Strictly Come Dancing star says 'we've all gone too far' in candid admission

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Strictly Come Dancing alum Jo Wood has voiced her concerns about contemporary beauty trends, suggesting we've "lost our way". The ex-partner of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood aired her views at the launch event for her debut novel, 'The Resurrection Of Flo'.
Jo, who strutted her stuff on the dance floor in the seventh series of Strictly with pro dancer Brendan Cole in 2009, was the sixth celebrity to be voted off after a dance-off against Jade Johnson and Ian Waite.
Chatting with Richard Eden from the Daily Mail, the 70-year-old businesswoman and author of a memoir shared her disapproval of today's beauty ideals, and it seems she's not a fan of the "cosmetic stuff".
Jo remarked: "I wouldn't go crazy with cosmetic stuff. It's really important that women should look natural. We've all gone too far."
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She continued: "I see photos of women online and I think we've lost our way. Beauty should be natural. Young women now especially all look the same because of all the filler."
Jo's marriage to the rock icon spanned nearly a quarter of a century, from 1985 until their split in 2011, and together, they have two children, Leah and Tyrone, as well as her son Jamie from her previous marriage to Peter Greene.
These days, Jo has swapped the rock 'n' roll lifestyle for tranquillity in her Northamptonshire cottage, where she lives sustainably by producing her own electricity and growing her own veg.
She previously revealed her significant lifestyle shift, saying: "I could drink all night, suffer the next day and not touch a drop for a few days. I never had a problem with it. I used to smoke a joint every evening and then one day I thought 'No, I don't want this any more' and stopped. I'm lucky like that."
Since then, Jo has also struck out into the world of business, having launched a fragrance company known as Jo Wood Organic and a health capsule supplement, Longevity.
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Her television outings beyond Strictly have seen her on shows such as Celebrity MasterChef, Celebrity First Dates, and The Island. In a chat with Hello!, she expressed her delight at becoming an author, calling it a "big achievement".
She explained: "It's such a big achievement for me to be an author, because I used to do so badly at school. My father used to say to me: 'Josephine, you are going to end up in Woolworths.' I thought: 'No I am not!'".
Jo added that he would be "so shocked" to know his daughter was an author, explaining that she was "proud" of herself and "never thought" she could do it.
The Resurrection Of Flo is about a woman named Flo in her 50s who throws out her unfaithful husband, rejuvenates her acting career, and dives back into the dating scene.