Is Sir Rod Stewart feeling quite himself? I only ask as lately the rocker has shown a little uncharacteristic generosity. I don’t mean the signed bottle of whisky he sent me for Christmas — although let’s be clear, I absolutely want you to know that Sir Rod sent me a signed bottle of whisky for Christmas — but the £10,000 tip he gave staff at Gleneagles hotel, after spending Hogmanay there with Penny and the kids.
Granted, Sir Rod’s advice to put the lot on Scotland winning the Euros may have been less welcome — 80/1 odds? Come off it. Still, for a man once dubbed “tight as two coats of paint” by best mate Ronnie Wood, it’s a surprise. Not a total one, admittedly, given 2023 also saw the 78-year-old pay for a day’s worth of MRI scans for patients stuck on NHS waiting lists. But come on, he used to charge Britt Ekland for bed and board.
