Rod Stewart Is a Grandpa of 4 as Son Liam Welcomes Baby No. 2

Rod Stewart has a new grandchild!

The rocker’s son, Liam Stewart, welcomed his second baby, daughter Elsie Skylar Stewart, with his wife, Nicole Stewart, on Sunday, March 2. The couple announced the exciting news with a joint post on Instagram, showing pictures of their family of four in the hospital room.

In one photo, the former hockey player, 30, kneels next to his wife, newborn and son Louie, 21 months, with a bright smile on his face. Another picture shows the couple’s son gazing down at his sleeping baby sister, and the next snap shows Louie looking away and making a funny face.

“Elsie Skylar Stewart 🩷,” the couple captioned their post. “Our sweet little pea born 03/02/25.”

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Stewart, who celebrated his 80th birthday in January 2025, shares eight children with five mothers. He is a father to four daughters, Renee, 32, Ruby, 37, Kimberly, 45, and Sarah, 61, and four sons, Aiden Patrick, 14, Alastair Wallace, 19, Liam, 30, and Sean, 44. In addition to baby Elsie, he’s also a grandfather to Kimberly’s daughter, Delilah; Ruby’s son, Otis; and Liam’s son, Louie.

Speaking about fatherhood in 2021, Stewart told PEOPLE that “seeing all my kids and my wife with big smiles on their faces” is what “makes me happiest.”

In May 2024, all eight of Stewart’s children reunited at Liam’s wedding to Nicole in Croatia.

In September 2024, the couple announced that they were expecting a second baby in a video on Instagram.

“Louie’s little sister coming March 2025 🎀🤍,” the couple shared.