Inside Rod Stewart's Scots heritage and why he is such a big fan of Celtic FC
dailyrecord.co.ukRod Stewart is known for his love of Scotland, particularly when it comes to football. Despite being an Englishman, the 79-year-old is a diehard Celtic FC fan and a proud member of the Tartan Army, even supporting Scotland over his own home country during the Euros.The reason behind this is largely down to the singer's family heritage with his late Scottish father, Robert, being born and raised in Leith and Edinburgh.Robert and Rod's English mum Elsie had their first four children in Scotland.
However, the Da Ya Think I'm Sexy hitmaker, who was the youngest of his siblings, was born in London and was brought up there as a young man.Sir Rod has previously explained that due to his father's roots, he was brought up supporting Scotland, which is something he has now passed onto his own sons who are also Scotland football and rugby supporters, and life-long Celtic fans.The musician, who recently concerned fans with his health after cancelling a string of shows in the US last week, has previously opened up about how 'proud' he is of his Scottish heritage but insists he has never pretended to be a Scotsman despite his unwavering support for the country.In an interview with The Herald to mark his 70th birthday in 2015, he said: "It does surprise me when people say to me, ‘I thought you were Scottish.’ I have never ever said I was Scottish."All I am is very proud of my father who was Scottish and the wee bit of Scottish blood I have in me.
It’s a spiritual thing for me."Speaking of his dad in a separate interview with TalkSport, he explained: "My dad was born in Leith in Edinburgh.
He had a big bearing on the football that we liked. He'd always say he was a Hibs supporter."He'd always say about the players who played in those
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