Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Rod Stewart becomesfather for the 6th time
NEW YORK -- At age 60, Rod Stewart is a father again.
His fianc & eacute;e, Penny Lancaster, gave birth to a baby boy early Sunday morning at a London hospital, the couple announced Monday. The baby, who is their first child, weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces.
"Both Penny and our baby son are gorgeous, healthy and doing well," Stewart said in a statement. "I am so very proud of my girl Pen for the commitment, courage and strength she showed throughout."
Lancaster, a 34-year-old model/photographer, said the birth "was the most empowering and spiritual experience of my life."
"It means so much to Rod and I that we were able to keep to our birthing plan and have our baby naturally," she said.
The family is now back at their home in Epping, England. "We are celebrating every moment with our beautiful boy; we just can't take our eyes off of him, Stewart said.
Stewart and Lancaster have been together for nearly six years. He proposed to her in March at the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Lancaster's agent, Nicholas Young, has said the couple would make wedding plans once Stewart's divorce from model Rachel Hunter is finalized.
Stewart's children include Kimberly, 26, and Sean, 25, by first wife, Alana Stewart; Ruby, 18, with former girlfriend Kelly Emberg; and Renee, 13, and Liam, 11, from his marriage to Hunter.
Kimberly Stewart last week called of an engagement of her own. Just weeks after announcing wedding plans with "Laguna Beach" star Talan Torriero, the couple called it off Saturday.
Notable death
Keith Andes, Marilyn Monroe's leading man in the 1952 film "Clash by Night," has died at age 85.
Andes, who had suffered from bladder cancer and other ailments, was found dead Nov. 11 in his Santa Clarita home, said longtime friend Marshall LaPlante. The Los Angeles County coroner's office ruled the death a suicide.
The actor, known for a comforting baritone, appeared in about 20 movies, including playing one of the brothers in "The Farmer's Daughter" (1947) and Gen. George C. Marshall in "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1970).
On television, he was an amateur sleuth on "Glynis," a 1963 CBS sitcom in which Glynis Johns played his wife. He had guest appearances on more than 40 shows, many of them westerns.
Today's Birthdays
Hall-of-Fame sportscaster Vin Scully is 78. Blues singer-musician John Mayall is 72. Composer-musician Chuck Mangione is 65. Pop singer Denny Doherty (The Mamas & amp; the Papas) is 65. Country singer Jody Miller is 64. Actress Diane Ladd is 62. Pop singer-musician Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals) is 61. Olympic gold medal skier Suzy Chaffee is 59. Comedian Garry Shandling is 56. Movie director Joel Coen is 51. Actor-comedian Howie Mandel is 50. Actor Jeff Fahey is 48. Actress Cathy Moriarty is 45. Actress Kim Delaney is 44. Actor Tom Sizemore is 44. Actor Andrew McCarthy is 43. Actor Don Cheadle is 41. Actor-producer Neill Barry is 40. Musician Wallis Buchanan (Jamiroquai) is 40. Pop singer Jonathan Knight (New Kids on the Block) is 37. Rock musician Martin Carr (Boo Radleys) is 37. Actress Gena Lee Nolin is 34. Actress Anna Faris is 29. Rock musician Ringo Garza is 24. Actor Lucas Black is 23.