Who is Ruby Stewart? Singer, model and daughter of Rod Stewart – here’s what we know
RUBY Stewart has been working hard for years to make a name for herself out of the shadow of her famous father - Rod Stewart.
The blonde beauty was the fourth child, and third daughter, of her British rock star father and was raised in sunny California.
In her late 20s she took after her father by making her way into the music business - but she had been working for herself since her teenage years.
How old is Ruby Stewart?
Ruby Stewart was born on 17 June 1987 in Los Angeles, California.
Her father, Sir Rod Stewart, has seven other children meaning Ruby has a number of step brothers and sisters she can call on for fun.
Ruby’s oldest step-sister is named Sarah Streeter, who was born in 1963 when dad Rod dated art student Susannah Boffey, and raised by adoptive parents.
Ruby’s older step-sister and step-brother are Kimberley Alana Stewart and Sean Roderick Stewart born on 21 August 1979 and 1 September 1980 respectively from Rod’s first marriage to Alana Hamilton.
Ruby has two younger step-siblings (sister Renee Cecil Stewart born 1 June 1992 and brother Liam McAlister Stewart born 5 September 1994) from Rod’s second marriage to model Rachel Hunter.
And Ruby’s youngest step-brothers are Alastair Wallace Stewart and Aiden Patrick Stewart (born 27 November 2005 and 16 February 2011) from Rod’s current marriage to former model Lady Penny Lancaster.
Who is Ruby Stewart’s mum?
Ruby’s dad was married to American former model Kelly Emberg in 1983 but they split in 1990.
Kelly, from Texas, appeared on the covers of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, and Cosmopolitan – while also made a name for herself for shoots with the illustrious Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and campaigns ofr brands including Cover Girl and Calvin Klein.
Kelly is currently married to Mike Padilla and has two sons – Tyler Jenkel (from marriage to Brad Jenkel) and Cole Brodin (from her marriage to interior designer Gavin Brodin).
Is Ruby Stewart a model?
Ruby Stewart initially followed in her mother’s footsteps by entering the world of modelling by signing with Select Model Management.
During her modelling days, Ruby hit catwalks for London Fashion Week – taking to the runways for designer Karen Walker in 2005 – and was the face of lingerie brand Ultimo in 2007.
She later followed in dad Rod’s footsteps by embarking on a music career.
What is the name of Ruby Stewart’s band?
Ruby Stewart teamed up with American singer-songwriter Alyssa Bonagura to form the country-rock band The Sisterhood.
The ladies have toured with Rod – even reducing the rock legend to tears because “he was so proud” of daughter Ruby – and revealing with the Handbags and Gladrags singer.
“[Rod] also trained me to treat yourself like an athlete and think of your voice as a muscle.You need to warm up, drink a lot of water, don’t drink too much alcohol, as that dries you out — and take moments of silence on show days,” Ruby revealed in 2016.
Where can I get tickets to see Ruby Stewart perform in the UK?
Ruby and Alyssa’s band The Sisterhood performed as the warm up act for Rod’s 2016 From Gasoline Alley to Another Country: Hits European tour.
The ladies also played a number of solo gigs in smaller venues.
Tickets for Rod’s tour are available – with gigs in Glasgow and Liverpool in December 2016 and London in February 2017 with The Sisterhood providing support during the gigs.
Does Ruby Stewart use Instagram?
Ruby Stewart offers fans a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes snaps of her life via social media app Instagram ().
Fans get a glimpse of her life backstage at gigs, performing on stage, and moments with her family and friends.
She’s also pretty active on Twitter where she can be found tweeting under the name – and for those looking for more of her music, she has an official Instagram for account for her band too ().
Why did Ruby and Kimberley Stewart fall out?
In 2008 Ruby confessed she had spent several years not talking to her older step-sister Kimberley.
The pair had different upbringings after Kimberley was born out of Rod’s marriage to Alana Hamilton while Ruby was the result of his relationship with Kelly Emberg (who he started dating while still married to Alana).
Patching things up in adult life, Ruby explained in 2008: "I love Kimberly to death, but there was a point when we were younger when we didn't talk," adding: "It was partly because of our ages and we lived in a different place."
Is Ruby Stewart married?
Ruby Stewart endured a brief media flurry in 2013 when she was romantically linked to One Direction star Harry Styles.
However it turned out to be a case of mistaken sister as Harry had actually been spotted "holding hands and kissing" older sister Kimberly.
Ruby tends to keep her romantic life incredibly private - but has never married and is believed to be single.
Does Ruby Stewart support Celtic football club?
Like her dad, Ruby is an avid fan of Scottish football team, Celtic (and helped dad involving the Glasgow based team through her social media links).
The model and singer even got her bandmate Alyssa Bonsgura into the sport and the Glaswegian team with the girls visiting Parkhead stadium in 2016 while on tour in the UK.
“It was cool to go there, we sang The Fields of Thenry. I’d never been to a football stadium, that was really cool for me,” Alyssa gushed after Ruby took her to the stadium.
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Rod Stewart’s daughter Ruby opens his show at London’s O2 Arena with her band The Sisterhood