Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster's emotional marriage from heartbreak after intense split to intimacy secrets

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Penny Lancaster and Rod Stewart have been together for more than 20 years - with their marriage dubbed 'iconic' - but it's also been far from plain sailing.Fans of Rod may have previously assumed the megastar may never settle - as it took him decades to find a lasting romance, having had three wives and eight children with five different mothers along the way, reports the Mirror.However, he soon found 'the one' when he laid eyes on model Penny and they fell madly in love.The pair have confessed they still have the same electric connection as when they first met, despite having their ups and downs within the marriage, once even splitting up for two weeks.Before settling down with Penny, Rod was married to Alana Stewart from 1979 to 1984, and the couple share two children - daughter Kimberly, 43, and son Sean, 42.His second wife was model Rachel Hunter from 1990 to 2006, with whom he shares daughter Renee, 30, and son Liam, 28.The star shares 35-year-old daughter Ruby with ex-girlfriend Kelly Emberg, and Sarah, 59, with another ex-partner, Susanna Boffey.With Penny, who is 27 years his junior, Rod has sons Alastair, 17, and Aiden, 11.Rod and Penny first met in the late 90s when he hired the budding photographer to take photos of him whilst he was on tour.Their relationship got off to a slow and steady start, but in 2005, he finally popped the question at the top of the Eiffel Tower - with Penny gleefully accepting.They wed two years later in 2007 in a stunning ceremony in Italy alongside 100 of their friends and family.Ten years later, they renewed their vows in an intimate ceremony at their Essex Home.Penny said: "Being able to reflect on those 10 years, and say those words to one another and still know we mean them is