Speaking about fatherhood, Stewart told PEOPLE that he has to wear several different hats due to the big age gaps between his kids.
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“I have to be several different fathers because of the different age groups of my kids,” he explained in 2021. “You really have to treat all of them as individuals with individual problems. All the [older] kids went through their little bad period of drinking too much and dabbling in drugs — except for Liam; I don’t think he ever did — but they all came out on the other side. As a dad, I’ve learned to listen and not blow my top.”
He added that “seeing all my kids and my wife with big smiles on their faces” is what “makes me happiest.”
Here’s everything to know about Rod Stewart’s eight children.
Stewart and his ex-girlfriend Susannah Boffey welcomed their daughter Sarah in November 1963. Sarah was raised by adoptive parents but formed a relationship with Stewart decades later.
