Stewart divorces Hunter

Rod Stewart has finally divorced his second wife Rachel Hunter, seven years after she walked out on him.

Divorce papers signed by both the Maggie May rocker and model Hunter were filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on November 2 - and were made public yesterday.

The 61-year-old is now free to marry his fiancée Penny Lancaster, 35. Model/photographer Lancaster gave birth to son Alastair last year - Stewart's seventh child.

Stewart and Hunter's marriage produced two children - Renee, 14, and Liam, 12.

Stewart married Hunter in 1990 after a three-month romance, despite their 24-year age difference.

They separated in 1999 and Hunter filed for divorce in 2003 - only to withdraw the papers. However, Stewart filed for divorce last year.