He was forced to fly home on Monday night, after border officials at Heathrow Airport blocked him from entering the UK.
But Jeremy Meeks rose above the recent hiccup on Friday - by putting on a brave face and easing his woes with a spot of retail therapy in LA.
The 'hot felon', 33, displayed his impressively bulging biceps and trademark tattoos in a thin blue vest as he headed on a shopping trip in sunny Beverly Hills.
The convict-turned-model showed off his muscular frame in a navy ribbed vest and ripped jeans as he headed out to browse the shops.
Pulling into thin straps, the top left his toned arms, which aided him to a modelling career, and trademark collection of tattoos on shows.
Paired with light wash jeans, which were heavily distressed down the front, the viral sensation kept casually cool as he embarked on a relaxing day back on his home turf.
Stepping out in co-ordinating blue trainers, Jeremy was seen looking in a number of designer stores, including Ralph Lauren and Philipp Plein - which he left with a bag of goods in hand.
Proving his swift rise to fame, the hunk was later seen posing for a number of photos with fans, before continuing with his indulgent day of shopping.
Jeremy had arrived back in his native California on Monday night - after being deported from the UK.
Meeks, who was traveling with his wife Melissa and manager Jim Jordan, was stopped by Border Force officials on arrival at London's Heathrow Airport.
Eight hours later, he was bundled onto an American Airlines flight bound for New York's JFK Airport from where he caught a connecting flight to California and landed Tuesday morning.
Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com about the experience, he said: 'I'm very, very saddened and confused. I went down there [London] with high hopes for the experience and the UK.
'I really wanted to go there. I still don't understand quite what happened but I know there's no ill will. They're [Border Force] doing their job.'
Asked what had happened to him, Meeks, who described the incident as 'a little mix up', said: 'They just detained me and interrogated me and searched me.'
But he also said he doesn't believe the episode will put an end to his fledgling modeling career, telling DailyMail.com he planned to travel again: 'Oh of course [I'll come back from this]. Of course. God is good.'
Meeks, of Stockton, California, had been set to spend this week in the British capital where he was due to take part in a series of photo shoots, according to his manager.
He and his wife had also been due to attend a launch party on Thursday night to celebrate his first cover shoot for British magazine, Man About Town.
But the visit came to an early end after he was stopped by Border Force officers on arrival in London and barred from the UK.
Photos exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com show a dejected Meeks sitting in a Border Force holding area shortly before he was escorted onto a US-bound plane.
'A video shot by Meeks shows the moment the California native was taken to the aircraft, accompanied by officials.
In it, an angry Meeks says: 'I'm sick of this s***. I've been denied. London don't want me here having served my time. S*** is crazy.'
His wife Melissa and manager Jordan spent five hours waiting for the felon in an airport restaurant before holing up in a London hotel last night. Both are now en route back to the US.
Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com on Monday night, Jordan said: 'We went into the UK and we went through customs [immigration] and they detained Jeremy.
He wasn't arrested but they deported him out of the country. They wouldn't let him come into the country. He was really upset. He was police-escorted onto the plane.'
According to Jordan, he and Meeks had approached the same immigration official but while his passport was stamped, his charge was ordered to one side.
Over the next eight hours, Meeks was interviewed, fingerprinted and searched before being told he could not enter the UK and escorted onto a New York bound American Airlines flight.
Jordan claims Meeks had the correct paperwork, had obtained a work visa for the trip and was carrying a letter supplied by his parole officer.
Jordan said: 'We flew to London from Los Angeles this morning. We got there, and Jeremy and I walked up to the customs officer together.
'They stamped my passport. They looked at Jeremy's passport and they said, could you guys go sit over there. So they put us in this sectioned off section and we were sitting there for an over an hour.
'Then they came to me and asked if I could go through customs without Jeremy.'
Meeks shot to fame in 2014 when the Stockton Police Department posted his mugshot on their website, following his arrest for street terrorism [gang activity] and a misdemeanor charge of resisting/obstructing justice.
The photo promptly went viral, with internet users dubbing him 'the hottest convict ever'.
Since being released from jail in March 2016, Meeks has embarked on a career as a model and appeared on the catwalk at Phillip Plein during New York Fashion Week in February.
