Born in Essex, Penny Lancaster, 54, worked as a model before becoming a professional photographer. In 2019, she featured in the Channel 4 series Famous and Fighting Crime, and in 2021 she took her oath to serve as a special constable in the City of London police. Since 2014, she has been an occasional panellist on Loose Women. Her memoir, Someone Like Me, has just been published. She has two sons with her husband, the singer Rod Stewart, and lives in Essex.What is your greatest fear?
It was reading out loud, but no longer. (I am dyslexic.) I was encouraged by my husband to do a speech for the Royal National Institute of Blind People, which helped me gain my confidence, and the fear disappeared.What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
I’m a bit of a hoarder.What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Lack of empathy.What is your most treasured possession?
A card my boys and my husband made. On the front it says: “The handmade card Mummy always wanted.”Describe yourself in three words
