Ronnie Wood should go back to Jo

Jan 5, 2010, 10:04 GMT

Ekaterina Ivanova wants Ronnie Wood to reunite with his ex-wife - because he needs "mothering".

The 21-year-old cocktail waitress - who split from the 62-year-old Rolling Stones rocker last month after a year-long romance - has encouraged her former lover to get back together with Jo Wood, the woman he left after 23-years of marriage.

She said: "I hope Ronnie and Jo fall madly in love with each other again and get back together. I feel like it?s a good place for him. She knows him best and how to handle him. I think he needs to accept that he does need mothering.

"One of the reasons he left her was because he was sick of being mothered and because everyone gave him a hard time about his drinking."

Ronnie split from former model Jo in October 2008, after meeting Ekaterina - also known as Katia - in a London club where she was working.

However, his relationship with the waitress ended in December following a violent public row in Claygate, Esher, South East England.

Ronnie was arrested after the incident and later cautioned "in connection with a domestic incident" after dragging Katia along the street, leaving her with bruises.

Despite the split, the guitarist still believes there is a chance he and Katia could get back together.

She revealed in an interview with The Sun newspaper: "Ronnie never apologised for hurting me. He just told me he?d f***ed up. He said, ?Why don?t you come away with me? I?ll take you somewhere nice, we can talk.? He still thinks he?s going to get back with me. I just said, ?No, I don?t need you anymore.? "