Rod Stewart's third wife Penny Lancaster recently opened up on the pair's marriage, telling the reporters that "our honeymoon period seems to have lasted forever; we still have a connection like we just met."

"Most men are still needy, especially when you have been in a long relationship before children arrive, and then children do take up a big part of your time and men feel they are left out a bit," she added.

"So I make a very conscious effort to dedicate time - the two of us going out for dinner or having breakfast together.

Just a moment amongst the madness, he still needs attention."

Rod and Penny dated from 1999 to 2007 when they wed in a medieval monastery in the Italian Riviera town of Portofino.

They have two sons together.