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Rod Stewart, 80, looks weary while wife Penny Lancaster, 54, delightedly clutches her popcorn bucket as they leave the Mission: Impossible 8 premiere

Rod Stewart, 80, looks weary while wife Penny Lancaster, 54, delightedly clutches her popcorn bucket as they leave the Mission: Impossible 8 premiere

He had earlier put on an animated display while posing up a storm at the star-studded Mission: Impossible 8 premiere in London’s Leicester Square.

So it was little wonder that Rod Stewart looked weary as he left the glitzy premiere on Thursday evening after celebrating Tom Cruise’s eighth and final instalment, The Final Reckoning.

The rocker, 80, was seen staring straight ahead and was no doubt looking forward to some rest as he was led to his car following the eventful night out. 

In contrast, Rod’s wife Penny Lancaster, 54, looked full of beans as she delightedly clutched her Mission: Impossible collectors popcorn tin while climbing into their waiting car.

After enjoying her cinema treat while watching the film, Penny was seemingly keen to keep a memento of the night as she came away with the red eight-sided bucket which featured images of Tom performing various stunts.

Amid the premiere, Penny looked effortlessly chic in a yellow satin dress which she teamed with a smart white blazer.

Rod Stewart looked weary as he left the star-studded Mission: Impossible 8 premiere in London's Leicester Square on Thursday evening

Rod Stewart looked weary as he left the star-studded Mission: Impossible 8 premiere in London’s Leicester Square on Thursday evening

In contrast, Rod's wife Penny Lancaster, 54, looked full of beans as she delightedly clutched her Mission: Impossible collectors popcorn tin while climbing into their waiting car

In contrast, Rod’s wife Penny Lancaster, 54, looked full of beans as she delightedly clutched her Mission: Impossible collectors popcorn tin while climbing into their waiting car

Meanwhile, while Rod bared his chest in a white ruffled shirt and rocked a trendy jacket.

The loved-up pair, who have have been married since 2007, were joined by two young gentleman at the premiere.

The group looked in great spirits as they posed in front of a yellow plane while enjoying the fun atmosphere of the premiere.  

The Maggie May hitmaker has eight children with five different women, two of whom are sons Alastair, 19, and Aidan, 14, which he raises with third wife Penny.

Rod also has Liam, 30, and Renee, 32, with his second wife, model Rachel Hunter, 55, while Kimberly, 45, and Sean, 44, are from his first marriage to actress Alana Stewart, 79.

Daughter Ruby, 37, is from a former relationship with model Kelly Emberg, 65 and Rod’s firstborn child is Sarah Streeter, 61, who was raised by her adoptive parents Gerald and Evelyn Thubron.

The London premiere comes just a day after Tom and a host of other stars attended the first premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. 

With the new but final Mission: Impossible now just days away, fans are more eager than ever to find out how the eight-movie long series will come to its climax. 

After enjoying her cinema treat while watching the film, Penny was seemingly keen to keep a memento of the night as she came away with the red eight-sided bucket

After enjoying her cinema treat while watching the film, Penny was seemingly keen to keep a memento of the night as she came away with the red eight-sided bucket 

Earlier in the evening, Rod put on a very animated display as he posed next to his glamorous wife while celebrating Tom Cruise 's eighth and final instalment, The Final Reckoning

Earlier in the evening, Rod put on a very animated display as he posed next to his glamorous wife while celebrating Tom Cruise ‘s eighth and final instalment, The Final Reckoning

Penny looked effortlessly chic in a yellow satin dress which she teamed with a smart white blazer, while Rod bared his chest in a white ruffled shirt and rocked a trendy jacket

Penny looked effortlessly chic in a yellow satin dress which she teamed with a smart white blazer, while Rod bared his chest in a white ruffled shirt and rocked a trendy jacket

The loved-up pair, who have have been married since 2007, were joined by two young gentleman at the premiere

The loved-up pair, who have have been married since 2007, were joined by two young gentleman at the premiere

The Maggie May hitmaker has eight children with five different women, two of whom are sons Alastair, 19, and Aidan, 14, which he raises with third wife Penny

The Maggie May hitmaker has eight children with five different women, two of whom are sons Alastair, 19, and Aidan, 14, which he raises with third wife Penny

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And film lovers could be in for a treat with some early viewers describing the film – which cost almost $400million to make – as ‘astonishing’. 

Following a series of press screenings, movie critics took to social media to gush about the latest instalment in the franchise, calling it ‘the action film of the summer.’

‘Tom Cruise defies all odds with jaw-dropping action built only for Imax,’ wrote critic Anthony Gagliardi.

‘Every stunt, every set piece, every second is designed to blow your mind, A PULSE-POUNDING THRILL RIDE, and Cruise remains the king of spectacle,’ he added.

Fandango’s Erik Davis wrote, ‘Absolutely astonishing action moments meet a sprawling story with many nods to past MI films. It’s the biggest, wildest and most consequential Mission movie yet.’

Movie critic Dave Baldwin gushed, ‘It’s exceptionally entertaining with pulse-pounding stunts that will leave you gasping. Tom Cruise has done it again.’

The 62-year-old actor is famous for doing his own very adventurous stunts which have become a hallmark of the franchise.

And the latest instalment is no different, with one particular shock moment showing the Hollywood star thousands of feet up in the air as he dangles out of a helicopter before falling backwards to the ground. 

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