Katia Ivanova's Biography

In 2010 Katia Ivanova became a housemate on Celebrity Big Brother. Katia was the first housemate to be evicted.

She was born in Kazakhstan, but Katia's family came to London when she was a youngster.

Her parents divorced when she was in her early teens. Her father Sergei Ivanov moved to the Orkneys where he settled down with another artist Tsz Man Chan.

According to the Mail, which published an extensive interview with Katia Ivanova's mother, Katia tried to be a model, went to college for art and media, and then got a job at "the now-notorious Capricorn escort club" in London to save money for a university course in English literature.

Katie Ivanova met Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones in April 2009 and had a relationship with him. Wood and his wife and partner of 30 years Jo Wood got divorced in November 2009.

Although Katie Ivanova herself broke up from Ronnie Wood, she said on the launch night of Celebrity Big Brother that they were still friends.