Rod Stewart’s performance at the BBC Platinum Party at the Palace has come under major fire - with some viewers suggesting he wasn’t at his best. Now wife Penny Lancaster has spoken out to reveal why Rodders wasn’t on top form.
Appearing on Loose Women on ITV today, she revealed the singer had been suffering from Covid - and soldiered on because he didn’t want to let anyone down. She said: “He was [performing] in Vegas, caught Covid. He came home and it was past the 10 day period of being contagious. But he lost his voice. So for the soundcheck on the Wednesday, he went along and wore a mask but had no voice.
“He went for another rehearsal on the Friday and it was touch and go. His voice is there now but it wasn’t quite on.” She added: “He didn’t want to disappoint anybody. It wasn’t the Rod Stewart show, it was a show for the nation, for the Queen, for everybody to come together so he could please these people so [Sweet Caroline] was the song. And it brought everyone together.”
