Penny Lancaster, 50, is seen in her police uniform as she patrols London streets on 4am shift
Penny Lancaster, 50, is seen in her police uniform as she patrols London streets on 4am shift alongside fellow officers and makes sure to keep her energy levels up with a late night Tesco meal deal
Penny Lancaster was seen on patrol in the early hours of Monday morning, walking the streets of London alongside fellow officers while in uniform.
The model, 50 – who has been working with the City of London police as a Special Constable since obtaining her badge in April – worked until 4am after spending the day on the 100k yacht her husband Rod Stewart bought her for her birthday.
Out on the beat with Divisional Commander Ian Miller MBE, Penny made sure to keep her energy levels up and was seen tucking into a Tesco meal deal shortly before dawn.
On the beat: Penny Lancaster, 50, was seen on patrol in the early hours of Monday morning, walking the streets of London alongside fellow officers while in uniform
Looking fresh-faced without so much as a dash of make-up on, Penny was sporting a stylish pair of glasses while patrolling the capital’s streets and clutched a bottle of water in her left hand in a bid to stay hydrated.
Chatting away to her fellow officers as she stepped out of a police van, the star seemed at ease in her new role and her overnight shift appeared to be incident free.
Penny rocked a black outfit, chunky boots and a tactical vest which featured an array of pockets and handcuffs for potential arrests alongside the iconic police constable hat.
During an appearance on Good Morning Britain in June, Penny said that she hadn’t made any arrests during her duties to date, but had helped a suicidal woman, who was in ‘desperate’ need.
All the gear: Penny rocked a black outfit, chunky boots and a tactical vest which featured an array of pockets and handcuffs for potential arrests alongside the iconic police constable hat
Night shift: Penny worked until 4am after spending the day on the 100k yacht her husband Rod Stewart bought her for her birthday
Fresh-faced: Looking fresh-faced without so much as a dash of make-up on, Penny was sporting a stylish pair of glasses while patrolling the capital’s streets and clutched a bottle of water in her left hand in a bid to stay hydrated
Dedicated: The model has been working as a Special Constable with the City Of London Police force after officially obtaining her badge in April
No arrests: During an appearance on Good Morning Britain in June, Penny said that she hadn’t made any arrests during her duties to date, but had helped a suicidal woman, who was in ‘desperate’ need
Candid: Penny told hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley: ‘When you think of policing, you think of the most violent crimes but we’re out there to help the most vulnerable’
She added: ‘At this particular time there’s a lot of incidents on the bridges and I did help someone who was very desperate on the bridge the other night. It can be rewarding in so many ways’
Penny told hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley: ‘When you think of policing, you think of the most violent crimes but we’re out there to help the most vulnerable.
‘At this particular time there’s a lot of incidents on the bridges and I did help someone who was very desperate on the bridge the other night. It can be rewarding in so many ways.’
Penny added that she’s drawing on her life experience and role as a mother for her police work, insisting she has the full support of her rocker husband Rod, 76.
When asked if he tried to dissuade her from taking the job, she said: ‘Not at all. It is dangerous, but the police are the public, the public are the police.
Supportive husband: When asked if he tried to dissuade her from taking the job, she said: ‘Not at all. It is dangerous, but the police are the public, the public are the police’
Life experience: Penny added that she’s drawing on her life experience and role as a mother for her police work, insisting she has the full support of her rocker husband Rod, 76
Reasons why: On why she joined the force, she concluded: ‘The campaigning and charity work I do, this is just an extension of working for the community and for the good of people. It’s free of charge’
Shifts: Penny revealed in April that she had become a qualified police officer after training for City Of London Police on one weeknight every week and from 9am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday every other weekend
‘There’s women and men alike – brothers, sisters, uncles, aunties, we’re just regular people but we put that uniform on to help protect.’
Penny added that she has so far managed to go under the radar while on patrol, saying no one has recognised her thanks to the uniform, despite her public profile.
She insists the ‘stab vest, armour, baton, cuffs’ ensure she’s ‘dressed as a regular’.
And on why she joined the force, she concluded: ‘The campaigning and charity work I do, this is just an extension of working for the community and for the good of people. It’s free of charge.
Confession: Speaking about the experience in an Instagram Live last year, she confessed: ‘It was terrifying but I never felt more comfortable in a position and I felt like this is where I was supposed to be. I have signed up to be an officer’
Mingling: Penny was surrounded by members of the public as she went about her shift
Fresh-faced: Looking fresh-faced without so much as a dash of make-up on, Penny was sporting a stylish pair of glasses while patrolling the capital’s streets and clutched a bottle of water in her left hand in a bid to stay hydrated
Dinner: Out on the beat with Divisional Commander Ian Miller MBE, Penny made sure to keep her energy levels up and was seen tucking into a Tesco meal deal shortly before dawn
‘I’m giving up my time to help the community and that’s why I wanted to become a police officer, to be out there. We’ve got to look after the police and make sure when their lives are taken, punishment is given.’
Penny revealed in April that she had become a qualified police officer after training for City Of London Police on one weeknight every week and from 9am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday every other weekend.
She was inspired to undergo training after taking part in Channel 4’s 2019 series, Famous and Fighting Crime, in which celebrities shadowed police officers on the beat.
Penny told her followers: ‘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’
Who she is: The former lingerie model previously described her police training as being part of ‘who she is’
Taking the plunge: Speaking to The Mail On Sunday in December, Penny said: ‘This is who I am. I could be walking the red carpet with Rod, or I could be in our stable with my goats’
Speaking about the experience in an Instagram Live last year, she confessed: ‘It was terrifying but I never felt more comfortable in a position and I felt like this is where I was supposed to be. I have signed up to be an officer.
‘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.’
The former lingerie model previously described her police training as being part of ‘who she is’.
Speaking to The Mail On Sunday in December, Penny said: ‘This is who I am. I could be walking the red carpet with Rod, or I could be in our stable with my goats.
‘But there comes a time when everyone questions themselves and asks, ‘Who am I? Who am I at my core?’ This is what I feel I should always have been doing. It’s about identity.’
Penny added: ‘But there comes a time when everyone questions themselves and asks, ‘Who am I? Who am I at my core?’ This is what I feel I should always have been doing. It’s about identity’
