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Julie Chrisley has left prison a changed woman.
A day after she and husband Todd Chrisley walked free thanks to presidential pardons from Donald Trump, the Chrisley Knows Best matriarch debuted a new look, revealing in a photo obtained by Fox News Digital that she had ditched her signature blonde hairdo for brunette locksâa transformation her son Chase Chrisley said is here to stay.
âHer hair is darker now,â the 28-year-old told Entertainment Tonight in an interview published May 29. âI’m like, âMama, we gotta go back platinum blonde.â And she was like, âI’m not doing that.ââ
Noting his affection for his momâwho also had grown out grey roots from her time behind barsâChase added, âMy mother’s an angel and she’s still a beautiful woman.â
And while Julieâwho also shares kids Savannah, 27, and Grayson, 19, and has custody of granddaughter Chloe, 11, with Toddâmay have a totally new look, Chase noted she isnât his only parent that left prison with new features.
âMy dad is jacked,â he continued. âHe hit the gym hard.â
Beyond getting to reveal their new appearances to each other, Chase explained that Todd and Julieâwho were scheduled to be in prison for their tax evasion and wire fraud convictions until 2032 and 2028, respectivelyâalso shared an emotional moment upon their first reunion in over two years.
âThey both just burst into tears,â he said. âMy dad wrapped his arms around my mom, and I don’t think he’s let go. I don’t think he’ll ever let go.â
Chase added, âWe were all hugging each other and crying. It was just a beautiful moment, and answered prayers for sure. I can’t even describe the amount of joy that I felt.â
As for how Todd and Julie are doing since their release? Their daughter Savannah provided a positive report.
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âEveryoneâs good. They are great,â she told Entertainment Tonight in a separate May 29 interview. âTheyâre happy to be home.â
She went on to thank criminal justice reform advocate Alice Marie Johnson, who presented their case to President Trump, calling them both âamazing.â
Catch up on Chrisley Knows Best during a marathon on E! on Sunday, June 1 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. For now, keep reading for a deeper look into the Chrisley family tree.
He was born in Georgia in April 1969 and raised in South Carolina. He and first wife Teresa Terry welcomed daughter Lindsie Chrisley in 1989 and son Kyle Chrisley in 1991 before splitting a few years later. After their breakup, Todd wed Julie Chrisley (born in South Carolina in January 1973) in 1996.
Together, they added to their family with the births of kids Chase Chrisley, Savannah Chrisley and Grayson Chrisley and the adoption of Kyle’s daughter Chloe Chrisley.
As Todd explained in the premiere episode of Chrisley Knows Bestâa show that followed the blended family’s ups and downs as well as their rich lifestyle in Atlanta and later Nashvilleâhe made “95 percent” of their money through his real estate business before entering the reality TV world. As for Julie, she was working at a bank when she started dating Todd.
Chrisley Knows Best ran from 2014 to 2023 and led to spin-offs like Growing Up Chrisley and What’s Cooking With Julie? as well as other media ventures, including the family members’ podcasts.
In 2022, Todd and Julie were convicted of fraud and tax crimes, and they were originally sentenced to 12 and seven years in prison, respectively (with him being held in Florida and her being behind bars in Kentucky). The couple had pleaded not guilty.
In May 2025, President Donald Trump pardoned Todd and Julie and they were released from prison.
She attended Georgia State University, where she met now-ex husband Will Campbell. They wed in 2012, and she graduated and gave birth to their son Jackson that December. Two years later, Chrisley Knows Best premiered.
Lindsie appeared on the series for five seasons, where viewers saw how Todd and Will didn’t get along. She and Will filed for divorce in 2016, and she left the show in 2017.
In the following years, there was public fallout between her and her family. It wasn’t until 2022 that Lindsie, Todd, Julie and Savannah reunited publicly on crossover episodes of their podcasts.
“God knows I wasn’t prepared for this estrangement,” he said on Chrisley Confessions. “But I will tell you now looking back, we needed this estrangement.”
However, their reunion was short-lived. In a March 2025 episode of her podcast The Southern Tea, Lindsie said she hasn’t seen her dad “in quite some time.” The following month, she confirmed she’s also estranged from her siblings.
“We can live in the same space doing the same things and not necessarily agree or align and itâs no hate, itâs no ill will,” Lindsie said on Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierraâs podcast, Cate & Ty Break It Down in April 2025. “We just donât serve each other in each otherâs lives.”
But after Julie and Todd were pardoned in May 2025, Lindsie wrote on Instagram Stories, “With God all things are possible.”
While Kyle appeared on only the first season of Chrisley Knows Best (aside from a brief cameo in 2021), his past arrests and rocky relationship with his family (which involved them being estranged and reuniting at various points in time) continued to make headlines. Heâs also spoken candidly about his mental health journey and battle with addiction, sharing in a 2019 Facebook post that he’s sober.
In 2021, Kyle wed Ashley Nelson and became a father to her kids Haiden and Mackenzie.
As for where Kyle stands with Todd and Julie, he expressed his hope to reconnect with them after their return from prison.
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