Her contributions to the fight against cancer were recognized in 2011 with the John Wayne Cancer Institute’s prestigious True Grit Humanitarian Award. Speaking on topics such as cancer, addiction, women and beauty, health and ageing, and her forty years in Hollywood, she frequently travels the nation. Alana Stewart resides in California’s Los Angeles.
Alana Stewart Early Life
On May 18, 1945, Alana Stewart was born in San Diego, California, to Alana Kaye Collins. The father of Alana was a drug addict. She grew up in a modest household. Her childhood days were in Nacogdoches, a small East Texas city. Later, she moved to Houston. Then she decided to make her career in modelling and moved to New York.
She received her diploma from Houston, Texas’s “Stephen F. Austin High School.”
In the early days of her career, she contracted with the “Ford Models” and traveled to Los Angeles to feature in multiple TV spots. She later moved to New York to grow a career in acting and modelling. Alana was sexually harassed at the age of 8, and in her early days, she was alcohol addicted.
Alana Stewart Acting Career
In the 1970s, Alana started her career by starring in the entertainment industry. She first appeared in the Evel Knievel, a biographical movie. Later, she started appearing in cameos on TV shows like The iconic Woman, Fantasy Island, Hart to Hart, and The Love Boat. In 1995, she and her ex-husband George Hamilton hosted the syndicated talk show, George & Alana. The following year, the show was completed.
She was a contestant in the reality TV show, “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here” in 2003. Her appearance in the show made her more popular. She produced a documentary of 90 minutes named, “Farrah’s Story.” She became very famous because of this. The documentary was about a fellow model Farrah Fawcett’s cancer fight, between the years 2006 and 2009. The Farrah’s Story was also nominated for an Emmy award.
Her Cameo
She made her cameo appearance as Claudia Muller, the mother of Lara Muller DeVanity and Dr. Portia Muller Roth, in a 2012 episode of the Caruso|Portier web series DeVanity. In 2015, she made an additional appearance in the reality documentary series “Stewarts & Hamiltons.”
There is an institution named The Farrah Fawcett Foundation. This supports cancer patients and finances cancer research. Alana leads this foundation as its president. Other than this, she has also played sever roles in several popular TV shows, including Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, Extra, and The Today Show with Meredith Viera.
For Farrah’s Story, Alan was the recipient of the esteemed Genii Award for American Women in Radio and Television, which recognizes excellence in documentary film-making. Alana received the “True Grit Humanitarian Award” by the John Wayne Cancer Institute in April 2011. The only other recipients were Bonnie Hunt, Larry King, and Nancy Reagan.
Alana Stewart Political Activities
Alana supported Marianne Williamson, as her close friend. She supported her campaign for the U.S. Congress in California. In 2016 and 2020, she casted vote for Donald Trump. In contrast to the majority of her Hollywood colleagues, she is against gun ownership restrictions other than “rigorous background checks.” She has lived alone since the divorce and keeps her gun on her nightstand.
Alana signed a bipartisan letter requesting that Walmart permit the sale of the 2019 political documentary No Safe Spaces on Blu-Ray and DVD. She was among the people who abandoned Fox News. In favor of Newsmax after the news network called the 2020 presidential election in Arizona for Joe Biden.
Alana Stewart Personal Life
Alana married George Hamilton, an actor and co-star, in 1972. Ashley Hamilton, their son, went on to become an actor and songwriter as well. After divorce in 1975, Alana and George continued to collaborate and stay in contact with one another.
Afterwards, in 1997, she Married rock star Rod Stewart. Sean, their son, and Kimberly, their daughter, are both involved in show business. When Alana discovered that Rod Stewart was having an affair with a model who was fifteen years her junior, she filed for divorce from him in 1984. She always thought they were the ideal couple, so the breakup had a significant effect on her life. She chose to keep her last name as a result, and she hasn’t had an affair since her divorce.
George Hamilton, her ex-husband, sent her to renowned author Deepak Chopra, who transformed her life by teaching her how to meditate, to help her deal with her depression. She gave up her vices after realizing the long-term effects of drugs on her life. Alana began attending church and developing a faith in God. She says that accepting things, forgiving others, and moving on with life is the only way to say bye to depression.
Alana battled from the “Epstein-Barr virus” for 20 years. Later she was diagnosed and got appropriate treatment. She started talking about her disease in 1994. It was to spread public awareness of the disease’s treatment options. Her breast implants contributed to the illness. Because of this she had to have them removed. She also supported her close friend, Farrah Fawcett completely. Farrah was fighting against cancer.
Alana Stewart Appearance and Net Worth
Alana is a 74 years old beautiful lady. She is 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 meters) tall, weighs about 136 pounds (62 kilograms), and has long blonde hair and blue eyes. Her estimated net worth is $ 20 million,comes from her acting and modelling careers as well as the money she received from her divorce settlements. Rod Stewart has an estimated net worth of more than $300 million.
Who is Rod Stewart, Alana’s ex-husband?
Rod Stewart is a British national and a Capricorn by sign because he was born in Highgate, London, England on January 10, 1945. He became well-known as a rock singer and songwriter in the late 1960s and early 1970s after performing with The Jeff Beck Group.
Their English mother was a housewife and their Scottish father was a master builder; Rod grew up with his five siblings. Rod was a great football player and captain of the school football team at William Grimshaw Secondary Modern School. In January 1959, his father gifted him the guitar and then he joined his first band. When he was just 15, he left school to try to sign with Brentford FC as a professional football player. When they didn’t pick him up following his trials, he went on to pursue a career as a singer.
His career
While pursuing his singing career, he worked multiple jobs to support himself financially, including laboring at Highgate Cemetery and delivering papers. He began playing harmonica and lead vocals for the blues group The Dimensions in October 1963. He stayed with them until the middle of 1964, at which point he left to record his first solo single, “Up Above My Head,” and signed his first contract in August of the same year. Rod joined the blues group Steampacket in July 1965, and the group went on tour with The Rolling Stones and The Walker Brothers. Rod departed the band in March 1966.
In 1967, Rod joined The Jeff Beck Group, but he left the group early in 1969. After that he released his solo albums and they became hits. He was also a member of The Faces from 1969 until its dissolution in 1975.
To recognize his services to British music and charity, in 2016 Rod was knighted. In 2012, he published his first book as a writer. The name of the book was “Rod: The Autobiography”.
Rod suffered from thyroid cancer in 2000. To treat the cancer, he went through the surgery and it was successful. Following his recovery, he donated money to The City of Hope Foundation, an organization dedicated to the search for a cancer treatment. He got a prostate cancer diagnosis in 2017, but the same year, a successful treatment was administered. He has a good collection of luxury cars, currently he owns 400 Ferrari Enzo, but his $50,000 Porsche was stolen in Los Angeles once.
Following his divorce from Alana, he wed the well-known model and actress from New Zealand, Rachel Hunter, in 1990. The two later got divorce in 2006; they are childless. He married British model and photographer Penny Lancaster-Stewart in 2007.