 In 2015 she appeared in "Big Star's Little Star" with her son Freddy.On 14 April 2018, Penrose appeared on Pointless Celebrities along with Bill Maynard.Penrose's mother Sue was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2010 and through her treatment Penrose became involved with Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation quickly becoming an Ambassador  and raising funds for the charity, including recording "You Had a Dream in Your Heart" written by Professor Ray Donnelly (who founded the organisation) to mark the organisation's 25th anniversary in 2015

Penrose is a Director of "Simply Luxury Travel" , which specialises in luxury holidays, and also "Adlington Memorial Park" which is England's largest private natural burial ground in Adlington, Cheshire, (in the grounds of the historic Adlington Hall estate)