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Phew! I missed my old missus
Last updated at 13:19pm on 04.11.08Waiters must have breathed a sigh of relief when estranged couple Ronnie and Jo Wood missed each other by seconds. Jo, 53, had been dining with a friend at the Groucho club in Soho last night.
Crossing paths: Jo and Ronnie just missed each other
An insider said: "Jo left fairly quickly, but it wasn't clear if she knew Ronnie was on his way. As soon as she left, Ronnie arrived. There couldn't have been more than 30 seconds in it." Ronnie, 61, who still had the label on his Prada jacket, told onlookers: "Thank God we did not cross each other - it would have been trouble."
