Julie and Todd Chrisley are opening up concerning the ache, perspective, and private development that got here with jail — and the pardon that set them free.

In a brand new interview with ABC Information, the previous actuality TV stars sat right down to mirror on their jail expertise and the emotional toll of being separated and finally reunited following greater than a yr behind bars.

“I used to be offended at God,” Todd admitted when requested about his first evening in federal jail. “And once I went to mattress that evening and the lights went out, I cried myself to sleep and I stated, ‘God, why are you permitting this?’”

Julie obtained emotional as properly, sharing she missed birthdays and holidays and graduations together with her youngsters — milestones she will by no means get again.

“You don’t notice the belongings you take as a right till they’re gone,” Todd stated. “Your freedom, your capability to go to church, exit to eat, keep in your mattress all day — when you may have these issues again, it’s a blessing.”

Todd stated incarceration had modified him deeply. “If it didn’t change you, then you definitely’re not human.”

Regardless of the pardon, Todd stays centered on clearing their names.

“Regardless that this pardon has occurred, I nonetheless was convicted of one thing that I didn’t do. It may very well be you, it may very well be you, it may very well be any of you, and someplace on this room, somebody has had a member of the family that has been affected by the system,” he stated.

“I don’t have an apology to provide you or anybody else over the cash that I’ve made.”

The couple was indicted in 2019 on costs of financial institution fraud and tax evasion. They had been convicted in 2022 and commenced serving their sentences individually in January 2023. At one level, they had been going through a mixed 19 years in jail. Each have constantly maintained their innocence.