Pictured: Ronnie Wood emerges from lock-in with teenage
waitress for first time
By Simon Cable and Natalie Trombetta Last updated at 11:48 PM on 14th July 2008
Ronnie Wood emerged from his Irish bolthole for crisis talks with his son Jessie at the exclusive K Club tonight.
It is the first time the 61-year-old guitarist has been seen since he 'battened down the hatches' at his £3million country mansion in County Kildare.
He is living there with 19-year- old Kazakhstan waitress Ekaterina Ivanova and, say friends, is struggling to control his alcoholism
Crisis talks: Ronnie Wood emerged tonight for a meeting with son Jessie at K Club in County Kildare
In a series of emotional phone calls, Jo Wood, 53, has asked the Rolling Stone to return home but he has so far defied her pleas.
His family are desperate for him to return to London and check in to rehab but believe it will be hard to persuade him to leave.
He has his own private pub in the sprawling grounds of the home, meaning he has a huge quantity of beer, wine and spirits available.
Wild eyed: Ronnie piles into a waiting car with his son
A friend of the family said: 'Ronnie battened down the hatches at his home in Ireland. His wife refused to talk about their marriage until he comes home and gets himself sober. He is drinking heavily.
Jo has managed to have brief conversations by phone but until he stops drinking nothing will get sorted.
'Nobody knows when he is likely to come back to London. The family are all very upset
ROCKMAN