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Sandcastling with Rod Stewart
Ross Noble's odd encounter
For anyone who's witnessed Ross Noble’s elaborate set designs, it ought to come as no surprise that he fancies himself as a master sandcastle builder.
What might be more of a surprise is that he once found a kindred spirit in Rod Stewart.
Guesting on Jessica Knappett's Perfect Day podcast, Noble described how he and his family were on a beach in France, 'building a massive sandcastle … attracting some attention’.
Among those observing were Stewart, his wife and some of his children when they were young.
'His missus goes, "Is it alright if his kids join in?"' Noble recalled. 'And there's Rod Stewart and he's just an auld feller that wants to live his life and have a bit of a sleep. And she nudged him and went: "Go on Rod, join in."
‘So the next thing you know, I'm there, building a sandcastle with Rod Stewart. And he was right into it, he was going "this is falling down!"
'We're both digging like dogs, like a couple of puppies in a way.'
At a certain point though, Noble realised something.
'I looked across and I went, "have you noticed anything Rod?"
'"Another battlement fallen down?"
In fact, Noble’s children had gone off to collect shells while Stewart’s were playing football.
'It was literally me and a classic rocker building a sandcastle. That's a proper showbusiness story isn't it?'
Sadly, it appears to have been a fleeting holiday bromance. Noble had 'never met' the singer before and has 'never seen him since’.
Published: 26 Jun 2026
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Products
DVD (2013)
Ross Noble: Mindblender
DVD (2012)
Ross Noble: Nonsensory Overload
DVD (2011)
Ross Noble: Headspace Cowboy
DVD (2010)
Ross Noble: Things
DVD (2010)
Ross Noble's Australian Trip
DVD (2009)
Ross Noble: Nobleism
DVD (2006)
Ross Noble: Randomist
Past Shows
Tour
2017 - Ross Noble - El Hablador
2025 - Ross Noble: Cranium of Curiosities
2005 - Ross Noble: Fizzy Logic
2022 - Ross Noble: Jibber Jabber Jamboree
2011 - Ross Noble: Mindblender
2009 - Ross Noble: Nonsensory Overload
2003 - Ross Noble: Noodlemeister tour
2013 - Ross Noble: Tangentleman
2002 - Ross Noble: Unrealtime tour
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