Savannah Chrisley.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty
Kevin Winter/Getty
After taking on the responsibility needed for the Chrisley family to move forward,Savannah Chrisleyis sharing how the weight of her duties have taken a toll.
In the latest episode of herUnlockedpodcast, theChrisley Knows Bestalum, 26, admitted that she feels like the people closest to them have begun to carry on with their lives now that her parentsToddandJulie Chrisleyare well into serving their prison sentences.
“I think what’s tough for me is how Mom and Dad feel like, you know, they have that feeling that life is just continuing to move on without them,” she explained, noting how she’s also felt like her loved ones have continued “living their life” without a care in the world.
(L-R) Savannah Chrisley, Julie and Todd Chrisley.Savannah Chrisley/Instagram; Paul Archuleta/Getty
Savannah Chrisley/Instagram; Paul Archuleta/Getty
“I’m still sitting here like struggling to catch my breath, struggling to come up for air. Whether it’s through just, you know, financially with the kids [and] trying to parent, me in a relationship [or] like me just with a relationship with myself.”
When Savannah gets to a point where she feels “I can come up for air,” she confessed she often feels like “another blow hits” and she remains stuck in the “same place.”
“I do all I can to focus on the kids and myself and that’s about it,” she said, adding that she’s also added working with lawyers to get her parents back home to her list.
Todd and Julie wereindictedin August 2019 for12 counts of bank and wire fraud, tax evasion, and conspiracy, all of whichthey have denied. The couple wascleared of their state tax evasion chargein Georgia in October 2019 but continued to face federal charges for allegedly evading federal taxes.
Todd Chrisley (L) and Julie Chrisley.Kevin Mazur/ACMA2017/Getty
Kevin Mazur/ACMA2017/Getty
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PEOPLE confirmed in September 2023 that Todd and Julie’s prisonsentences had been reducedwith Todd leaving nearly two years before his original 12-year sentence was meant to conclude and Julie leaving 14 months before her seven-year sentence. Their attorneys areset to argue Todd and Julie’s case before a judge in Georgianext month, which Savannah previously indicated makes them “one step closer to getting mom and dad home.”
source: people.com
