Savannah Chrisley says that her life has been “falling apart” since the beginning of this month when her parents were sent to prison for fraud.
Todd and Julie Chrisley are known for their popular shows about family life and real estate, such as Chrisley Knows Best. It was found that they had submitted fake financial documents that overstated their wealth. They then claimed huge bank loans to pay for their lavish lifestyle.
After they were found guilty of stealing $30 million, Todd was given a 12-year prison sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution Pensacola in Florida, and Julie was given a seven-year sentence at the Federal Medical Center Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky.
As her parents get used to their new life behind bars, their 25-year-old daughter Savannah has opened up about her parents’ incarceration. She says that things have been “really tough” for the family.
Savannah Chrisley said this on her Unlocked podcast:
So for those of you that are familiar with my family and have followed our lives and have also followed my podcast, you know that last week was an extremely difficult week for my family as a whole and for each of us individually.
We kind of had to say goodbye to my parents for a little bit of time, for the foreseeable future. And that was really, really, really tough
Savannah Chrisley, who was there with her best friend Erin Dugan, said that she had recorded the episode on her mom’s birthday, January 12, before her parents went to jail.
She said:
The podcast that is going to be airing today that you’re watching was filmed prior to my life falling apart, so it may seem happy-go-lucky.
I think it’s because there was a lot of hope that was had and I wasn’t faced with the reality of the situation.
Before they went to jail, the Chrisleys said they were enjoying their freedom to the fullest.
Julie, 49, said on the Chrisley Confessions podcast as she read a quote from author Priscilla Shirer:
Age is just a number, and since we don’t know our death date, we have to live every day as if it’s our last.
Todd Chrisley then said:
Yesterday doesn’t matter. Today is what we have.
Tomorrow belongs to God because we’re not promised tomorrow.
Julie went on to talk about how the case affected her children, saying:
The difficulties I’m going through, how I handle it — they’re watching that as well.
If I handle it right, they’re watching; if I screw it up, they’re watching.
And so for me as a parent, I want to try to make sure that I do it right more than I do it wrong because I know they’re watching, and I know it will prepare them for difficulties, unfortunately, that they will have later in life.
