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Sir Rod Stewart Fills Potholes Near His Home Because 'No-One Can Be Bothered To Do It'

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Updated 14:45 5 Apr 2022 GMT+1Published 10:03 13 Mar 2022 GMT

Sir Rod Stewart Fills Potholes Near His Home Because 'No-One Can Be Bothered To Do It'

77-year-old Sir Rod Stewart filmed himself shovelling gravel to fix potholes on a road near his home

Tom Wood

Tom Wood

Music superstar Sir Rod Stewart came over all civil-minded and decided to fix up his own street after seeing it was full of potholes. You can check out Sir Rod’s efforts – and see him explain why – in the video below.

So, the likelihood is that Rod just wanted to send a message to his local council rather than actually fixing up the road, and part of his reasoning was that he simply couldn’t get his Ferrari down there easily, but at least he took matters into his own hands, right?

It’s hardly Band Aid, but the people of that particular part of Harlow in Essex will be glad that someone has now taken notice of the condition of the roads.

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Rod filmed himself on his TikTok account standing in the road carrying a shovel and wearing a tracksuit alongside a bunch of lads in a van full of gravel, with the intention of sorting out the – admittedly very badly – potholed road.

Rod was clearly enjoying himself.
Instagram/@sirrodstewart

The 77-year-old also posted on Instagram shovelling gravel about as he claimed ‘no-one can be bothered to do it’.

"People are bashing their cars up. The other day, there was an ambulance with a burst tyre. My Ferrari can't go through here at all", he said.

OK, it’s not the world’s largest problem and many won’t have a whole heap of sympathy for the artist – who has sold millions of records and probably isn’t short of a few quid – but at least he rolled up his sleeves and got out there to take matters into his own hands.

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Attired in some fetching in high-vis gear, Rod added: "This is the state of the road near where I live in Harlow and it's been like this for ages.

"So, me and the boys thought we would come and do it ourselves."

His post was captioned: "Working for a living, filling holes is good for the soul!"

Rod complained about the state of the road.
Instagram/@sirrodstewart

Rod’s efforts were clearly supported by his daughters Kimberly and Ruby, who commented with heart and clapping emojis, but some remained concerned about him getting hurt, given that they’ve bought tickets to see him live this summer.

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Whilst he still does seem to be in good health, accidents do happen when you’re working jobs like this, after all.

Anyway, he seems to have reached the right people, as Lee Scott – the Cabinet Member for highways maintenance at Essex County Council – told BBC News: "This was brought to my attention this morning, and I have asked for an officer report as quickly as possible.

"I will endeavour to rectify it."

So, if you need anything doing in your area, just go out and find your favourite crooner and you’ll get the council on it pronto.

Featured Image Credit: RodStewart/TikTok

Topics: Music, UK News, Weird, Celebrity

Tom Wood
Tom Wood

Tom Wood is a LADbible journalist and Twin Peaks enthusiast. Despite having a career in football cut short by a chronic lack of talent, he managed to obtain degrees from both the University of London and Salford. According to his French teacher, at the weekend he mostly likes to play football and go to the park with his brother. Contact Tom on [email protected]

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