Todd Chrisley addresses Julie Chrisley's 'dark' hair and post-prison appearance
Julie referenced a "horrible" viral picture of her with graying, darker hair — a shift from her famous blonde locks that paired well with the fair-haired family's rise to reality TV infamy — as her husband claimed that she "set the bar low, there was nowhere to go but up."
Todd Chrisley, Julie Chrisley released from prison after Trump signs pardon
He added "when I first saw you when I got out of that car, I started thinking about going back, but then I thought, let me embrace this — this is a moment." Julie replied, "Are you kidding me, right now?" when Todd admitted "it was a rough moment because I had never seen you dark in my life."
Julie then said, "I know that, Todd, but I didn't have any choice." The Chrisley's jabs at each other were well documented and helped them gain a loyal following on their USA Network show "Chrisley Knows Best," which ran for 10 seasons from 2014 to 2023.
In June 2022, the Chrisleys — who portrayed themselves as real estate tycoons in the South — were found guilty of conspiring to defraud community banks in Atlanta out of more than $36 million in fraudulent loans, defraud the IRS and commit tax evasion. Julie was additionally convicted of obstruction of justice and wire fraud.
In late May, Trump shared that he was pardoning the couple in a conversation from the White House with their middle daughter, Savannah Chrisley, who long advocated for their release and spoke last summer at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
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