Penny Lancaster breaks down while recounting emotional love story with Rod Stewart

Penny Lancaster broke down in tears as she recounted her and Rod Stewart 's emotional love story in a new BBC festive special. The couple met back in 1999 when Penny was a student at Barking College, and Rod was performing. Looking back at their love story for the first episode of series two of Anita Rani 's My Life At Christmas , Penny was overcome with emotion as she repeatedly broke down throughout the interview, while Rod even shed a tear himself.