Savannah Chrisley Details Mom Julie Turning Down Dad Todd's Proposals Amid Pregnancy With Chase

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Julie and Todd Chrisley.In a new episode of daughter Savannah's podcast, she revealed that her mom turned down Todd's marriage proposal several times before saying yes.Savannah says Julie was pregnant with their son, Chase, now 27, at the time, and was ready to raise the baby on her own had the pair not married.«I think of my mom in her early 20s when she got pregnant with Chase, so my older brother, who's 14 months older than me,» Savannah began. «My dad had just come off a divorce, he had two kids, and my mom was the preacher's daughter in a small, one stoplight town in South Carolina — preacher's daughter.

Everyone knew everyone.»She continued, «And she got pregnant, and she told my dad, she was like, 'I am not marrying you. This is my baby.

I'm gonna raise my baby. If you want to be involved in his life you can, but I'm raising my child.' I've read parts of the book that he's working on, and I was just sobbing, just because he talks about the first time he saw my mother, how he felt, how he would just go into the bank just to be able to see her, and she wouldn't give him the time of day.»Julie, who was weary of Todd's past as a divorced dad with two kids, was adamant about not marrying her now-husband of 20-plus years. «She told him, she was like, 'I'm not marrying you, just for you to make the same mistake you made with your first wife,'» Savannah shared. «He asked her twice, and she told him no.

And now, look at 'em, 27 years later.»Being pregnant before being married played into Julie's decision as well, with the couple ultimately deciding to tie the knot on May 25, 1996, just days before Chase was born.Savannah added, «But, like she said, small town, your father being the preacher, getting pregnant out of.