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b. 1971
Born in Essex, Penny Lancaster, 54, worked as a model before becoming a professional photographer. In 2019, she featured in the Channel 4 series Famous and Fighting Crime, and in 2021 she took her oath to serve as a special constable in the City of London police. Since 2014, she has been an occasional panellist on Loose Women. Her memoir, Someone Like Me, has just been published. She has two sons with her husband, the singer Rod Stewart, and lives in Essex.
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It was reading out loud, but no longer. (I am dyslexic.) I was encouraged by my husband to do a speech for the Royal National Institute of Blind People, which helped me gain my confidence, and the fear disappeared.
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I’m a bit of a hoarder.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 September 2025 source ↗
Lack of empathy.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 September 2025 source ↗
Honest, empathetic, daring.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 September 2025 source ↗
An English teacher said, “You’ll never make anything of yourself.”
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 September 2025 source ↗
Clearing up someone’s sick – it was on police duty.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 September 2025 source ↗
Trusting someone and being let down.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 September 2025 source ↗
I would be less naive.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 September 2025 source ↗
In a different sense, I’ve helped to try to resuscitate a dead man.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 September 2025 source ↗
Less time on my phone.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 September 2025 source ↗
The children. As a mother you are constantly worrying whether you’ve done the right thing.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 September 2025 source ↗
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