Since confirming her new relationship, the ‘Specials’ star has shared a photo of the pair holding hands on her Instagram Story
Savannah Chrisley searches for joy in life as her family continues to go through a difficult chapter.
Before her departure from Special forces: the toughest test in the world was officially announced last week, Chrisley knows best alum spoke with PEOPLE about her new relationship with Robert Shiver — and how the time has been a good distraction from her parents Todd and Julie’s ongoing incarceration.
“I’m so grateful to have such an amazing person in my life who shows up and loves and cares and is a positive influence on the kids,” she says, referring to siblings Grayson and Chloe, both of whom are in her care while her parents are away. “I want to be as respectful as possible to him and his situation because he has three amazing little boys who are going to have to see and hear things one day.”
Savannah, 26, also notes that she’s “in such a happy place in her life, despite all the negative things that have happened.”
“I think this just showed me that you can find beauty in ashes,” he adds of the new romance. “And for that, wherever it leads, I’m forever grateful.”
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Last month, PEOPLE broke the news that Savannah was dating Roberta, and she has since shared a photo of the pair holding hands on her Instagram Story. The former athlete has already made headlines after his wife, Lindsay Shiver, allegedly plotted his murder along with two co-conspirators. It is currently uncertain whether she has entered a guilty plea.
As for Savannah, her parents Todd, 54, and Julie, 50, are serving time in prison for tax evasion and fraud. Their initial joint 19-year sentences have since been reduced pending appeal.
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(L-R) Julie Chrisley, Savannah Chrisley and Todd Chrisley are pictured on ‘Chrisley’s Believe It or Not’.
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Although Savannah has been caring for Grayson, 17, and Chloe, 10, amid their absence, she has taken time to film Special forces. Being away from Grayson and Chloe — who is the daughter of Savannah’s brother Kyle Chrisley, who was legally adopted by Todd and Julie — amid this difficult time for their family was partly why she left the Fox series.
“I think the whole thing has been hard and just being away from the kids has been the hardest because we’ve experienced so much loss, obviously, in the last year,” she says. “And since mom and dad aren’t home, we’ve created our own little safe place. We’re what we turn to.”
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Special forces: the toughest test in the world airs Mondays at 9pm ET on Fox.
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