Rod Stewart has become a grandfather for the sixth time. His daughter, Ruby, welcomed her second child with fiancé Jake Kalick and shared the news on social media.
Baby Levi's Arrival
Ruby, 39, gave birth to a son, Levi. Posting pictures of her newborn to Instagram, she said: "We welcomed our little (big) Levi Rhodes Kalick at 6:58pm on 8/4/26 at 9lbs 20inches...."
She added that her favourite moment was when her eldest son Otis met his little brother: "His name Levi means My Heart and his arrival has grown our hearts to 10 times the size... seeing Otis and Levi meet for the first time might have been the greatest experience of my life so far... Otis is already the best big brother and we are already so in love with this sweet boy… Welcome sweet Levi!"
Family Reactions
In the pictures, Ruby's mother, Kelly Emberg, 67, could be seen smiling down at her new grandbaby. Kelly and Rod, 81, dated for several years in the 1980s.
Rod has eight children. His eldest child is Sarah Streeter, who is also the child of Susannah Boffey. Sarah was adopted and raised by her parents, Gerald and Evelyn Thubron. Rod also had two children with his first wife Alana Collins. Their children are Kimberly and Sean Stewart. After having Ruby with Kelly Emberg, Rod had Renee and Liam with his second wife Rachel Hunter and Alastair and Aiden with his third wife Penny Lancaster.
Renee hopped into the comments of her sister's post to say: "Levi. Love you guys." Ruby's husband Jake also commented: "Boy mum!" This came after Ruby announced her pregnancy in April by debuting her baby bump at a jazz festival in New Orleans, where her dad was performing.
Other Grandchildren
Alongside Ruby's two sons, Rod has four other grandchildren. Kimberly has a daughter, Delilah, whom she shares with Benicio Del Toro, and a son that was born last year. Liam Stewart also has two children, Louie and Elsie.
Recent Controversy
Rod was recently criticised by fans after he cancelled a gig just hours before it was due to start, citing health issues, only to head to the World Cup alongside sons Liam and Alastair.
His Instagram post, in which he and his sons were on their way to watch Scotland play, was captioned: "Me and the boys off to Boston to see our Scotland in the World Cup! No Scotland no party."
The cheerful message came after a statement from his team broke the news to fans on Instagram of his cancelled gig. It said: "Rod Stewart very regretfully has had to cancel his show tonight in Chula Vista, California."
"He travelled to the venue and made every effort to perform, but on the advice of his doctors and following a diagnosis of an acute upper respiratory infection that has resulted in laryngitis, he is unable to take to the stage this evening."
After sharing the post to Instagram, one fan replied: "Missed you last night in San Diego Rod - we hope you are doing better!!" Another said: "Seems like he is on the mend."
