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Rod's bedroom was decorated in baby blue eyelet that had to be Britt's influence and destroyed any masculine overtones.

Carole Mallory: 'Some Guys Have All the Luck': Memories of Rod Stewart Carole Mallory 2010

I was stunned by the opulent interior of Rod's estate, lit with Tiffany lamps and one big crystal chandelier in his ballroom.

Carole Mallory: 'Some Guys Have All the Luck': Memories of Rod Stewart Carole Mallory 2010

Rod's new album, "Fly Me to the Moon … The Great American Songbook, Volume V," debuted at Number 4 on the Billboard 200.

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Didn't matter; Rod's masculinity was never questioned besides which he has an incredible physique, which his tendency to slouch often obscures.

Carole Mallory: 'Some Guys Have All the Luck': Memories of Rod Stewart Carole Mallory 2010

Didn't matter; Rod's masculinity was never questioned besides which he has an incredible physique, which his tendency to slouch often obscures.

Carole Mallory: 'Some Guys Have All the Luck': Memories of Rod Stewart Carole Mallory 2010

Rod's new album, "Fly Me to the Moon … The Great American Songbook, Volume V," debuted at Number 4 on the Billboard 200.

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The child will be Rod's eighth and the couple's second together.

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The child will be Rod's eighth and the couple's second together.

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But you can't compare the eras, and in this era, the competition is much more fierce than Rod's.

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Rod's bedroom was decorated in baby blue eyelet that had to be Britt's influence and destroyed any masculine overtones.

Carole Mallory: 'Some Guys Have All the Luck': Memories of Rod Stewart Carole Mallory 2010