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New York Post
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Todd Chrisley compares his first shower after prison to his ‘first sexual encounter'
It's all about the little things. Todd Chrisley, 56, continues to open up about his recent release from federal prison after more than two years behind bars, and there are some things that he missed more than others. During the ABC News special 'The Chrisleys: Life After Lockup' on Sunday, June 29, the reality star joked about taking his first shower after finally returning home from Florida's FPC Pensacola. 10 Todd Chrisley continues to open up about his recent release from federal prison after more than two years behind bars. ABC News/YouTube 10 The reality star joked about taking his first shower after finally returning home from Florida's FPC Pensacola. REUTERS 'It was almost like your first sexual encounter,' Todd told host Juju Chang. He also revealed that his first meal after returning home to Nashville was from Pizza Hut, while Todd's wife, Julie Chrisley, 52, chose a meal from the popular fast-food joint Zaxby's. Both Todd and Julie Chrisley were freed from federal prison in May following pardons from President Donald Trump. 10 'It was almost like your first sexual encounter,' Todd said about his first shower after prison during the new ABC News special 'The Chrisleys: Life After Lockup.' ABC News/YouTube 10 Todd also revealed that his first meal after returning home to Nashville was from Pizza Hut. AP The 'Chrisley Knows Best' stars were found guilty of federal tax evasion and fraud in June 2022 following a three-week trial. They were sentenced that November, and their respective sentences began in January 2023. But following President Trump's pardons, Todd was released from FPC Pensacola on May 28 after serving just over two years of his 12-year sentence. Julie, who was sentenced to seven years at Kentucky's FMC Lexington federal prison, was also freed on May 28. 10 Todd and Julie Chrisley were both released from federal prison on May 28 following pardons from President Donald Trump. Getty Images 10 Julie Chrisley had been sentenced to seven years in Kentucky's FMC Lexington federal prison. ABC News/YouTube Both reality stars opened up about their first nights in prison, and what they missed the most, during their sitdown with ABC. 'Todd, take us behind bars with you,' Chang asked the Chrisley family patriarch. 'What was that first night like?' 'I was angry at God,' Todd responded. 'And when I went to bed that night and the lights went out, I cried myself to sleep and I said, 'God, why are you allowing this?'' 10 Todd also revealed that he cried the first night that he was imprisoned in FPC Pensacola. ABC News/YouTube 10 Todd, Julie and Savannah Chrisley in the ABC News special 'The Chrisleys: Life After Lockup.' ABC News/YouTube 'You don't realize the things that you took for granted until you don't have it,' he continued. 'So your freedom, your ability to go to church, your ability to go out to eat, you know, to stay in your bed all day, those things are taken from you, so when you have them back, it's a blessing.' 'You don't realize how much your freedom means to you until you don't have it,' Todd added. 'If it didn't change you, then you're not human.' As for Julie, she said that she missed her family the most during the 28 months that she was locked up in FMC Lexington. 10 'You don't realize how much your freedom means to you until you don't have it,' Todd noted after his release from prison. REUTERS The pair has sons Chase, 29, and Grayson, 19, as well as daughter Savannah, 27. Todd also shares daughter Lindsie, 35, and son Kyle, 33, with his ex-wife Teresa Terry. Plus, Todd and Julie adopted their granddaughter Chloe, 12, from Kyle in 2016. 'My children and my husband, you know, I missed birthdays and holidays and graduations and things that I can never get back,' she told the ABC News host. 'So now I just have to focus on what's ahead of us.' Now that they are free from prison and back home, the Chrisley couple reportedly has big plans on the horizon. 10 The Chrisley family has big plans following Todd and Julie's pardons from President Trump. ABC News/YouTube Besides launching a new Lifetime reality show following the entire Chrisley clan, Todd also revealed that he and Julie hope to move to South Carolina to open a hotel and 'create a show around' it. 'You know, I think we will always have a presence in Nashville, but I have a pull for Julie and I to go back to South Carolina — to Charleston — to that area,' he said during the ABC News special. 'And we have plans for what we wanna do.' 'We have hopes of acquiring a hotel – a mansion – there, that we are gonna convert into a hotel, and we're gonna create a show around that,' Todd added.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Inside Todd Chrisley's Lockup Hell: 'Teary Nights' & Lost Time
Todd Chrisley opens up in a raw, emotional interview about his time behind bars. In The Chrisleys: Life After Lockup, the reality star reveals he cried himself to sleep on his first night in prison and felt 'angry at God.' Joined by wife Julie, Todd reflects on the freedoms they took for granted before their convictions and their emotional journey since being pardoned by Donald Trump. The couple shares how prison changed them forever, as they fight to clear their names. Read More
New York Post
2 days ago
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- New York Post
Todd Chrisley says he ‘cried myself to sleep' on his first night in prison: ‘I was angry at God'
Todd Chrisley has opened up about his very first night behind bars, saying he cried himself to sleep once reality had sunk in. In ABC News Studios' new special, 'The Chrisleys: Life After Lockup,' the reality star detailed his experience in FPC Pensacola before he was ultimately pardoned by President Donald Trump. 'Todd, take us behind bars with you. What was that first night like?' host Juju Chang asked the 'Chrisley Knows Best' alum. 4 Todd Chrisley has opened up about his very first night behind bars, saying he cried himself to sleep once reality had sunk in. ABC News/YouTube 'I was angry at God,' Todd, 57, replied. 'And when I went to bed that night and the lights went out, I cried myself to sleep and I said, 'God, why are you allowing this?'' 'You don't realize the things that you took for granted until you don't have it,' he went on. 'So your freedom, your ability to go to church, your ability to go out to eat, you know, to stay in your bed all day, those things are taken from you, so when you have them back, it's a blessing.' Julie, for her part, was asked about the things she missed most while serving her sentence. 'My children and my husband, you know, I missed birthdays and holidays and graduations and things that I can never get back,' said Julie, 52. 4 The reality stars were ultimately pardoned by President Donald Trump. Instagram/@graysonchrisley 'So now I just have to focus on what's ahead of us,' she added. Todd was last month freed from FPC Pensacola in Florida after serving just over two years of his 12-year sentence for tax evasion and fraud. His wife Julie, for her part, was let out of FMC Lexington in Kentucky, where she had been serving out a seven-year prison term. 4 Todd was last month freed first from FPC Pensacola in Florida after serving just over two years of his 12-year sentence for tax evasion and fraud. AP The reality stars first reported to prison in 2023 after being convicted of fraud and tax evasion. Federal prosecutors found them guilty of faking documents to obtain over $30 million in loans, and then dumping them by declaring bankruptcy. 'You don't realize how much your freedom means to you until you don't have it,' Todd said during the interview. 4 Julie, for her part, was let out of FMC Lexington in Kentucky, where she had been serving out a seven-year prison term. Instagram/@juliechrisley 'If it didn't change you, then you're not human,' he added. 'The Chrisleys: Life After Lockup' is now streaming on Hulu and Disney+.
4 days ago
- Entertainment
'IMPACT x Nightline: The Chrisleys: Life After Lockup'
"The Chrisleys: Life After Lockup' is ABC News Studios' 'IMPACT x Nightline''s 100th episode and the season 3 finale. The new episode begins streaming on Sunday, June 29, on Hulu and Disney+.
