Sir Rod Stewart insists there’s ‘absolutely no rift’ in marriage with Penny Lancaster-Meghna Amin-Entertainment – Metro

Sir Rod Stewart has set the record straight after rumours about his marriage to Penny Lancaster (Picture: Dave Benett/Getty Images for Annabel’s)

Sir Rod Stewart has insisted that there is ‘absolutely no rift’ between him and his wife Penny Lancaster.

The Maggie May rockstar, 79, has opened up about their relationship in the wake of rumours he and Penny, 53, were going through a rocky patch over an apparent dispute over whether they should be based in the US.

He’s now clarified that there’s been ‘no disagreement’ and that the couple ‘could not be more in love’.

Sir Rod wrote on Instagram: ‘We wanted to put the record straight. There is absolutely no rift between Penny and I and no disagreement over where we should reside, in fact it’s the opposite.

‘We moved permanently back to our beloved Britain a year ago but are fortunate to also have homes in different countries, which we love to visit.

‘Originally we did think it made sense to sell our house in LA, but having spent a wonderful time there this summer with family and friends during my Vegas residency we realised that it makes sense to keep our house there.’

Sir Rod insisted there is ‘absolutely no rift’ between them (Picture: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

He went on to confirm that two of his eldest children still live in his LA residence, Celtic House.

Sir Rod continued: ‘Penny and I could not be more in love with each other after 27 glorious years.

‘Please trust me on this… there’s no disharmony in our marriage.’

The singer signed off his post with the line: ‘Rod “a very lucky man” Stewart.’

‘Please trust me on this… there’s no disharmony in our marriage,’ he said (Picture: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Annabel’s)

A report had earlier stated Sir Rod and Penny had differences after the singer reportedly did a U-turn on apparent plans to sell his $74million (£56million) mansion in Beverly Hills mansion and move back to his native Britain full-time.

London-born Sir Rod has just extended his Las Vegas residency, despite reports last year that his children want him to hang up his guitar and focus on his health.

Former swimwear model Penny, who was born in Essex, met the You Wear It Well hitmaker in 1999 when she performed as part of his band and while he was still married to his second wife Rachel Hunter.

The couple met in 1999 (Picture: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Rachel, 54, and Sir Rod separated the same year and divorced in 2006.

The rocker is a father of eight children by different five women, with his kids aged from 59 to 13.

His kids are daughter Sarah Streeter, 59, Kimberly, 43, Ruby, 35, and Renee, 30, and sons Sean, 42, and Liam, 28, as well as Alastair, 18, and 13-year-old Aiden.

Sir Rod also has three grandchildren – Delilah, 12, and 15-month-olds Otis and Louie.

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