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The former model explained that she got her life back when the Rolling Stones guitarist eloped with the Big Brother housemate, who is 41 years his junior.
The 55-year-old told Hello: "How do I feel about the girl he went off with? She did me a favour. She gave me my life back.
"My life had been all about looking after Ronnie. I was with him for 31 years and married to him for 24. I can't remember what it was like being his wife anymore. I gave up my life for Ronnie, now I have it back, I can put my energy into myself instead of him."
Jo's 36-year-old son Jamie, who is from her first marriage, confessed that he only became aware of what Ronnie was like after he left their home.
He said: "I only realised what he was like when he left. Mum had always hidden it from us. For the first six months I was badly upset, but now I understand he's not in the real world. He blunders through life unaware."
Since their separation, Jo has divorced Ronnie, while the 63-year-old musician is now in a relationship with Brazilian Ana Araujo.
