Marc Anthony (Janet Mayer / Splash News)
Marc Anthony’s relationship with Chloe Green, the 21-year-old heiress to the fortune of UK’s Topshop, has celebrity and social circles whispering about what’s really behind the sudden May-December romance.
Some fear that 44-year-old Anthony’s ties to the Church of Scientology could be an influence on Green, the aspiring actress and designer who starred in British reality show “Made in Chelsea.” The pair were seen strolling with their arms around each other at Disneyland this week, and also touring the park with Anthony’s and ex-wife Jennifer Lopez’s twins.
But Green — whom sources say Anthony has “known for years,” since she was a teen — is a stark departure from his stunning exes, Lopez and Shannon de Lima, the Venezuelan beauty queen he just split with.
Anthony and Lopez reportedly had close ties to Scientology, which is known for targeting celebs and scions of wealthy families, making Green a perfect potential object of interest for the church. While Anthony’s reps deny he’s a member of the faith, he and Lopez rubbed elbows with Scientologists including Tom Cruise and reportedly broke up over the religion.
Green, who arrived in LA two weeks ago for the launch of a Topshop there, posted a cryptic tweet after her date with Anthony on Tuesday. Quoting a friend, she tweeted, “ ‘LA thank you . . . I’ve found myself,’ ” followed by “So have I!”
Green and Anthony also have a fast fashion connection: Green designed a shoe line for her billionaire dad Sir Philip
Green’s chain, while Anthony has a line at Kohl’s, which a source calls “gigantically successful.” Perhaps Anthony might want to expand his reach into Sir Phil’s many British retail brands.
Sources close to Anthony insist the real test of whether he and Green are serious is still to come: “Marc’s headed to Miami to record some music,” an insider said. “Then he’s doing shows in Honduras. If she shows up, that’ll be the real test.”
Anthony’s rep for had no comment about the singer’s relationship with Green.