Todd and Julie Chrisley spotted for first time after revealing son, 19, begged to sleep in their room following prison release
Todd Chrisley and his wife Julie were spotted out over the weekend after their first interview following their release from prison, where they made a bizarre revelation.
The 56-year-old Todd and 52-year-old Julie appeared with their daughter Savannah, 27 and son Grayson, 19, Saturday night on Fox News ' My View With Lara Trump.
The celebrity parents were also spotted out and about in Nashville for the first time since the interview.
Todd was seen wearing a light blue polo shirt, black shorts and black shoes, while Julie was donning a dark blue top, light blue jeans and black sandals.
The interview was their first since their release from prison after a two-year stint behind bars, following a pardon from President Donald Trump.
Todd revealed during the interview that their youngest son Grayson asked to sleep in their room the first night they got back from prison.
Todd revealed during the interview that their youngest son Grayson asked to sleep in their room the first night they got back from prison.
'He came in and he said, "Can I sleep with you tonight?" I said, "You can,"' Todd recalled during the interview.
Savannah added, 'The first night [Grayson] said, "I'm scared to go to sleep because I feel like I'm just going to wake up in the morning and they're not going to be here."'
She added, 'Grayson's always said, "I have two moms," because we're nine years apart. And so we've always been attached to the hip. He's taught me more than any person in the world ever could the past two and a half years.'
Todd and Julie spent two and a half years behind bars in separate facilities in Florida and Kentucky, with Savannah granted custody of their youngest children, Grayson and Chloe, 12, who is the biological daughter of Todd's eldest son Kyle, 33.
Savannah added, 'He thought I saved him when in reality he saved me … going through this together has been such a whirlwind.'
When Lara Trump asked Grayson what his favorite memory was of having his parents back, he said, 'really just being together.'
'I mean, you take those times for granted when they are home, and then when you realize one day it could be there and the next day it's not, you know, it means just a little bit more,' he said.
Todd was also asked what his first night in prison was like, and the reality star patriarch said he literally cried himself to sleep.
'I just said, "God, why? I've tried to be a loyal and faithful servant. Why are you allowing this to happen? You know these things are not true,' Todd said, referring to the fraud and tax evasion charges that landed them in prison, though they have maintained their innocence throughout.
'I just said, "God, why? I've tried to be a loyal and faithful servant. Why are you allowing this to happen? You know these things are not true,' Todd said, referring to the fraud and tax evasion charges that landed them in prison, though they have maintained their innocence throughout.
'In my dream, God came to me and said that, "I have planted you where I need you, and when you leave they will rise,' Todd said.
He added, 'I look back on that dream now and I understand when he said, "When you leave, they will rise," because they're rising through President Trump.'
The Chrisley's were found guilty on all 12 counts including conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion, with Todd sentenced to 12 years in prison and Julie to 7 years before they were pardoned and released.
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