What happened to Rachel Hunter? All about Rod Stewart’s second wife as he reflects on painful split

Rachel Hunter & Rod Stewart - Source: Getty
Rachel Hunter & Rod Stewart were married in the year 1990 (Image Via Getty)

As per a recent article by People, Rod Stewart recently shared that his split from his second wife, Rachel Hunter, was painful.

A popular actress and model from Australia, Rachel Hunter is now 51 years old and has become a yoga and meditation teacher who leads retreats around the world.

Rod Stewart was married to Rachel Hunter from the year 1990 to 1999. Shortly after the split, Stewart was linked to his current wife, Penny Lancaster. Stewart officially divorced Hunter in the year 2006 and married Lancaster in 2007. Stewart's first wife was Alana Stewart from 1979 to 1984.

In an interview with The Times published on June 27, Stewart reflected on his split with Hunter.

"Rachel left me because she was too young — my sister said I should never have married her in the first place — but it tore me to shreds," he said.

As per The Mirror, Rod Stewart, who was 45 years old, exchanged vows with Rachel Hunter, who was 21 years old at the time.


About Rod Stewart's ex-wife Rachel Hunter

Born on September 8, 1969, Rachel Hunter is a renowned actress and model who has now become a professional yoga and meditation expert. She hails from Auckland, New Zealand.

Hunter started modeling at a young age when her dream of becoming a professional dancer was crushed due to a rare blood disease. From a tender age, Rachel Hunter started touring across the world for her modeling projects.

Rachel Hunter also toured across the world and visited different countries on almost every continent in the year 2015 for her television series, Rachel Hunter's Tour of Beauty.

Many New Zealanders know her best from her role as the "Trumpet Girl" in the 1980s Tip Top ice cream ads.

“It’s been a process to be able to come back to an environment where there’s no masks and there’s not a lot of social distancing.” Hunter said in an interview about spending most of her Covid days in Los Angeles during lockdown.

Hunter practiced yoga for around 15 years, and she dedicates her love for yoga to her mother, Janeen Phillips, who diverted Hunter's interests towards non-Western hobbies.

“My mum was always into all sorts of different spiritual ways." Hunter said in an interview. “Meditation, different practices from Buddhist to Mormon – you name it, we kind of did it.”

It was after her mother's demise in the year 2017 that Hunter started pursuing yoga and meditation very seriously. Janeen Phillips suffered from terminal cancer, and Hunter nursed her during her last 18 months, which left a great impact on her.

“I asked her the question: What do you regret? Jareen replied, ‘I regret not being fully who I am, always worrying what will people think, what will people say’.”

After separating from rock musician Kip Winger, Rachel Hunter married Rod Stewart in Beverly Hills, California, in the year 1990. Hunter and Stewart share two children named Renee and Liam.

On May 13, 2023, she became a grandmother when Liam's partner gave birth to a boy. The newborn was named Louie Mark Roderick Stewart.

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Edited by Sroban Ghosh