Lorraine viewers praised Loose Women star Penny Lancaster on Thursday as she opened up about next career move.
Rod Stewarts model wife, who recently turned 50, chatted to host Lorraine Kelly on the ITV talk show via a video link from her lavish home in Essex.
The TV star explained that she’s training to join the City of London police as a volunteer Special Constable.
Penny decided to sign up after taking part in Channel 4’s Famous and Fighting Crime recently.
Viewers at home rushed to their keyboards to congratulate Penny on her new job.
Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: “Love Penny Lancaster becoming a special constable!”
A second person added: “Thank you @PennyLancaster you’re a treasure.”
A third cheeky viewer posted: “Penny Lancaster can arrest me any time!”
While a fourth fan said: “Well done to Penny Lancaster.”
“Oooh hats off to Lady Penny Lancaster for becoming a special police officer,” a fifth social media user said.
Taking about her new career, Penny explained: “This is what I was meant to be. I know it sounds crazy, you know, wife of Rod Stewart and living the life I do, but I’ve always been involved in charity.
“I always want to give back and, for me, being a police officer, you feel like you’re making a difference every day and that’s what I feel a real connection too.”
She added: “At the end of the day, the police are the public and the public are the police. We’re all the same. We’re just upholding the law.
“Our biggest priority is preserving life and maintaining the peace and I just want to do my bit.”
The mother-of-two, who married Sir Rod in 2007, previously said the experience filming Famous and Fighting Crime made her realise how underfunded the police are.
Penny said on her Instagram Live: “My mum and dad are not so keen on the idea but I can’t wait.
“I feel sorry for the police right now because they really, really have their work cut out for them trying to create social distancing while trying to arrest someone.'”
In a terryfying experience during filming, the model was confronted by a drug dealer who threatened to stab her.
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Despite the scare, however, Penny took so much from her stint in uniform that she has now successfully completed the application process for the part-time role.
She previously said: “I had to sit exams, English and maths type of exams, and go for an interview with two officers. And then I did a fitness test which was the bleep test which was pretty tricky so I had to get fit for that and I passed.
“Then I had to do this massive vetting form going through all personal details of myself, my family, people I know and all that kind of thing.”
Lorraine airs weekdays on ITV at 9am
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
