ToddandJulie Chrisley’simminent prison sentencehas changed howSavannah Chrisleyis approraching her relationship with her parents.
Savannah opened up about how she’s processing the fallout of her parents' legal woes during a chat with brotherChase Chrisley’sfiancée Emmy Medderson herUnlockedpodcast.
“Dad’s always been my go-to. That’s always been my steady. If I’m having a bad day, he knows. He’s just like, ‘What’s wrong? I know you’re struggling today,'” said theChrisley Knows Beststar, 25. “We just have that relationship and we talk about every single thing. That’s where I can go to and just completely fall apart and him help me bring myself back up.”
She continued, “With both mom and dad, I’ve said it’s like grieving the loss of parents that are still alive, which is the hardest thing in the world. I feel like I’ve distanced myself to prepare for what’s coming.”
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Savannah also admitted she finds it challenging to continue living a normal life in the midst of her parents’ tribulations. “The amount of people who will come at me forposting Sassy stuff. It’s like guys, I have a business I have to run,” she said.
Emmy pointed out that Savannah can’t “stop [her] life” just because of her parents' own situation, to which the reality television veteran agreed.
“I think that’s what I’m struggling with right now is business-wise, I keep pushing forward because that’s always been my easy, go-to to where I don’t have to focus on anything else,” she continued. “So business-wise, I’m going to push forward. I’m going to do my podcast, [my beauty brand] Sassy. I’m going to do all the things. But personally, I feel like there’s a level of guilt associated with moving on with my life and thinking of mom and dad not being here during certain life events.”
She continued, “In my mind, I can’t move on with my life. Until I know that they’re going to be there, I can’t get married. I can’t have a kid. … [But I know] they’re going to eventually one day get to be a part of it.”
Savannah then recalled some sage words Todd, 53, recently bestowed upon her.
“Dad was like, ‘I may not be here in front of you, but I’m still alive. I’m still fighting. You don’t have to live a day without speaking to me,'” she said, adding that she’s currently “angry and I’m sad and upset.”
Despitesubmitting a second appeal, they are expected toreport to prisonin Florida on Jan. 17.
Julie and Todd Chrisley.Danielle Del Valle/Getty for E3 Chophouse Nashville
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Their daughter Lindsie Chrisley recently told PEOPLE her familyhas grown “closer"through this experience.
“I think inevitably whenever you go through something hard, no matter what that may be, we’ve gone through divorce, the legal stuff, all of these things. I think that you gravitate towards what you know,” shared theSouthern Teapodcast host, 33.
“You band together and stand together when times do get tough. That is family,” she continued. “I do think in some ways it, for sure, has brought us closer together. But I would’ve wished that it would’ve been for other reasons and not this.”
source: people.com
