Sir Rod Stewart told Reece Hayes he would be proud to be his dad after surprising the student with a Pride of Scotland award in the back garden of his Essex mansion.
The inspirational 24-year-old, who has turned his life around after spending his troubled teenage years getting into bother with the police, spent an afternoon chatting to the Maggie May singer and his wife Penny Lancaster.
Dad-of-eight Rod honoured Reece, who grew up without a father and acted as carer to his late mentally ill mother, with The Prince’s Trust Young Achiever Award.
