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Who are Ronnie Wood’s children?

RONNIE WOOD will be mostly known for his time with the Rolling Stones since 1975.

Get to know the rockstar's family life better as we take a look at who are his children and grandchildren.

Who is Ronnie Wood?

Ronnie Wood was born on June 1, 1947, in Hillingdon to a family of bargees - river or canal operators.

He grew up in a creative family, having his father play in a harmonica orchestra while his older brothers Ted and Art were both musicians and graphic artists.

His brothers both him his first acoustic guitar until he turned 14 and managed to buy his first electric guitar with his own money.

He dropped out of Ealing Art College to start pursuing a music career with The Birds and was signed with the same record label that signed the Rolling Stones, Decca.

Ronnie Wood got married to his third wife Sally in 2012
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Ronnie Wood got married to his third wife Sally in 2012Credit: Rex

Unfortunately, The Birds did not escalate to success as much as the Rolling Stones did and so the group parted ways.

In 1967, Ronnie joined the Jeff Beck Group as a bassist but the group broke up in 1969 because of rows caused within.

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Ronnie, along with Rod Stewart was approached by the Small Faces to start a new band and eventually they rebranded as The Faces.

They too had to go through their fair share of difficulties as Mick Taylor left the group.

But Ronnie got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Mick Jagger at a party and try to pursue his dream of playing with the Rolling Stones.

Keith Richards explained the pair's playing to be "the ancient art of weaving."

Throughout his career, Ronnie managed to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, once with the Faces and another with the Rolling Stones.

Who are Ronnie Wood's children?

Ronnie Wood had his first child on October 30, 1976, Jesse, with his ex-wife Krissy Findlay.

Ronnie had Jesse in Malibu, California and his mother sadly passed away in June 2005 of an accidental overdose.

Jesse followed in his father's footsteps to become a London-based guitarist/bass player for two bands, RedRacer and Reef.

He also does modelling jobs with agencies in London, Paris, New York and Los Angeles.

He then married Jo Wood who he met in 1977.

The pair tied the knot in January 1985 and Ronnie adopted Jo's son Jamie from her previous marriage to Peter Greene, while she helped raise Jesse too.

The couple parted ways in 2008 when Ronnie was caught cheating with a 20-year-old Ukrainian cocktail waitress, Ekaterina Ivanova.

While being together, the pair had two kids before they go married.

On September 22, 1978, Jo gave birth to Leah in Los Angeles.

Leah too followed in her father's musical steps and went on to support Davie Bowie on his tour.

Two years before getting married, on August 21, Jo gave birth to another son, Tyrone.

Tyrone chooses to keep a low profile as opposed to his siblings.

In 2012, Ronnie tied the know with his third wife, Sally Humphreys, who's 31 years younger than him.

In 2016, they had twins called Gracie Jane and Alice Rose.

Does Ronnie Wood have any grandchildren?

His first son Jesse gave Ronnie four grandchildren.

He had Arthur and Lola from his first marriage with Tilly Wood which lasted from 2003 to 2011.

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He then married Fearne Cotton in 2014 and had two more children, Rex and Honey Krissy.

Leah also made Ronnie a granddad, after having Maggie in her marriage with Jack Macdonald.

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