As Julie Chrisley’s resentencing hearing draws nearer, her daughter Savannah has been reflecting on the days leading up to her prison sentence. She has opened up about what the family did in the days before Julie and Todd Chrisley turned themselves into federal prison. The Chrisley Knows Best alum shared one heartbreaking detail with her podcast listeners. Continue reading to see what Julie did for each of her kids.
Julie Chrisley Recorded Messages For Her Children
On the September episode of her “Unlocked” podcast, Savannah Chrisley spoke about what the family did before Todd and Julie went to prison.
“I went into the living room and everyone was in there and Julie came in 30 or 40 minutes later, and she had gone to Build-a-Bear and recorded prayers for each one of her children,” Savannah’s friend Tyler Bishop recalled.
Savannah added, “What originally happened was she did it for Chloe because she said Chloe’s prayers with her every night and she didn’t realize — because that was something that she and Chloe always did — then, Grayson had tears in his eyes and was like, ‘I want one too.’”
She continued, “And Build-a-Bear closed in like 30 minutes, and she raced to Build-a-Bear and made him two, made me one, made Chase one. And we all still have it.”
The Chrisley Knows Best alum went on to say that she listens to Julie Chrisley’s recording often. Her mom’s voice is comforting to her. However, Chloe Chrisley is hesitant to listen to it. “Someone played it the other day and Chloe freaked out and was like ‘Don’t play it, don’t play it,’ because she hasn’t listened to it at all,” Savannah said on the podcast.
Her friend chimed in, “Watching y’all for the first time play them to yourselves and listening to it was so heartbreaking.”
Savannah Chrisley Couldn’t Function After Parents’ Sentences
The friends also reflected on what it was like when Todd and Julie Chrisley received their guilty verdict. Savannah said the family generally avoided thinking about it. Tyler agreed, noting that “nobody accepted the fact that they were going away until they got there.”
“That was something that mom and I have talked about,” Savannah agreed. “It was an impossible situation but she wishes they would have actually prepared to go because everyone was in so much denial that they didn’t do anything to prepare to go. Not packing the kids stuff up, moving them, packing their stuff up.”
“You did all that by yourself,” another friend, Holly Waldrup, said.
Last week, Savannah Chrisley talked about how she handled hearing the guilty verdict come through. “I didn’t cry the whole way home,” she said. “I don’t even remember getting home.”
When she got back to the house, Savannah said that she “literally walked in the door and collapsed.” The Chrisley Knows Best alum said she couldn’t calm down and eventually took something to calm her nerves. “I couldn’t even function,” she said.
Todd and Julie Chrisley first reported for prison on January 17, 2023. The Chrisley patriarch reported to the Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in Florida. Julie reported to the Federal Medical Center Lexington in Kentucky.
Due to insufficient evidence, Julie Chrisley’s sentence was vacated in July. She will receive a new sentence on September 25.
Amanda Blankenship is an overcaffeinated wife and mother. When she’s not reading or writing, you can find her watching reality TV or a good, juicy drama series.