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Daily Mail
a day 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
a day 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.'
ABC News
2 days ago
- Business
- ABC News
Ross Willis relives memories modelling suits in the 1950s
At the back of a Lake Macquarie office, hidden under a stamp and coin collection, lies a time capsule of sorts. It's a collection of magazines dating back to the late 1950s, which feature a fresh-faced 18-year-old Ross Willis modelling for various Newcastle suit tailors. When Mr Willis rediscovered them during a spring clean more than 65 years later, he showed his daughter Stephanie. "When he said to me he was 18, I just couldn't believe it," Ms Willis said. Ms Willis said it was a "time warp" seeing her now 85-year-old father modelling. "It's like what my kids once said to me: you forget your parents have had a whole life before you even came along." In 1958, Mr Willis was picked from a group of university students to model for a handful of suit-tailoring businesses in Newcastle. "I think they looked for the best-looking people that would be able to be models," he said. "There must have been about 10 of us [university students] altogether who came up and did shoots around the place." Mr Willis was studying at Avondale University, known as Avondale College at the time, for his "leaving certificate", the equivalent of a Higher School Certificate today. Never having modelled before, he jumped at the chance. "Looking back on the photos, it's a thrill," he said. "Though I was paid nothing at all. In the 1950s, dozens of suit-tailoring businesses lined Hunter Street in Newcastle. Mr Willis said that was a sign of the times, when men wore suits for regular outings. His daughter was curious to find out if any of them were still open. She found just one. Opened in Newcastle in 1908, Rundle Tailoring is a fourth-generation family business still operating in the CBD. It was one of Australia's largest suit manufacturers from the 1950s until the 90s. "I said [to Dad], 'Next time I visit, I'll take you down there' and a few months later we did it," Ms Willis said. The pair was given a tour of the facility, bringing back a range of memories. "It amazed me that the tailoring is still done there," Mr Willis said. Shop owner Andrew Rundle said it was the only suit tailor left in the region. "Now, there's us … there hasn't been another tailor that can make a suit from scratch in this area for 20, 30 years." Rundle Tailoring has had its ups and downs, surviving the Great Depression, World War II, tariffs and COVID-19. "The history of the business is so rich," Mr Rundle said. "This [the magazine] was something I didn't even know about until Ross came in and we discussed it.
Fox News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Carol Alt says Christie Brinkley inspired her to embrace provocative style
Carol Alt initially gawked at the idea of modeling a G-string for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. "There was a moment when [SI Swimsuit editor] Jule [Campbell] brought out a G-string," Alt told Fox News Digital. "I looked at that G-string, and I was like, 'There's no way my dad's going to let me do that! There's no way. My father would kill me." "And she didn't push me – Jule never pushed anybody to do anything they were uncomfortable with," the supermodel shared. "She brought out some other bathing suits that were a little more demure that I felt more comfortable with." It was another cover girl who convinced the pinup to strip down for the magazine. "The magazine came out and I saw Ms. Christie Brinkley wearing that G-string [during] a sunset, sitting on the beach," the star recalled. "And it was such a spectacular picture… Credit is due. Christie wore that bathing suit and it looked so beautiful. And the art, it was so artistic… I thought, 'What am I doing? I should be celebrating the woman's body.' And it changed my mind on many things in my business." Alt, 64, is among the numerous supermodels who spoke out in a new documentary, "Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue." Directed by Campbell's daughter-in-law, Jill Campbell, it explores how the founding editor of SI Swimsuit transformed a struggling magazine into a media empire, all while discovering some of the most influential supermodels in the fashion industry. WATCH: SI SWIMSUIT MODEL CAROL ALT SAYS CHRISTIE BRINKLEY INSPIRED HER BOLD LOOK Campbell passed away in 2022 at age 96. Alt, the daughter of a fire chief, said it was the no-nonsense Campbell who inspired her to heat things up by stripping down. "I came with my frilly white shirt up to here," said Alt, pointing at her neck while chuckling. "[SI Swimsuit] did give me a little bit more spice, I have to say, in my career. But it was because I saw how beautiful it was. She never pushed me. Jule never pushed me, never, ever. I think in the end, I started pushing her, truthfully." Alt made her SI Swimsuit debut in 1981 in Florida, the outlet reported. She landed the cover a year later, after her photo shoot with John G. Zimmerman in Kenya. "I was scared to death to meet Jule," Alt admitted. "My agency wanted me to do Sports Illustrated. They sent me over to see Jule Campbell. And in her office, there's all these pictures and all these covers… She took one look at me, and she said, 'You look like Christie Brinkley, so I can't really take you on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit,' which was kind of a disappointment." Still, Campbell saw something in Alt, who was dubbed "The Face" of the fashion industry. "[Jule] said, 'I will take you on the Alaskan shoot,'" said Alt. "I was like, 'Well, that's cool too. I've never been to Alaska.' That's how I met Jule… In the beginning, she thought I looked too much like Christie Brinkley. And in the end, I ended up looking like me, and she ended up using me. And in my second year, I got the cover, so that was pretty quick. And it was all thanks to Jule. She championed me." Campbell joined the magazine during the dawn of the Twiggy era, The New York Times reported. The outlet noted that Campbell's first cover, in late January 1965, featured 18-year-old Sue Peterson, sporting a nude body stocking and a white fishnet jumpsuit, among other pieces. Middle America "blew a gasket." "It's really interesting from the lens of 2025 that she would receive death threats and criticism," Jill told Fox News Digital. "Some people did not like seeing women in bathing suits in a sports magazine. And they would call it a male sports magazine. But during that time, there were so many women that enjoyed this magazine for the bathing suits. Even now, people comment on the gorgeous bathing suits and pictures." "She dealt with it because she didn't feel like she was doing anything wrong," Jill shared. "She didn't feel like she was objectifying women. She was creating art. She was creating fashion. There were women in bathing suits in every other magazine that was on the market. There were beauty pageants. So why was she getting the wrath of this?" "You could see in some of the interviews when she would get this criticism," Jill continued. "She always did this eye roll because she was tired of it. She was a working woman. She just wanted to get her job done. She wasn't trying to create Playboy and exploit anyone." Alt said that Campbell only worked with trusted photographers, and she was fiercely protective of her muses. "One of the things Jule did to protect the girls was to step right in front of the photographer and pretend she was adjusting something, styling something, or moving a bathing suit," said Alt. "She would jump right in front… And it wasn't really to edit something or style something. It was because maybe something got a little risqué or a bathing suit moved, and she went in there and protected us. And I think on some level, all of us knew that. That's why we loved Jule so much." Dealing with "inappropriate behavior" wasn't foreign to many models. But with Campbell, things were different, Alt stressed. On an SI Swimsuit set, the models were treated with respect and the photographers were "gentlemen." "It was everywhere," she said about the challenges models endured outside of SI Swimsuit. "Whether you were going for a fitting and some guy tried to grope you, or you were on a shoot and some guy tried to break into your room. There was always an inappropriate something happening. But I always felt it was the way that you handled it and extracted yourself from the situation that made that a horrifying situation or just an anecdote in your life." "It was an anecdote in my life many times, but it never got to the point where it was a horrible situation because I was always able to maneuver myself out… Everybody dealt with it in the way that they knew best." "But Jule… she protected the girls, protected her job, and she gave them a beautiful magazine that became a complete brand," said Alt. "That's an amazing gift. She had that gift." Alt has zero regrets about modeling that G-string for the magazine. She said her appearance catapulted her to stardom, resulting in a successful career as an author and entrepreneur. At age 62, she walked the SI Swimsuit Runway Show at Miami Swim Week. "I had people coming up to me and asking me if I was Carol Alt, not if I was that girl on the cover of a magazine," said Alt. "[SI Swimsuit] was one of the building blocks of my career. And I'm still here 47 years later." "Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue" screens June 26 at New York City's IFC Center.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Romeo Beckham's ex Kim Turnbull shares sexy backstage snaps from her Agent Provocateur campaign
Romeo Beckham's ex Kim Turnbull flaunted her figure as she shared behind-the-scenes snaps from her Agent Provocateur campaign on Tuesday. The model, 24, features in the Spring/Summer 2025 and Forever Collection Swim Campaign and gave fans a glimpse at the process of shooting the racy images she had shared on Monday. In one snap she sat in her make-up chair in a black string bikini, and another showed her having her bronzed glow touched up as she stood in a leopard-print two-piece. Photos also showed Kim's wardrobe laid out, with a personalized robe with her name on the back, and she tucked into a strawberry in another shot while wearing a matching red bikini. Among the daring snapshots of her posing up a storm against the sun-soaked backdrop of Ibiza in a daring cut-out swimsuit, were glimpses of the DJ laughing and joking around on set. In contrast, one picture saw Kim covered up entirely by a fluffy white towel wrapped around her head, while she celebrated with a glass of wine. Captioning the post, she admitted that working with Agent Provocateur was a dream come true, as she revealed her personal connection to the brand. She wrote: 'KT X AP BTS. AP has been one of my favorite brands since I can remember (literally been stealing bikinis off my mom's friends since I was 13) so shooting this in my favorite place is a full circle moment!! 'Grateful for the chance to collaborate with a team that truly celebrates & empowers women. Thank you to the literal dreamm team! AP girl for life'. Creative Director Sarah Shotton previously explained why Kim was the natural choice for the Agent Provocateur campaign. She said: 'Kim captures everything we love about. Summer, magnetic, inviting, and totally at ease in her skin. She brings a realness to our swimwear that's confident, cool, yet captivating.' Her post comes after Kim spoke to The Sunday Times on her 'tough' experience with fame after recently splitting from Romeo, 22. Images: She shared a series of stunning pics from the campaign And it also came just days after she shot down accusations that she was romantically involved with his brother Brooklyn, 26. In a statement posted to her Instagram account, she insisted: 'I will not continue to receive harassment or be embarrassed on the basis of lies, to fit a certain narrative. 'I have never been romantically involved in ANY capacity at ANY point with the person in question. Soon after Romeo shared a cryptic post about 'spreading unnecessary lies'. Kim continued: 'It's definitely tough, whatever it is, when people are saying things about you that aren't necessarily true and, most importantly in my opinion, don't align with your character and your values. 'You want to turn around and reply to every comment and have your say in it, but at the end of the day you just can't.' Kim had been at the center of the Beckham family fallout, after Brooklyn's wife Nicola Peltz, 30, reportedly claimed that she felt uncomfortable around her. Things came to a head when Brooklyn and Nicola were no shows at any of David's 50th birthday celebrations last month, with The Mail revealing that Kim has been made the 'scapegoat' in the feud. Brooklyn and his wife Nicola snubbed soccer legend David's five celebrations to mark his milestone birthday, including celebrations in Miami, London, Paris the Cotswolds and a boys' fishing trip to Scotland.
