Rod Stewart - Stewart Felt 'Fooled' When Hunter Left Him

Veteran rocker ROD STEWART was devastated when his ex-wife RACHEL HUNTER left him after nine years of marriage, but thinks he deserved it.

The MAGGIE MAY singer, a well-known ladies man, felt "fooled" because he believed he would spend the rest of his life with Hunter.

Stewart says, "It hurt because - and I'm not blaming her - I was a silly b**ger and I should have known. I was 45 and she was 21 (when we started dating).

"It hurt because this was the woman I was going to pledge the rest of my life to. I felt like I'd been fooled, but at the same time there was a sneaky feeling that the old man up there's got you back."

Stewart thinks he deserved his heartbreak because he left previous loves KELLY EMBERG and ALANA HAMILTON, both of whom bore him children.

He says, "I sometimes have guilt pangs about being in two relationships where children were involved that I walked out of.

"Then karma got me back because Rachel left me, so all is square now."