Jo kicks Ronnie in the boleros

THE dumped wife of rock legend Ronnie Wood will star in the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Jo Wood, 53, ditched last year by the Rolling Stones guitarist for his 20-year-old Russian lover Ekaterina Ivanova, is already in training for the gruelling show.

A BBC insider revealed: "Jo is in fantastic shape, looks amazing and is going to be brilliant. She'll love to show Ronnie a clean pair of heels."

The Beeb tried to keep its new celebs under wraps before the show returns next month. But we can reveal that joining mum-of-three Jo will be former Footballers' Wives stars Zoe Lucker and Laila Rouass. Blonde Zoe, 34, played scheming Tanya Turner while Laila, 32, was her love rival Amber Gates. Now the girls will battle again on the dancefloor. They will be joined by Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding, 31, a former cop. The 16 new celebrities will also include world super middleweight champion boxer Joe Calzaghe.

The new series has already been hit by controversy with former winner Alesha Dixon, 30, replacing veteran judge Arlene Phillips, 66, and host Bruce Forsyth having his £660,000 salary reduced by a quarter.

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