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Extra.ie
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
From Jail to Fashion model - Where is he now?
If I were to say the name Jeremy Meeks, you could be forgiven for saying 'Who?' But if I mention the man known as the 'Hot Felon', you might just go 'Ah yes, I know EXACTLY who you mean'. The convicted felon with the piercing blue/grey eyes, whose police mugshot catapulted him to stardom in the fashion world in 2014, was a complete unknown in the world of beauty and celebrity, instead he was moving in circles involving gang violence and crime. But it was his visit to Stockton Police Department, California, in June 2014 that changed his entire life, after police shared his mugshot online, and the internet fell in love. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Davide Maestri/WWD/REX/Shutterstock (8870514p) Jeremy Meeks on the catwalk Philipp Plein show, Runway, Spring Summer 2018, Milan Fashion Week Men's, Italy – 17 Jun 2017 As he awaited his trial and sentencing, on felony and weapons charges, which he denied, Jeremy Meeks won the hearts of the social media world, with his tall, athletic physique and devastating 'Bad Boy' good looks. However, in 2015, he was convicted of one count of possession of a firearm, and was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison and ordered to take part in a Substance Abuse Treatment Programme in jail. Mandatory Credit: Photo by GeorgWenzel/face to face/REX/Shutterstock (8842193ht) Jeremy Meeks CANNES: 24th amfAR Gala, Cannes, France – 25 May 2017 But on his release from Mendota Federal Correctional Facility, he signed a modelling contract with 'White Cross Management' which saw him strut the fashion runways in Milan, Paris and beyond, and the man who had worn the orange prison garb for so long, was now wearing designer suits and on his way to becoming one of the world's best known models. He also went on to star in a number of movies, co-designed a range of clothing, and even penned his own autobiography entitled 'Model Citizen', which was released in February 2024. Pic: AP Meeks told 'Forbes Magazine' in 2017, that he's not stopping there, either. 'I can't limit myself to one thing,' he said. 'I'm not a model. I do modeling, but I also do acting and I'm about to start recording music.' He is also a dad of two boys, his first son Jeremy Junior, born to his first wife Melissa Meeks in 2010, and a second son, Jayden, born in 2018 to Meeks and his then partner 'Top Shop' heiress Chloe Green. Jeremy Meeks with sons. Pic: Instagram Jeremy currently works with a number of charities, helping underprivileged youths avoid gang crime, and also helps ex-prisoners to turn their lives around. In an update to Instagram last month, he shared his charity work saying 'God is so good, with projects like this it makes me feel like I'm actually walking in my purpose' The man who went from convicted felon to supermodel, actor and published author in a matter of months is now helping disadvantaged youngsters youths and ex-inmates like himself, to find a life free from crime.
Daily Mail
8 hours ago
- Daily Mail
The 'Hot Felon,' Jeremy Meeks shies away from the spotlight after ruling the runways at Fashion Week
Jeremy Meeks, the ' hot felon ' sent the internet into meltdown when his smoldering mugshot went viral in 2014. As he awaited his trial and sentencing, Jeremy Meeks won the hearts of social media users after Stockton Police Department shared his photo online. The June 2014 jail visit that changed his life saw him and three others in a multi-agency law enforcement mission dubbed Operation Ceasefire, where he was listed as a 'convicted felon, arrested for felony weapon charges'. He denied the charges. In 2015, Meeks was convicted of the crime of one count of being possession of a firearm, and was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison and ordered to participate in the 500-Hour Bureau of Prisons Substance Abuse Treatment Program. However, the sudden fame that came following the viral mugshot changed Jeremy's life, as he went on to secure a modelling contract and starred in multiple films after his release from Mendota Federal Correctional Institution. In June 2017 it was revealed that he was dating Chloe Green, daughter of billionaire businessman Philip. They had a son together, Jayden, the following year. Yet after a brief period in the spotlight Jeremy has retreated from the public eye again, so, where is he now? Jeremy currently works with charities, helping with underprivileged youths to avoid gang crime and prevent going down the wrong paths. He also helps incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals change their lives. In an update to Instagram last month, he shared an insight into his work and wrote: 'God is so Good... With projects like this it makes me feel like I'm actually walking in my Purpose !!! 'We had the most incredible conversation yesterday about an upcoming project to potentially changes lives for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. Thank you.' In another photo from a church inside California Youth Authority, Jeremy wrote: 'God is doing the most incredible things in my life right now, thank you Jesus. 'This picture was taken at the California Youth Authority juvenile prison when I was speaking to a group of kids ages 17-23. 'And every time I go up there and I talk to a group of kids. It reminds me how much I wish I had someone who looked like US… To come talk to US, but I'm very grateful for ALL the trail and tribulations, I'm thankful for the people he's put in my life. I can feel a polar shift coming. Stay Prayed up EVERYONE.' He previously said: 'I mean they definitely need education and proper father figures, and people to look up to. It's a serious issue, especially in my neighborhood with gun violence at a young age, and so that's the situation... 'It's something that really holds dear to my heart, because it affects me on a weekly basis…Someone I know has been killed and shot… it's really rapid'. On the charity work, Jeremy added: 'We've been doing a lot of stuff right now with the kids. Recently I've been working with a charity called WOSMOH (Women of Substance Men of Honor) and visiting many group homes... 'Going to the juvenile halls, and talking to the kids, and just telling my life story, letting them know that I've been exactly where you are. So I'm going to start getting involved a lot more with kids, because as cliché as it sounds, they are the future.' He also moved from the penitentiary to the pen by writing his own memoir, Model Citizen, which was released in March this year. Speaking about the book, Jeremy said: 'I'm in a place in my life where I am extremely vulnerable and want to tell my story, the whole story and hope that people can connect to it and understand how I came to be in the place that I'm at in my life'. The synopsis for his book reads: 'In his harrowing autobiography, Jeremy tells his personal story about his battles with gang violence, poverty, race and the inevitable life-changing moments that turned his world around'. The book also includes 46 photos, featuring 24 full-page color modeling photos by celebrity photographer Jim Jordan. While he has slowed down the progression of his modelling career, following his release from prison he signed to White Cross Management company and kickstarted his career in the fashion industry. He told BuzzFeed in 2020: 'If anyone would've told me 10 years ago that I was gonna be traveling the world, walking fashion shows, acting in movies? I don't know what I would've done.' Jeremy has also designed his own fashion lines working with Fashion Concept GmbH in 2020 and released a line with Canon Mitchell in January 2024. Aside from fashion he has starred in multiple films, he last featured in Dutch II: Angel's Revenge in 2024 and will next be seen in Beach Chain, Doggmen and Rise of the Tarrogan - the release dates are yet to be confirmed. The felon turned model is also father to Jeremy Junior with his ex wife Melissa, who he was married to from 2008 until 2018. His second son Jayden was born of his shock relationship with Topshop boss Philip Green's daughter Chloe. Jeremy and Chloe's relationship first came to the public attention after they were seen kissing aboard a boat in June 2017, while he was still legally married to his first wife Melissa Meeks.
Daily Mail
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Where is the 'Hot Felon' now? How Jeremy Meeks turned his life around after THAT viral mug shot as he retreats from the public eye after ruling the runways at Fashion Week
He sent the internet into meltdown when his smouldering mugshot went viral in 2014 - earning himself the nickname the ' Hot Felon '. As he awaited his trial and sentencing, Jeremy Meeks won the hearts of social media users after Stockton Police Department shared his photo online. The June 2014 jail visit that changed his life saw him and three others in a multi-agency law enforcement mission dubbed Operation Ceasefire, where he was listed as a 'convicted felon, arrested for felony weapon charges'. He denied the charges. In 2015, he was convicted of the crime of one count of being possession of a firearm, and was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison and ordered to participate in the 500-Hour Bureau of Prisons Substance Abuse Treatment Program. However, the sudden fame that came following the viral mugshot changed Jeremy's life, as he went on to secure a modelling contract and star in multiple films after his release from Mendota Federal Correctional Institution. In June 2017 he was revealed to be dating Chloe Green, daughter of billionaire businessman Philip. They welcomed a son together, Jayden, the following year. Yet after a brief period in the spotlight Jeremy has retreated from the public eye again, so, where is he now? Jeremy currently works with charities, helping with underprivileged youths to avoid gang crime and prevent going down the wrong paths. He also helps incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals turn their lives around. In an update to Instagram last month, he shared an insight into his work and wrote: 'God is so Good……. With projects like this it makes me feel like I'm actually walking in my Purpose !!! 'We had the most incredible conversation yesterday about an upcoming project to potentially changes lives for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. Thank you.' In another photo from a church inside California Youth Authority, he wrote: 'God is doing the most incredible things in my life right now, thank you Jesus. 'This picture was taken at the California Youth Authority juvenile prison when I was speaking to a group of kids ages 17-23. 'And every time I go up there and I talk to a group of kids. It reminds me how much I wish I had someone who looked like US… To come talk to US, but I'm very grateful for ALL the trail and tribulations, I'm thankful for the people he's put in my life. I can feel a polar shift coming. Stay Prayed up EVERYONE.' He previously said: 'I mean they definitely need education and proper father figures, and people to look up to. It's a serious issue, especially in my neighborhood with gun violence at a young age, and so that's the situation... 'It's something that really holds dear to my heart, because it affects me on a weekly basis…Someone I know has been killed and shot… it's really rapid'. In an update, he wrote: 'This picture was taken at the California Youth Authority juvenile prison when I was speaking to a group of kids ages 17-23' On the charity work, Jeremy added: 'We've been doing a lot of stuff right now with the kids. Recently I've been working with a charity called WOSMOH (Women of Substance Men of Honor) and visiting many group homes... 'Going to the juvenile halls, and talking to the kids, and just telling my life story, letting them know that I've been exactly where you are. So I'm going to start getting involved a lot more with kids, because as cliché as it sounds, they are the future.' He also moved from the penitentiary to the pen by writing his own memoir, Model Citizen, which was released in March this year. Speaking about the book, Jeremy said: 'I'm in a place in my life where I am extremely vulnerable and want to tell my story, the whole story and hope that people can connect to it and understand how I came to be in the place that I'm at in my life'. The synopsis for his book reads: 'In his harrowing autobiography, Jeremy tells his personal story about his battles with gang violence, poverty, race and the inevitable life-changing moments that turned his world around'. The book also includes 46 photos, featuring 24 full-page color modeling photos by celebrity photographer Jim Jordan. While he has slowed down his modelling career, following his release from prison he signed to White Cross Management company and kickstarted his career in the fashion industry. He told BuzzFeed in 2020: 'If anyone would've told me 10 years ago that I was gonna be traveling the world, walking fashion shows, acting in movies? I don't know what I would've done.' Jeremy has also designed his own lines working with Fashion Concept GmbH in 2020 and releasing a line with Canon Mitchell in January 2024. Aside from fashion he has starred in multiple films, he last featured in Dutch II: Angel's Revenge in 2024 and will next be seen in Beach Chain, Doggmen and Rise of the Tarrogan - the release dates are yet to be confirmed. Jeremy is also kept busy with his role as a father. He shares Jeremy Junior with his ex wife Melissa, who he was married to from 2008 until 2018. His second son Jayden born of his shock relationship with Topshop boss Philip Green's daughter Chloe. Jeremy and Chloe's relationship first came to public attention after they were seen kissing aboard a boat in June 2017, while he was still legally married to his first wife Melissa Meeks, with whom he shares one child, Jeremy Jr. The pair managed to keep Chloe's pregnancy secret until the final month. She gave birth to Jayden Meeks-Green on May 29, 2018. The Topshop heiress sparked rumours that she was engaged after sporting a massive diamond ring, but neither she nor Meeks confirmed the engagement. They ultimately called it quits in August 2019, but remain amicable co-parents to their little boy, in addition to his great relationship to Melissa. In 2020, he said: 'I am single. I'm trying to focus on myself. I have an incredible relationship with Chloe, the mother of my 2-year-old... 'And now I have a relationship with the mother of my oldest son. They're in good places. I'm in a good place. We're all co-parenting. They are incredible mothers.'
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Just where have the Greens gone? As disgraced Sir Philip shows off his shrinking physique - what happened to him and his once publicity-hungry daughter Chloe following his pensions crisis and her 'hot felon' romance
Chloe Green and her famous family previously took up column inches with their headline-grabbing scandals and flashing their opulent lifestyle. While her billionaire father Philip is a well known businessman, the heiress, 34, first shot to prominence after appearing on E4 reality show Made In Chelsea. The family were regularly spotted and splashed across newspaper pages on their $150million Lionheart superyacht every summer for years, in glamorous locations across the Mediterranean. Their name is also synonymous with the British Home Stores (BHS) collapse, where Philip was blamed for a £500million pension hole in the company, before he agreed to put £363million of his own personal funds to cover the deficit. Meanwhile, Chloe's name hit the headlines when she began dating ' hot felon ' Jeremy Meeks and received criticism for being linked to someone with a criminal past. However, since around 2022, the family have shunned red carpet appearances and stepped back from the spotlight and their regular yacht holidays - with their last sighting all together around a year ago. While Chloe, 35, who has now completely deleted her once very active Instagram account, was last spotted in June 2024, Philip was spotted showing off his slimline physique in the south of France last week. So what has happened to the family who were once at epicentre of British media and when did they shrink away from the spotlight? Rise to fame Chloe joined Made In Chelsea in 2011 as the girlfriend of long-standing cast member Ollie Locke, but the couple split just months after their romance began. However, her brief on-screen appearance was enough to attract public interest in her privileged lifestyle, which continued when the cameras stopped rolling. Following their split, she was also linked to singer Marc Anthony, the ex-husband of Jennifer Lopez, who was twice her age, and footballer Jermain Defoe. Chloe left school at 16 and launched her first collection of shoes for Topshop - The Chloe Jade Green shoe range - at the age of 21. It was funded by the Green family and sold as a concession within the store. She said in 2013: 'Fashion has always been a huge part of my life and I have always wanted to join the family business.' However, in 2015 Tina announced that Chloe would be 'taking a year off', saying: 'Chloe's got other things to do. I'm sure she will start again, but there will be nothing this year.' There was certainly no financial need: the Green fortune was reported to stand at around £4 billion, even after it was dipped into for the pension fund. Lavish lifestyle Chloe splashed snaps of her luxury life all over her Instagram page, as she documented lavish trips with her pals to exotic locations. During a period of uncertainty for the family, Chloe changed the settings on her Instagram account to private as BHS went bust and her father got the blame for the £571 million hole in the firm's pensions pot. However, once Sir Philip agreed to pay £363 million into the pension fund, and faster than you could say 'the unacceptable face of capitalism', Chloe had made her social media account public again. During the time her social media was veiled, Chloe jetted to hotspots including Miami, New York, Verbier and Ibiza in an apparent year-long holiday. Clearly keen to show off her country-hopping antics, Chloe flicked off her privacy settings for all of the world to watch her glamorous life unfold. Chloe was a regular at showbiz parties and spent the summers living it up in St Tropez, where she pouted alongside models and millionaires. Despite her jetset lifestyle and her family's billionaire fortune, Chloe insisted she is 'super down to earth'. She told ELLE magazine: 'Everyone tells me that I'm very normal. 'I'm not saying to my dad: "Because we have a jet, can I borrow it and fly down to France?" 'If my dad says: "Would you like the plane?" then I'll say: "Sure, if you don't mind." But if not, BA (British Airways) is fine.' Controversial relationship with the 'hot felon' During 2017 period she began dating 'hot felon' Jeremy Meeks, who she had a highly publicised relationship with for two years. Jeremy attracted the 'hot felon' nickname in 2014 after his police mugshot went viral following his arrest for firearms possession. The couple met in Cannes in 2017 and reportedly became engaged in 2018. They welcomed a son named Jayden together in 2018. The unlikely pairing between the billionaire heiress and the convicted criminal attracted a wealth of attention from the media and public. They were regularly pictured out together as well on several envy-inducing trips together, including on Chloe's $150 million family yacht, Lionheart. The relationship was met with a lot of criticism, particularly due to Jeremy's criminal record and his separation from his wife, Melissa, who he had two children with. Chloe felt the need to defend their romance online, sharing a selfie of the two of them together and revealing how happy they are together. The Topshop heiress captioned the snap: 'Life is to short not to laugh and smile and that's all we do... @jmeeks official. #nohatejustlove #everyonedeservestobehappy.' [sic] Prior to this, Chloe had temporarily deleted her account after feeling the heat for publicly parading their romance when pictures of them kissing emerged. They were pictured sharing an intimate kiss and snuggling up together as they waited to be taken back to their £112,000-a-week yacht in Bodrum. Chloe and Jeremy's posts were flooded with negative comments and snake emojis, following the news that they had become romantically involved. While she reactivated her Instagram account at the time, Chloe no longer uses the photo-sharing platform and a link to her former handle @chloegreen5 shows that the page is no longer recognised. Moving on with Manuele Thiella Chloe's most notable relationship since Jeremy is her romance and subsequent marriage to her husband Manuele Thiella. Chloe and Manuele officially tied the knot in a low-key wedding on September 5, 2022, in the Mairie in Monte Carlo. The discreet ceremony was attended by her immediate family as the venue only has capacity for 15 guests. It is unknown how the TV personality's family celebrated, however, according to reports, there 'wasn't a big party'. Chloe gave birth to their first child together, a girl, just days later, and wanted to 'get married before the baby arrived'. A source told Mail+: 'Chloe wanted to get married before the baby arrived. That was always the plan and they have now got married without any fuss or big party and are very happy.' Chloe revealed her pregnancy in June when she unveiled a baby bump for the first time while on holiday in St Tropez. She unveiled her previous pregnancy in a similar way in 2018, showing off her first bump as she enjoyed a day on her father's superyacht in Monaco. Chloe and Manuele were revealed as a couple in 2020 - after they were spotted abroad. When she initially began seeing the businessman, a source told MailOnline: 'Chloe has known Manuele for months and they have always been very close friends. 'They have a lot in common; they're both parents and are from similar worlds, Chloe is very happy with him. He's very much been accepted into her family.' Manuele is the CEO of company Royal Yacht Brokers, which boasts celebrity clients such as Madonna, Chrissy Teigen and Alicia Vikander. BHS crisis Sir Philip and his wife Tina began laying low after the collapse of Arcadia Group, which fell into administration in 2020 at the cost of more than 700 jobs and 162 store closures, plus a £500million-plus pension scheme deficit. Sir Philip was spotted in May 2022 on a yacht off Antibes - a popular hub for celebrities at this time of the year thanks to the Cannes Film Festival - but before that had not been pictured in public for months. One of his last appearances before this was in October 2021, when he was seen snarling at photographers outside Harry's Bar, an exclusive London club. He was understood to have been on a brief visit to Britain, in part to have dental treatment. The mogul was accompanied by Tina, who was in the explosive Pandora Papers about offshore tax havens. The leaked documents appeared to show that she bought four multi-million-pound properties while BHS – the department store she once owned with her husband – teetered on the brink of collapse. Arcadia's assets, including the luxury furnishings of Sir Philip's boardroom, are being sold, the Topshop brand was acquired by online retailer Asos, and Ikea oved into the Oxford Street building following its £378 million sale. Arcadia also oversaw the chains Dorothy Perkins, Burton and Miss Selfridge. The Greens previously sold BHS for £1 to former bankrupt Dominic Chappell, who was last year sentenced to six years in jail for tax evasion over the 2015 sale. The chain collapsed the following year, and MPs subsequently dubbed Sir Philip 'the unacceptable face of capitalism' over the affair. Despite the fall of the one-time high street retail king, the Greens are still worth £910 million, according to The Sunday Times Rich List, and continue to enjoy the trappings of their wealth. Recent appearances Sir Philip displayed his noticeably slimmed down frame as he soaked up the sun at the Hotel Eden Roc on the French Riviera last week. The Topshop founder cut a casual figure in a white T-shirt and a pair of blue patterned shorts as he enjoyed a day at the beach. The businessman looked relaxed and carefree as he enjoyed the trappings of his still vast fortune. Philip was seen alongside Elliot Grange, the CEO of Atlantic Music Group and the husband of Lionel Richie's daughter Sophia. Prior to this, he was joined a year earlier by his daughter Chloe and his wife Tina onboard their family yacht in St Barts. Ex-Topshop tycoon Philip - who is worth $1billion - was enjoying the trappings of his vast fortune as he climbed aboard after driving a smaller boat to the yacht. He looked casual in a light blue shirt and shorts as he made the most of his time in the sunshine. Chloe's husband Manuele Thiella didn't appear to be with them on the day out and they were last seen together last July in Greece. Their intermittent appearances are a far cry from the days where they graced the red carpet together as a family and Chloe publicly posted her life online. Sir Philip and his daughter previously proudly posed together at prestigious events including the British Fashion Awards (2015) and GQ Men Of The Year Awards (2014).
