Looking back on the early days of their relationship in a new interview, the mum-of-two disclosed what it was truly like bringing the rock legend home to meet her parents.

Given that Rod is closer in age to her mum and dad than to herself, she confessed to initially feeling “awkward” about the situation.

“He wanted to meet my parents and I thought it could be really awkward because they were the same age as him,” she revealed.

“My father had been through the mill with me and my boyfriends during my teenage years, he always put that down as one of the reasons he went grey – and then suddenly there’s this rock star.”

Eager to make a good impression on Graham, Penny recalled how Rod completely transformed his appearance for the meeting.

“We were arranging a dinner with my dad, who was a lawyer, so Rod wanted to be respectful and drop the rock and roll look, turning up in a double-breasted suit,” she told Hello! Magazine.

Reflecting on how the evening unfolded, she continued: “My father thought, ‘Right, rock star’ so he dropped his suit and turned up in a leather jacket. They were both equally nervous, but they got on like a house on fire.”

Penny went on to say it was from that point onwards that she realised “Rod was the one” for her.

In a past confession, the Loose Women panellist revealed her parents discovered her relationship with the Maggie May legend through the media.

“I didn’t have a choice, the press made it public,” she explained. “Like, what’s happening here?”

When asked by co-presenter Kaye Adams whether she would have preferred to keep things under wraps, she responded in 2021: “Well, for the children’s sake, Rod’s children and the fact there was always speculation about Rod’s new girlfriend.

“I think it’s nicer to allow those people to make that choice rather than the press do it for you.

“They end up knocking on your father’s door and say, ‘By the way, did you know your daughter’s going out with Rod Stewart?’ It’s a bit awkward.”

Following her commitment to Rod, she had to adapt not only to his celebrity status, but also his extended family.

Prior to meeting Penny, he was already father to six children with four different partners, including two with his former wife Rachel Hunter.

After marring Penny in 2007, they went on to welcome two sons together; Alastair, 19, and Aiden, 13.