Savannah Chrisley Hasn’t ‘Spoken’ to Brother Chase ‘in I Can’t Tell You When’
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- Savannah Chrisley is opening up about her strained relationship with her brother Chase Chrisley
- The reality star admitted that she hasn’t “spoken” to Chase since “I can’t tell you when”
- Despite ongoing tensions between the pair, Savannah said of her brother Chase, “He is my brother and I love him, but I also have to love myself, too”
Savannah Chrisley is revealing where she stands with her brother Chase Chrisley amid ongoing tensions between the siblings.
During an interview on Nightline alongside parents Todd and Julie Chrisley, Savannah, 28, admitted, “I haven’t spoken to Chase in … I can’t tell you when.”
As documented on the family’s new reality series, The Chrisleys: Back to Reality, the siblings didn’t see eye to eye while their parents were serving a combined 19 years in prison in November 2022 (though that number was reduced by around two years each in September 2023) after they were convicted of 12 counts of bank and wire fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy. They were later pardoned by President Donald Trump and released from prison in May.
“I feel that I had so much pressure on me,” Savannah shared. “I think it was just being in the circumstances that I was in and had all these people in close proximity but I never felt so alone.”
When asked if she would characterize her relationship with Chase as “estranged,” she responded, “No, no, because at the end of the day, he is my brother and I love him. But, I also have to love myself, too.”
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Todd, 57, also addressed how he is navigating the tensions between his children.
“As a parent, it’s not that you love a child more,” he explained. “You love a child differently because each child is different. I’ve always said that Chase is better television than any child that I have.”
However, Savannah claimed that Todd does pick favorites, saying, “Oh, trust me, he’s on Chase’s bandwagon right now. Chase is his favorite. Grayson says it, I say it.”
“I don’t really care what they say…their opinions don’t matter to me,” Todd teased.
Todd explained why he refuses to step in and “referee” the siblings’ arguments.
“I don’t feel it’s my job,” he said. “It’s my job for both of them to know that I love them with all of my heart.”
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Savannah and Chase spoke out about their long-rumored feud in the premiere episode of The Chrisleys: Back to Reality.
“Chase and I are on rocky terms because over the past two and a half years, he has not helped me at all,” Savannah claimed before alleging that her older brother “has not picked up a single ounce of slack” while Todd and Julie were behind bars despite having “been given ample opportunity to do so.”
However, Chase saw things differently and claimed that the Unlocked podcast host only “wants help on Savannah’s time.”
“She wants to be able to say she’s done it on her own,” the Gold Drop founder admitted in a confessional.
Savannah then claimed that any time the pair do get the chance to connect, it’s “strictly performative” because there is allegedly “something he wants to gain.”
“There’s a lot of resentment,” the Good Girl RX founder added. “So when things are said and done, I don’t forget it, and I don’t know if it can ever be repaired, honestly.”
“Once I shut someone off, I shut ’em off,” she added.
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Later in the episode, Chase further detailed the ongoing tension between them.
“Whenever I see Savannah, I want to like have a relationship with her,” Chase said. “I love her to death, but Savannah doesn’t like me half the time. Everyone needs to get their issues out there, say what’s on their mind and move past it so it’s not awkward. Or, just don’t be around each other.”
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New episodes of The Chrisleys: Back to Reality will air Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Lifetime through its Sept. 16 finale.
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