Todd and Julie Chrisley Reveal the 'Hardest Part' of Not Speaking to Each Other for Over 2 Years amid Prison Sentences Liza EsquibiasOctober 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM 1 Michael Tran/FilmMagic/Getty Images Julie and Todd Chrisley Todd and Julie Chrisley could not talk on the phone while in prison, they rev...
- - Todd and Julie Chrisley Reveal the 'Hardest Part' of Not Speaking to Each Other for Over 2 Years amid Prison Sentences
Liza EsquibiasOctober 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Todd and Julie Chrisley could not talk on the phone while in prison, they revealed on the latest episode of Off the Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe
The pair, who have been married for nearly three decades, were serving lengthy sentences after being found guilty on charges of fraud in 2022
Julie said that she could only email Todd and her calls to her family were limited to 10 minutes per day
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's 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.
Throughout those two-and-a-half years, Todd, 56, and Julie, 52, said they had little access to one another.
"We 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," Julie explained. "So we did not speak."
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 Chrisley Knows Best. When Bristowe asked what their "biggest challenge" was while apart, Julie was quick to answer.
"We're parents," she said. "We were still raising kids, and even adult kids, they still need their parents. And it has always been us against them, because we've always been outnumbered, so it's always been us against them. So not being able to talk and collaborate and say, 'Okay, how are we going to handle this situation?' Because you do try to parent as much as you can."
Julie shared that "it was a lot harder" 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.
"You have to, at that point, decide which child you're going to talk to, who needs you the most that day," Julie said, adding of Todd: "He's my person. Not having your person there when you're having a bad day, when you're having a good day, when, you know, a birthday comes or a holiday. Those are big deals at our house. They've always been. So that was the hardest part for me."
Todd said that he coped by reflecting on his memories with Julie.
"I 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'm the one who keeps the first ticket stubs from the movie that we went to," he gushed. "I remember everything about our relationship, so those memories kept me going."
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Something else Todd had that helped him feel closer to Julie came unexpectedly. He explained that their daughter, Savannah Chrisley, would bring him magazines to read when she visited, and he found a sample of Julie's perfume in one of them.
"I literally remember taking that and rubbing it on my pillow so that I could smell it every night," he confessed. "And 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't have that separation anxiety because she was still with me."
He said he also relied strongly on his faith and often thought, "God, I know there's a purpose behind this pain, and I just need for you to help me live long enough to see that purpose."
In 2019, Julie 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.
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