Julie Chrisley has ‘broken down’ behind bars and ‘regrets what she did’ for ‘fame and money’
Julie Chrisley has been ‘broken down’ by her brief time behind bars – and now bitterly ‘regrets’ the extreme lengths she went to for fame and money, blaming herself for allowing her husband Todd to ‘push her into’ a tax fraud scheme that ultimately saw them both sentenced to lengthy stints in prison.
According to a source close to the 50-year-old, mother-of-three Julie is ‘not doing well at all’ in prison, with the insider adding that the former reality TV star has been consumed by remorse over the role she played in the $30 million crime, for which she is now serving seven years at FCM Lexington.
‘She has broken down. She is not doing well at all,’ the source shared. ‘She cannot fathom how she will spend years being locked up and feels that she let her family down.’
The insider added that Julie – who is on month four of her lengthy sentence – is now telling friends that she is furious with herself for allowing her husband Todd, 54, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison, to convince her that they would ‘never go to jail’ for the scheme.
‘Todd assured her that they would not go to jail and now Julie regrets what she did in the name of fame,’ they continued, adding that the ex-reality matriarch is losing all hope that the pair will manage to pull off a successful appeal.
‘She is losing faith that they will get this overturned and she is so sad. It is heart breaking,’ the source shared.
A spokesperson for the Chrisleys did not respond to a request for comment.
Last week, Julie’s daughter Savannah shared some insight into her mother’s prison struggles on her podcast, explaining that the matriarch was ‘scared’ but that she was keeping herself busy by ‘taking classes’.
Todd and Julie are also the parents of son Chase, 26, and Grayson, 16, while Todd also shares daughter Lindsie, 33, and son Kyle, 31, with his ex-wife Teresa Terry.
In 2016, Todd and Julie gained custody of their son Kyle’s daughter Chloe, 10, with his ex Angela Johnson.
The custody was handed to Savannah when her parents entered prison – something that has left the 25-year-old struggling to cope, the insider added.
‘Savannah is just not coping well with trying to be a mom to Chloe and her brother Grayson,’ they shared.
Savannah – who was kicked off a Southwest flight for ‘unruly’ behavior recently – talked about Julie’s situation in great depth on her latest Unlocked podcast.
