Savannah Chrisley got a special tattoo – but she has one big critic.
The reality TV star opened up on her July 2 episode Unlocked podcast about her new ink which is dedicated to her mother Julie Chrisley.
“For people watching the podcast right now, you’ll probably notice since I’m wearing a tank top,” Savannah said at the start of the episode. “For one, I didn’t wear a T-shirt because I was deathly afraid to show my new tattoo, because I knew it would get in the media and my dad would find out.”
She went on to explain that her father, Todd Chrisley – who is currently in prison with his wife for bank fraud and tax evasion – has strong opinions about tattoos.
“So I finally went and told him about my tattoo, right here. It’s in my mom’s handwriting,” Savannah explained, stating that the tattoo, which is above her elbow on the inside of her arm, comes from a letter Julie wrote her.
The ink reads, “I love you, Mom” in Julie’s handwriting.
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Savannah Chrisley tattoo.
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She debated with herself about when to get the tattoo, spanning five months after her parents “left” — they checked into prison in January 2023 — until “the end of last summer,” before further remarking, ” I was, like, Thank God I got him then because I was like, ‘I can wear long-sleeved shirts, he’ll never see it.'”
However, Savannah couldn’t keep the secret for long and decided to tell her dad after she wore the long-sleeved shirt while in Pensacola, Florida and discovered it was “hotter than the hinges of hell.”
“Not only is it hot as hell, but I look like an absolute idiot right now,” she said on the podcast. “So I just decided to take it upon myself and show my dad my tattoo. It went as bad as you all think it did.”
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She said of Todd: “He’s not a fan of tattoos, he doesn’t like them, but that’s OK. Because look, it softened the blow, you know? I said, ‘Dad, look at that. That’s my mom’s. I feel like I have a piece of her. . And he said, ‘Oh, I’d hate to know we were such a poor excuse for parents that you felt like you had to tattoo that on your arm.'”
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Julie Chrisley, Savannah Chrisley, Todd Chrisley.
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Savannah ignored his comment, saying, “You know how he does it just to overdo it.”
The Chrisley knows best The alum said she’s interested in getting more tattoos, but “probably won’t” because she’s already had two tattoos removed.
She added that her brother Grayson Chrisley, 18, “really wants” to get a tattoo, but she told him “no” and suggested he wait “a few years”.
“Then he asked if we could get matching ones, and if I did, my parents wouldn’t be too thrilled with me. So I probably won’t do that either,” she added.
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In the same episode, Savannah informed her parents after her mother’s case was dismissed.
She said her whole family – including her father – was excited for Julie to be released from prison following her appeal. She also stated that her father was not thinking about having his own appeal rejected.
“It’s good,” she said on the podcast. “He was crying, like, happy tears knowing that mom might be home. That’s all he cares about right now is getting her home.”
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