AS rocker Ronnie Wood hits the town after leaving rehab clinic, estranged wife Jo has given up all hope on the ageing Rolling Stone, convinced that he's fallen 'off the wagon' once again.

The 61-year-old was seen out with snooker star Ronnie O'Sullivan, artist Damien Hirst and other pals just days after leaving a treatment clinic.

A friend of Jo's said: "To say she has her suspicions about his drinking would be an understatement. Nothing surprises her with Ron any more.

"He's moved back from rehab and his family are sure he is back on vodka. They know him better than anyone else.

"One of his sons was told Ron had been spotted drinking neat vodka again. Jo knows better than anyone that he is an expert at keeping his drinking under the radar."

One friend of Ronnie said the wild party man just can't help himself:

"For him, drinking goes hand in hand with having fun, and he'd rather be dead than boring."

But Ron's friends are defending their pal, insisting that he stayed sober during a party at Gordon Ramsay's Claridge's restaurant in Mayfair, London.

A close pal of the guitarist has said that Ronnie was just having a good time with his close friends and that he was only sipping plain coffee all night.