Rod Stewart’s wife gives major update about musician’s health

Sir Rod Stewart’s wife, Penny Lancaster, has opened up about the singer’s “underlying health issues” that were discovered after the singer almost fainted on stage.

After Stewart almost collapsed while performing in Utah in June, doctors discovered he had been facing heart problems for which he underwent a coronary stent procedure.

He was then ordered to take four weeks off his final tour to recover.

Lancaster said that Stewart, whom she married in 2007, is now doing “great” after going through “a couple of incidents where he had an upper respiratory infection.”

She also addressed the situation in Utah, where he had to breathe from an oxygen tank, having become noticeably winded during the performance.

“He was at a concert where there was very high altitude, so it would affect anybody – but what we didn't know was there was an underlying heart issue," she told Vanessa Feltz’s YouTube show At Home With Vanessa.

Lancaster continued, "I mean, he's like one of the fittest guys I know. Forget being fit for 80-odd. He's fit for someone my age in their 50s. But you know, you get young kids collapsing with heart issues unknown to them – fortunately, it was at the right time, at the right place, and they detected a slight blockage which needed a stent.”

“According to a lot of research, it appears most people over the age of 65 will often need or require a stent. As one gets older, over the age of 65, 75, to get heart disease or prostate cancer, he's had both,” she further mentioned.

After undergoing the coronary stent procedure, Stewart said in a statement at that time, “I’m already feeling better and very much on the mend. I want to thank the doctors, nurses and everyone who has taken such wonderful care of me.”

“I am deeply disappointed to miss these shows and sorry to let my fans down, but I look forward to getting back on stage and having a good time with you all again soon,” the iconic musician added.

While One Last Time was intended to be Stewart’s farewell tour, he suggested back in 2024 that he truly did feel Forever Young – a reference to his 1988 hit song – and would want to continue performing on a smaller scale.