AFP - Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood was on Wednesday divorced by his wife Jo after 24 years on the grounds of his admitted adultery.

The couple split last year after the former Faces star began a relationship with Russian cocktail waitress Ekaterina Ivanova, who is in her early 20s.

Neither Ronnie Wood, 62, nor his former model wife, 54, was at the London High Court as decree nisi -- the first stage of a divorce -- was granted.

The couple were married in January 1985. They have a son and a daughter together.

The person with whom Wood committed adultery was not named in the divorce case.

In the divorce papers, Jo Wood was asked: "State briefly your reasons for saying that the respondent has committed the adultery alleged."

She answered that her husband "has admitted it to me".

She was also asked: "On what date did it first become known to you that the respondent had committed the adultery alleged?"

She replied: "Shortly before our separation."

Asked if she found it intolerable to live with him, she states: "Yes."

In a separate document, the guitarist was asked: "Do you admit the adultery alleged in the petition?"

He replied: "Yes."

Another question asked: "Even if you do not intend to defend the case do you object to paying the costs of the proceedings?"

The star, who officially joined the Rolling Stones in 1976, replied: "No, I do not object to paying the reasonable costs of the divorce proceedings."