For the time, my father was pretty old when I was born. He was in his early 40s. So… he was never really one to talk, but he still loved putting in his two cents in about older men having babies. His take was usually along the lines of “No fool like an old fool” and “Just pay her for the company she gives you, you don’t have to marry her and start another family.” On that note, I am pleased to announce that Rod Stewart’s 66-year-old ass has just become a father for the eighth time. It’s a boy! Rod and his wife Penny Lancaster named him something nice and normal too: Aiden.
Rod Stewart is singing one happy tune.
He and his wife, Penny Lancaster Stewart, welcomed their second son together, Aiden, on Wednesday. He weighed in at 7 lbs., 12 oz.
“Mother and baby are healthy and blissfully happy,” a rep for the couple tells PEOPLE.
The new arrival also came just in time for Lancaster’s birthday – she turns 40 in March.
Aiden is the eighth child for Stewart, 66, and the couple’s second together – their elder son, Alastair Wallace, is 5.
“We were thrilled and delighted to be able to tell Alastair that he was going to be a big brother,” the Stewarts said in August.
[From People]
So, a late-in-life baby. Good for them, congratulations, and I’m glad everyone is happy and healthy. I hope Rod lives a long time so that he can enjoy all of his kids and grandkids and great-grandkids.
Also: When did Rod start looking like Barry Manilow? Weird, right?
Photos courtesy of WENN.
I have to say this, she’s younger than him, but not crazy-younger. Sort of age appropriate, comparatively speaking. Much of Hollywood equates beauty with a 20 year old girl. At least his wife is a woman.
“When did Rod start looking like Barry Manilow?”
About 10 years ago.
I assume this is all about “I’m 40 and want a baby ’cause you might live another 10 years and by then I’ll be rich enough to find a young buck but to old to have children” so God bless them in this new age of family.
Better him than me!
Ew. At least seven of Mel Gibson’s eight children have the same mother. What is this, Stewart’s sixth baby momma?
Congrats Rod, but 8 is enough!
Can you imagine him playing ball in the park with a toddler at this age?
Whoa, his kids, grandkids and great-grand kids could all go to the same pre-school – I wish him and his wife the best.
Congrats!
lol @ barry manilow…so true.
Here is my judge-y opinion: it is irresponsible to intentionally get pregnant after 50, male or female.
Does that number include the child that he fathered when he was very young and not yet famous, which was given up for adoption?
One would have thought he’d stop after Kim and Sean. Isn’t it funny that the people who are the worst parents want the most children.
@ Leticia, I agree 100%. In many cases, just because one can doesn’t mean one should.
Just my opinion though, I wish the Stewart family all the best, and if the baby is going to grow up in a loving, nurturing home, age shouldn’t matter. I just can’t help thinking about 15 year old Aiden and his 81 year old dad!
I’m curious about these serial fathers like Rod and Kelsey Grammar. They’re always moving on to the next young thing, who always pops out a baby or two before the guy moves on again. Do these men have a baby obsession? Is fathering a child like marking their territory? A snub to the last blond? I definitely get why the new young things are getting knocked up: maternal instincts + guarantee of money and fame when relationship (indefinitely) sours. But what about the guys? You’d think if you were obsessed with hooking up with young, sexy blondes, you would keep children out of the equation. But Rod has so many, it can’t be an accident. Thoughts?
@Cha Cha Loca: LOL! So true.
@Letitia and @Anoni Mus
With you on this. Purely selfish motivation to do so.
I hope he’ll be more present for this child then he was for the others
Yes, you tiny, silly, little man, keep proving you have a penis by reproducing again and again. Asshole.
Sean Stewart must be crying watching his inheritence dwindle.
“Mother and baby are healthy and blissfully happy”
Well, DUH! Penny has another guaranteed multi-million dollar child-support payment.
Rod seriously needs to get a vasectomy already.
It’s his wife that wanted another baby. They had one together and she wanted another one. He has said he is going to close up shop now. Good idea.
he needs to stop now…
I feel as though I need to defend him: Rod seems to be legitimately slowing down. He’s been with her since 1999 and I can see him wanting to have one more child before she gets too much older. Having a second baby with a woman you’ve been with for 12 years doesn’t sound like gold digging to me.
But I love Rod. My mother and I have seen him live about 8 times. Try not dancing to Maggie May… just try it.
Oh well, it does make me feel sad for the 6 kids by other mothers.
Cannot possibly be a positive for them…a constant reminder that their father has indeed, moved on.
Wow, that woman has absolutely no style…if I had her money no way I’d be caught dead in any of those outfits. That boa looking jacket??? Lace gloves??? WTF
He never did it for me and now even less so
Completely agree with whitedaisy, leticia, and Anoni Mus. There is no reason for this, and it honestly grosses me out on a few levels.
Men should have something equivelent to menopause which makes them unable to impregnate women after 50 or so. What’s up with that, Nature?
Imagine being 25 and having your father die of “natural causes”
No thanks.. one child is enough for me.. geez
And HE IS TOTALLY BARRY MANILLOW’S TWIN!!
WHY? It’s a money move to me. Otherwise, why have children at such a ‘dangerous’ age?
jeez, how bout paying attention to the half dozen you already have… jerk
sorry kid
I think a huge part of what is going on here is that celebrity buffers you from so many of the consequences of their actions, plus, of course, the money. They never really have to feel the sacrifices of having so many children by so many women–like having your wages garnished if you get too behind on the child support for so many young’uns. Lord knows they are only barely involved in the lives of the children they had by the previous women. As long as the accountant keeps cutting the checks that keep everyone quiet, problem solved!
And also, I am 35 and newly single, and most of my coworkers are in their 50’s, some are even in their 60’s. I have never really had a thing for older men, though it was in the realm of possibility, but let me tell you, after working with some of these crusty fools, I could NEVER deal with the kind of stodgy crap they pull in my personal life. There are some very real generational differences between Boomers and X’ers, and I have found some Boomers to be surprisingly sexist and entitled. Also, I don’t want to be dealing with weird old man sprouty-hair tufts until I have my own old lady sprouty-hair tufts!
Would love to see him sing Mandy. Maybe they can do a duet.
Put it away, Rod. Jesus.
I’m still piss off at Stewart for canceling a concert in Norfolk Va. in the late 80’s and not making it up……Wanker!
Roma: Gotta dance to Maggie May! Can’t help myself lol.
He’ll be in his late 80’s when this kid is going to college. yuck
@Leslie, you said it all!
Manilow looks better and he said he never wanted kids.
She’s a Rachel Hunter redux
Solve the overpopulation prob. Don’t let skeevy old rockers who think they still got it out the house.
Its only really celebs that seem to procreate past ‘normal healthy’ childbearing ages. They can afford IVF and fertility treatments and they can afford to put their kids through school and university. The rest of us wouldn’t dream of having children at that age intentionally, knowing it would take away from our own retirement!
Marriages and children seem like disposable decisions to these celebs.
Wow, a bit overdone on the orange tanning there Rod! And congrats to the happy parents. 66 isn’t too old when you remember Tony Randall was like 80 and also that Holly Madison trying to get Hugh Hefner’s swimmers to sperminate her. 😛
Who cares how old he is going to be when his kids go to college?? His kids will be rolling on money $$$$$ cold cash,,I bet you they won’t even go to college!!I wish my kids were rolling on money, it is a nice feeling to give your kids whatever they want and ask for.
His wife looks like a giant compared to him.!
I don’t like tall girl shorter man combination!
I think for most people, the idea of having a newborn at the ages of 40 & 66 seems ridiculous-
because most of us can’t afford to raise a family that close to/during retirement, never mind actually caring for the child.
But in the case of celebrities (or really rich people), these concerns aren’t that pressing- you can hire nannies to help care for the kids, you can afford trust funds, you can afford fertility treatments: money eases a ton of the burden and responsibility of having children.
I’m 32 and single, and while I really want a child, there is no way I can financially provide for one as a single woman. My fertile years are coming to an end in the next 3-6 years, realistically, and it’s a hard thing to come to terms with- maybe things will work out, but in the next 2 years, I am going to have to make some tough decisions: either I settle for a guy, or I go it alone knowing that I can’t really afford it, or I give up on the idea of having a biological child…if I had the money, I’d have a baby now.
Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child. Ha!
She struggled with infertility (and maybe even had a miscarriage) so I, for one, am pleased for her. Congrats.
@ ctkat1
Thanks for sharing. I really hope things work out for you! It’s great how sensible, realistic and pragmatic you’re being. To have or to not have a baby can be very emotional even at the best of times. To want to have a baby and to be unable for whatever reason is even harder. You’re being very strong and brave.
Big *HUGS* to you.
@ ctkat1: You are still very young and have many good child bearing years ahead of you. A lot can happen in your early thirties…you don’t have to loose hope or think that way yet.
GROSS!
Who cares how old he is going to be when his kids go to college?? His kids will be rolling on money $$$$$ cold cash,,I bet you they won’t even go to college!!
Ashley
I bet his kids will care. When his kids start kindergarten, he’ll be over 70! Everyone else’s parents will be 40 to 50 years younger. Oh, you don’t think his kids wont notice because they’ll be with their nannies? When they graduate middle school, he’ll be 80. He’ll be older than their friend’s grandparents. But they won’t notice: Do you think? He wont care because he’ll have dementia. But so what!!! They’ll be rolling in $$$$$.Yeah! Money solves all problems when it come to teenagers. You’re so right. Who needs to get an education and go to college when your daddy is rich? That’s if he has managed his money wisely and there is money left in 20 years.
You state it’s a nice feeling to give your kids whatever they want or ask for.
No, its a great feeling to raise responsible adults who are educated, independent, mature, loving ,kind, generous, honest, confident, have intergrity, character, considerate and are respectful. Money and nannies cannot do these things. Neither can old farts with multiple younger wives who continue to keep making babies to prove that “they still got it!”