- Lindsie Chrisley said her boyfriend would need to ask her dad for his permission before proposing.
- However, Todd Chrisley is currently serving a 12-year sentence for bank fraud and tax evasion.
Lindsie Chrisley said her boyfriend would need to ask her imprisoned dad, Todd Chrisley, for his permission before proposing.
On the latest episode of her podcast, "Southern Tea," the 33-year-old was asked how she would feel if her boyfriend Trent asked for her hand in marriage.
The former "Chrisley Knows Best" star — who finalized her divorce from now-ex-husband Will Campbell in 2021 — said that her current partner would likely "fall more on the traditional side" when it comes to proposing and would seek her father's blessing before dropping down to one knee.
However, the only problem is Todd is currently serving a 12-year sentence after he and his wife, Julie Chrisley, were convicted of defrauding banks out of more than $30 million by providing fake financial statements to make them appear wealthier than they were. Julie is serving a seven-year sentence.
Lindsie, who Todd shares with his first wife Teresa Terry, said her father's incarceration makes it a "tricky situation."
"I mean, I don't know. I have never asked him about that," she responded when asked what would happen if Trent — who she went Instagram official with last month — wanted to take the next step.
"It's a tricky situation with my parents being incarcerated," she continued. "What would that even look like? How do you even approach that?"
She then wondered how many times her boyfriend would need to visit her father at his minimum-security facility in Pensacola, Florida, before broaching the subject.
"You don't just sign up and go to a weekend visit and be like, 'Hey, by the way, nice to meet you. I want to marry your daughter.' Like, to me, that's not appropriate," said Lindsie.
While Lindsie has voiced her support for her father amid his prison sentence, their relationship hasn't always been plain sailing.
In 2019, she told FBI investigators that her father and half-brother Chase were threatening to release a sex tape of hers if she refused to lie about a certain "incident," which many took to mean the family's financial crimes. She also went on the talk show "Dr. Phil" to discuss the alleged extortion.
In a statement at the time, Todd denied the existence of the sex tape and said he wasn't involved in any attempts to extort Lindsie — while simultaneously claiming that his daughter, who was then married, has had affairs with multiple "Bachelor" stars since 2016.
Lindsie herself walked back her claims when questioned on the stand at Todd and Julie's bank fraud trial in May 2022.
During her testimony, she said doesn't believe her father was involved in the extortion and has learned there never was a sex tape.