Some celebrity beach photos are about glamour. Others are about family. A sunny day on Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach managed to be both, when a well known British TV presenter spent the afternoon with her sons.
The star was Penny Lancaster, model, TV presenter and wife of rock legend Sir Rod Stewart. She was in Australia while Rod was on his concert tour, and at 52 she looked relaxed and radiant.
Penny arrived in a sheer gold mini dress with a matching handbag, a tan sun hat and a cream tote bag. Once on the sand, she changed into a dark red patterned bikini and spent the afternoon close to the water.
It was very much a family day. Her sons, Alastair, 18, and Aidan, 12, took a surf lesson while their proud mother cheered them on from the shore. Later, she relaxed on her towel, chatted with Alastair and sipped a smoothie wrapped in an animal print kaftan.
The trip was not only about the beach. Penny also visited Sydney Zoo, where she was photographed cuddling a koala, making the most of her time Down Under.
Back home in the UK, her life is just as busy. Many viewers know her from the TV panel show Loose Women. After taking part in the reality series Famous and Fighting Crime, she was inspired to train as a Special Constable with the City of London Police, and she has joined officers on the beat.
That mix of glamour, family and courage is what makes Penny so popular. She can walk a red carpet, cheer her sons on in the surf and serve her community, all in the same busy life.
While Rod entertained audiences across Australia, Penny showed fans a simpler side of their life together, a mother enjoying a sunny day by the sea with her boys.
