Savannah Chrisley's Boyfriend Robert Shiver Met Her Mom Julie and They 'Get Along Great' but Dad Todd Has 'Not Been as Open'

Mar. 15, 2025

Savannah Chrisleyand her boyfriendRobert Shiverare taking the next step in their relationship.

During a Jan. 7 conversation on Savannah’sUnlockedpodcast, Shiver revealed that he has met his girlfriend’s mom,Julie Chrisley, but has yet to have the opportunity to connect with her dadTodd Chrisleyas they both serve time in prisonafter being convicted in June 2022of fraud and tax evasion.

“I have met your mother one time. Incredible human being,” he said. “Me and Julie, we get along great.”

However, Savannah fretted that he was not meeting “the best version of my mother.” She added, “That was really difficult for me. You’re going to visit her in a prison, and dear god, I don’t think you’ve ever thought, ‘Oh, I’m gonna go see my girlfriend’s mom in prison, meet her for the first time.’ Like, not the image anyone had ever imagined.”

From left: Savannah Chrisley and Robert Shiver, Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley.Jason Davis/Getty; Kevin Mazur/ACMA2017/Getty

Jason Davis/Getty; Kevin Mazur/ACMA2017/Getty

He claimed that “the majority of people wanna attack you [and] they don’t wanna praise you.”

Shiver found comfort in the fact that he was already close with Savannah and her younger siblingsGraysonand Chloe Chrisley.

“I’m going into this open. Like, this is somebody that you love,” he shared. “This is somebody that everybody in the car loves. And so, I went in with an open mind, and it didn’t disappoint and I had a great time with her. I think she laughed a ton.”

Savannah told Shiver that the exchange happened because “you are my mother and I am my father.” She added, “So that’s why you two get along so well.”

From left: Julie Chrisley, Savannah Chrisley and Todd Chrisley.Vivian Zink/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

Vivian Zink/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

On the other hand, Todd “has not been as open” to meeting Shiver, according to Savannah.

“I think that’s probably rightfully so. Right?” Shiver responded. “It’s his daughter, you know? Who’s this guy? He’s got all this baggage. You know? And Todd has a tendency to be vocal on certain situations and issues.”

He added: “I don’t know if there’s many situations where nobody knows how he feels because they always know how he feels.”

From left: Savannah Chrisley and Todd Chrisley.Kevin Winter/Getty; Danielle Del Valle/Getty

Kevin Winter/Getty; Danielle Del Valle/Getty

Savannah speculated that her father might have reservations about her pick for a boyfriend, saying, “I don’t think anyone ever looks at life, and they’re like, ‘Oh, I want my kid to marry someone that’s 12 years older, that’s been divorced, that has kids.’ Like that’s not what you would want for your daughter."

“That’s not what you would draw up,” Shiver added.

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When he asked if thought he would meet Todd this year, Shiver responded, “Fingers crossed.”

“Well, I’m not gonna have a child with someone that is still legally married,” Savannah said. “I’m not really into that.”

“But if I had a child with him and we weren’t married, like, I’m fine with that, but you just can’t be married to someone else when I have that child,” she continued. “No. Well, so that’s a whole different story.”

She thinks things will “move quick” once Shiver’s divorce is finalized.

source: people.com