Wife of ‘hot felon’ Jeremy Meeks ‘in shock’ over Chloe Green romance

I stood by him in prison but he’s betrayed me, says wife in TV attack
New romance: Jeremy Meeks and Chloe Green started dating this summer
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Alistair Foster15 September 2017
The Weekender

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The wife of “hot felon” Jeremy Meeks has spoken of her shock when she discovered he was in a relationship with Topshop heiress Chloe Green.

Melissa Meeks was married to the ex-convict turned model for eight years before they split after photos were released of him on holiday with the daughter of billionaire Sir Philip Green.

He was seen kissing the heiress on a yacht in Turkey over the summer.

In an interview on US television, Ms Meeks said: “I was in shock. I didn’t really know what to do.

“It wasn’t an easy pill to swallow, this is not anything I expected ... I felt hurt. I felt betrayed.”

In shock: The wife of Jeremy Meeks speaks out (Inside Edition )
Inside Edition

The new couple have shown off their relationship on social media by posting several images of them hugging.

Ms Meeks said she had stood by his side during a difficult period in his life during which he was jailed in 2014 in California for possession of a firearm.

He shot to fame when his “hot” police mugshot went viral, earning him a modelling contract.

In her interview on the Inside Edition programme, his wife added: “I was happy for him. Did I want him to succeed? Absolutely.”

But she revealed she felt worried when he found fame and started making money.

“You’ve heard stories. You’ve seen stuff happen,” she said.

Just nine days after his romance surfaced Meeks, 33, filed for divorce from Ms Meeks, the mother of his child. She said: “It wasn’t an easy pill to swallow. This is not anything I expected ... I felt hurt. I felt betrayed.

“I believed in him, I believed in us. I truly thought this would have a happy ending. It didn’t have a happy ending for me.” Her lawyer Lisa Bloom told the programme her client now wants what she is “legally entitled to” from a divorce.

She added: “This is a woman who worked very hard behind the scenes, supporting her family, standing by him during his incarceration and even afterwards.”

Meeks and Sir Philip’s daughter, 26, were rumoured to have got engaged after she showed a diamond ring on Snapchat videos, but her spokesman denied this.

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