{"id":14150,"date":"2025-10-22T03:03:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T03:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=14150"},"modified":"2025-10-22T03:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T03:03:16","slug":"todd-and-julie-chrisley-reveal-the-hardest-part-of-not-speaking-to-each-other-for-over-2-years-amid-prison-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=14150","title":{"rendered":"Todd and Julie Chrisley Reveal the \u2018Hardest Part\u2019 of Not Speaking to Each Other for Over 2 Years amid Prison Sentences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-844-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-844-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-844-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-844-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-844.png 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Todd and Julie Chrisley are reflecting on their years-long separation while in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The couple appeared on the Oct. 16 episode of Kaitlyn Bristowe\u2019s Off the Vine podcast, where they revealed their inability to communicate while serving time for fraud charges from January 2023 until receiving full pardons from President Donald Trump in May 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout those two-and-a-half years, Todd, 56, and Julie, 52, said they had little access to one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe were able to email, but the email was very sporadic and it would take, sometimes two, three days for me to get an email or him to get an email,\u201d Julie explained. \u201cSo we did not speak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Todd &amp; Julie Chrisley | The Rise, The Fall, and the Chrisley Comeback!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NsuPfv7-sYs?start=23&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julie went on to point out that she and her husband of nearly 30 years were used to spending every day together working and filming&nbsp;<em>Chrisley Knows Best.&nbsp;<\/em>When Bristowe asked what their \u201cbiggest challenge\u201d was while apart, Julie was quick to answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe&#8217;re parents,\u201d she said. \u201cWe were still raising kids, and even adult kids, they still need their parents. And it has always been us against them, because we&#8217;ve always been outnumbered, so it&#8217;s always been us against them. So not being able to talk and collaborate and say, \u2018Okay, how are we going to handle this situation?\u2019 Because you do try to parent as much as you can.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julie shared that \u201cit was a lot harder\u201d for her to stay in contact with the family than Todd, because she was limited to 10 minutes a day for phone calls, while his facility allowed access to a cell phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou have to, at that point, decide which child you&#8217;re going to talk to, who needs you the most that day,\u201d Julie said, adding of Todd: \u201cHe&#8217;s my person. Not having your person there when you&#8217;re having a bad day, when you&#8217;re having a good day, when, you know, a birthday comes or a holiday. Those are big deals at our house. They&#8217;ve always been. So that was the hardest part for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Todd said that he coped by reflecting on his memories with Julie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI give glory to God for this because my mind is so strong and I remember the first date that we ever had. I remember the first kiss. I mean, I&#8217;m the one who keeps the first ticket stubs from the movie that we went to,\u201d he gushed. \u201cI remember everything about our relationship, so those memories kept me going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-846-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-846-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-846-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-846-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-846.png 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something else Todd had that helped him feel closer to Julie came unexpectedly. He explained that their daughter,\u00a0Savannah Chrisley, would bring him magazines to read when she visited, and he found a sample of Julie\u2019s perfume in one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI literally remember taking that and rubbing it on my pillow so that I could smell it every night,\u201d he confessed. \u201cAnd then I put it on the collar of my jacket so that I could smell it. And I never felt, as oddly as this is going to be or sound, I never felt separated from her, because spiritually and emotionally, I was with her every second of every day. So I didn&#8217;t have that separation anxiety because she was still with me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said he also relied strongly on his faith and often thought, &#8220;God, I know there&#8217;s a purpose behind this pain, and I just need for you to help me live long enough to see that purpose.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019,\u00a0Julie and Todd Chrisley were convicted on 12 counts of bank and wire fraud, conspiracy, and tax evasion. The couple has consistently maintained their innocence. Trump pardoned the couple in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Todd and Julie Chrisley are reflecting on their years-long separation while in prison. The couple appeared on the Oct. 16 episode of Kaitlyn Bristowe\u2019s Off the Vine podcast, where they revealed their inability to communicate while serving time for fraud charges from January 2023 until receiving full pardons from President Donald Trump in May 2025. 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