Penny Lancaster has opened up about her life with husband Rod Stewart and their IVF journey

Penny Lancaster, wife of Rod Stewart, has opened up about her heart-wrenching IVF journey during a candid chat on BBC Breakfast. The model turned Special Constable was speaking to Charlotte Gallagher about her new memoir, which delves into her personal life and marriage to the Maggie May singer.

She revealed the lengths she went to in order to conceive, saying: “I mean, there’s a certain amount of injections you have to do, one in the stomach and one in your bottom. You know, I was injecting myself backstage at Rod’s shows, on planes, at home, you know, like wherever it was necessary.”

Discussing Rod’s support during the process, Penny shared: “Rod was very patient and very committed. And he just said, ‘Look, darling, if you want to keep giving it a go, I’m right behind you. Let’s go for this.’”

She also spoke about the lighter moments they experienced, adding: “And he had a great sense of humour with the whole thing as well. He always talks about how the doctor puts his sperm under a microscope to study it, and one sperm had two heads and one had a couple of feet.”

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Penny opened up about her IVF struggle(Image: BBC)

Penny emphasised the importance of open discussion around fertility issues, stating: “So I think for women and men to be able to talk openly about it, the serious side, and sort of putting a bit of fun back into it,” reports the Express.

Recounting how she first met her husband, Penny confessed: “It was a Christmas party, and a friend of mine dared me to go and get an autograph, and it happened to be Rod Stewart.”

Charlotte proceeded to enquire about Penny’s parents’ reaction to discovering she was romantically involved with Rod, prompting her to reveal, “They always knew I was more attracted to an older person, but Rod Stewart, they thought, ‘this could come with some hurdles or some problems along the way’.

“But in fact, my dad, being a lawyer in the City of London, decided, ‘I was going to wear a leather jacket when they met’. And Rod said, ‘Right, I’m going to wear a pinstripe suit like a lawyer’.

“So they both kind of like switched outfits for their first introduction. But they got on like a house on fire, and so did he and my mum. I suppose they come from the same generation, almost the same age, as one another.”

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Penny and her husband Rod Stewart(Image: BBC)

Throughout the touching chat, Penny also opened up about her dyslexia and how she was considered a “write-off” during her school years.

“I mean, I was kind of a write-off at school. I’ll never make anything of myself, and the fear of standing up in class and having to read in front of people was just horrifying,” she revealed.

“And now I’m writing my own book, and through my charity work, I’ve stood up in front of audiences and made speeches and been on Loose Women. So I’ve learned to adapt, and because life now is much more understanding about dyslexia.”