Josephine Wood (née Karslake; born 15 March 1955) is an English model, television personality and entrepreneur. She is the former wife of The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood.[1] She accompanied him regularly on tour, looking after his diet.[2]
Jo Wood | |
|---|---|
| Born | Josephine Karslake 15 March 1955 Essex, England |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, model, television personality |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouses | |
Wood has travelled the world, and has lived in Los Angeles, New York and is now settled in London. When living in New York, Wood designed clothes for the fashion label No Scruples.
Early life
editBorn Josephine Karslake, Wood was born on 15 March 1955 in Essex to Rachel (née Lundell), who is South African by birth, and Michael Karslake. Her father was an architectural model maker, and her mother was an Avon lady and a doll maker. She is the oldest of four children. She has a sister, Lize, and two brothers, Vinnie and Paul Karslake.[3]
Wood worked as a model until she was 22 and was The Sun's "Face of 1972".[2]
Family
editIn 1973, Wood eloped with Peter Greene in Las Vegas. They had a son, Jamie, in September 1974. They divorced in 1976.[4]
She met Ronnie Wood in 1977.[5] They married on 2 January 1985. They have two children together, Leah (22 September 1978) and Tyrone (21 August 1983). Jameson (Jamie) was adopted by Ronnie and Jo helped raise Jesse Wood, Ronnie's son from his marriage to Krissy Findlay. She and Ronnie Wood divorced in 2009.
Wood has ten grandchildren: Four from Jameson (Jamie), two from Leah, and four from Jesse.[2]
Jo Wood Organics
editFollowing a serious illness in 1989, Wood began to follow a strictly organic lifestyle.[2] In 2005 she launched her own range of organic fragrance, bath and body care products, Jo Wood Organics.[6]
Mrs. Paisley's Lashings
editIn 2009, Wood set up her own pop up restaurant 'Mrs. Paisley's Lashings' with the UK eco chef Arthur Potts Dawson. The restaurant was set up in Wood's house with her aim to promote sustainable dining and green living.[7]
Charity
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Jo Wood supports various charities. In January 2009 she went to Bangladesh with the People Tree Foundation to support the production of ethical and fair-trade fashion, and in August 2010 she made the pilgrimage to the sacred Mount Kailash in Tibet with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev writing features for National Geographic Green and Hello! Magazine. Wood also visited Sadhguru's Project GreenHands initiative in India which plants trees to help combat the effects of climate change.
Wood has taken to the catwalk two years running[when?] for Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief in support of the White Ribbon Alliance.
In 2009 she worked alongside daughter Leah to promote 18 Degrees of Inspiration for climate change charity Global Cool. In the same year she also joined the 10:10 project, a movement that encourages people to reduce their carbon emissions.[8]
Television appearances
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Wood makes regular appearances on television, which have included Heston's Feast, Mary Queen of Shops, Britain's Got More Talent, Market Kitchen and Who's Doing the Dishes. In 2009, she partnered Brendan Cole in the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing. The duo was eliminated in Week 6 of the competition when they received 14/40 for their samba.[2] In July 2013, Wood appeared on Celebrity MasterChef, where she was the second contestant to be eliminated. She has also appeared on Celebrity First Dates and The Island.
Alien Nation podcast
editWood is an avid believer in aliens and UFOs since seeing strange lights in the sky in Brazil in 1998. On her Alien Nation Podcast[9] she talks to other celebrities and members of the public who believe they have had close encounters or simply think there are other planets with life in the universe.
Writing
editWood writes editorial columns in Fabulous & Natural Health magazine and has written a book called How to Look and Feel Healthy, Energetic and Radiant the Organic Way.[10]
In November 2019, Wood released an autobiography, Stoned: Photographs & treasures from life with the Rolling Stones.[11] She published Hey Jo in February 2013.[12]
References
edit- ^ Alexander, Hilary (5 August 2005). "Mrs Ronnie Wood: the rock chick with rock chic". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Strictly Come Dancing - Jo Wood & Brendan Cole". BBC.co.uk. 5 August 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ Wood, Jo (2013). Hey Jo. HarperCollins. pp. 2–6.
- ^ Wood, Jo (2013). Hey Jo. HarperCollins. pp. 40–46.
- ^ Wood, Ronnie (2007). Ronnie. Macmillan. pp. 235–236. ISBN 978-0-230-70131-1.
- ^ team, Jowood (1 April 2021). "WELCOME TO JO WOOD ORGANICS". Jo Wood Organics. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "home / RHS Campaign for School Gardening". schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Who's doing 10:10? A selection of the people and organisations cutting their emissions under the 10:10 banner in the UK". 10:10 website. 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
- ^ "ALIEN NATION". Podcast Radio. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Wood, Jo (Josephine) (2008). Naturally : how to look and feel healthy, energetic and radiant the organic way. Internet Archive. London : Pan. ISBN 978-0-330-44497-2.
- ^ Wood, Jo (5 November 2019). Stoned: Photographs & treasures from life with the Rolling Stones. Cassell. ISBN 978-1788401494.
- ^ "Hey Jo". HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 30 November 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.