{"id":897147,"date":"2026-10-28T04:44:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T04:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/897147\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T04:44:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T04:44:15","slug":"savannah-chrisley-defends-age-gap-relationship-on-unlocked-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/897147\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Chrisley defends age-gap relationship on &#8216;Unlocked&#8217; podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Pregnant Savannah Chrisley is defending her &#8220;huge&#8221; age-gap relationship with fianc\u00e9 and &#8220;best friend&#8221; Jason, who has been identified in reports as Jason Galanis, 56, according to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_3526825\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/pregnant-savannah-chrisleys-fiance-revealed-to-be-businessman-jason-galanis-12197015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">People magazine.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The outlet reported that Galanis, who is 27 years older than Chrisley, was an associate of Hunter Biden, noting that he worked with him and business associate Devon Archer.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In September 2020, Galanis was sentenced to 189 months in prison for multiple securities fraud schemes, before <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_3526826\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-commutes-prison-sentence-hunter-bidens-fall-guy-jason-galanis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">President Trump commuted<\/a> his sentence in March 2025, People reported.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_3526827\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/gigi-hadid-says-her-relationship-bradley-cooper-provides-something-she-hasnt-experienced-before\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">GIGI HADID SAYS HER RELATIONSHIP WITH BRADLEY COOPER PROVIDES SOMETHING SHE HASN&#8217;T EXPERIENCED BEFORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">While in prison, Galanis also testified during President Biden\u2019s impeachment inquiry in 2024, per the outlet.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">During Tuesday&#8217;s episode of her <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_3526828\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/unlocked-with-savannah-chrisley\/id1649201369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;Unlocked&#8221;<\/a> podcast,&#8221; the 29-year-old reality TV star \u2014 who also announced her engagement and pregnancy with a video post on Instagram \u2014 opened up about the age difference between her and the father of her first baby and explained why she doesn&#8217;t care what other people&#8217;s opinions are towards their relationship.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Yes, there is a huge age gap there, OK?&#8221; Chrisley, 29, said of Jason during the podcast. &#8220;And that\u2019s probably part of the reason why I kept a lot of it quiet, because I know how brutal the public can be. But I genuinely do not care.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/savannah-chrisley.jpg\" alt=\"Savannah Chrisley stands on the red carpet at Fox Studio Lot.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Savannah Chrisley announced she is engaged and expecting her first baby with her partner, Jason.\u00a0 (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I have always said, \u2018I would rather [have] 20 phenomenal, unbelievable years with someone than 50 \u2018meh\u2019 years.&#8217; Like, the amount of love and respect that we have, we have so many dreams, and we dream together, we work together \u2026 we want to have life experiences with each other. And I think that\u2019s when you know you have the right person, when you don\u2019t feel like you have to escape them at times.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We do everything together. \u2026 And it\u2019s just such an amazing, fulfilling feeling to finally find your person. And I\u2019m there. So, yes, the age difference. So what?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Chrisley, who revealed she got engaged in December 2025, shared limited details abougt the day Jason proposed.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;When he gave me the ring, he was like, \u2018Before I open this, I just want you to know that this is just an expression of love to you. This can be whatever you want it to be. This can be an engagement ring, a promise ring, a cocktail ring for all I care. I just want you to know how much I love you,'&#8221; she recalled. &#8220;And there was no pressure ever put on me to, like, \u2018You have to accept this as this.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/savannah-chrisley-conference.jpg\" alt=\"Savannah Chrisley at the CPA DC conference in February 2025.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Chrisley said she got engaged in December 2025.\u00a0 (Dominic Gwinn\/Middle East Images\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">While she acknowledged the engagement was &#8220;really quick,&#8221; she stressed that &#8220;timing means nothing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">On Tuesday, Chrisley also announced that she and Jason are expecting their first child together in an emotional Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I\u2019ve prayed for this life. I\u2019ve cried for this life. And there were moments I truly wondered if this life would ever be mine,&#8221; she wrote alongside a video montage announcing the pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_3526830\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LIKE WHAT YOU&#8217;RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The past few years have taken me through fires I never imagined I\u2019d have to walk through. Seasons of heartbreak, loss, and moments when I didn\u2019t know if I would ever make it to the other side. I wondered if I would ever find my forever \u2026 if I would ever feel safe enough to truly breathe again,&#8221; she continued.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;And then God sent me J. Right in the middle of the heartbreak. Before all the pieces were put back together. And somehow, he began healing parts of me he never broke.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/savannah-chrisley-2.jpg\" alt=\"Savannah Chrisley addresses the media outside the prison where Chris Chrisley was being held before being pardoned by President Trump\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old reality star defended her &#8220;huge&#8221; age gap with her partner, Jason.\u00a0 (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;My protector. My fiercest fighter. My most loyal person. My lover. My safe place. A man with the patience of Job \u2014 and Lord knows he needs it. The one who makes me laugh even on my hardest days.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;For the first time in a long time, I feel safe. I feel fulfilled. I can finally exhale. I found my forever in you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Chrisley went on to describe her pregnancy as the couple\u2019s &#8220;sweetest blessing yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;J, watching the way you already love and protect our baby before he\/she has even entered this world has made me fall in love with you in an entirely new way,&#8221; she wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Not a single doctor\u2019s appointment missed. Constantly caring for me, talking about our baby, and reminding me how beautiful my growing bump is. I thank God every day that this baby gets to call you Daddy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Chrisley also addressed women who may be waiting for their own &#8220;forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;And to the woman still in her waiting season\u2026 wondering when it will finally be her turn, wondering if God has forgotten her\u2026 Please don\u2019t mistake God\u2019s silence for His absence,&#8221; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Sometimes He\u2019s writing the most beautiful chapters of your story while you\u2019re still trying to make sense of the ones that broke your heart.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I once prayed just to make it through another day. Now I get to spend forever with the love of my life, carrying a little miracle we already love more than words,&#8221; she continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;From heartbreak to healing. From surviving to living. From praying for my forever to building a family with him.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chrisley-trump-pardon-presser-008.jpg\" alt=\"TV personality Todd Chrisley speaks to the public after Trump pardons him and Julie Chrisley.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Chrisley announced her pregnancy Tuesday.\u00a0 (George Walker IV\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Only God could have written this story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Chrisley previously discussed her relationship with Jason during a June appearance on the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_3526831\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/1119-whine-down-with-jana-kram-29262403\/episode\/savannah-knows-best-with-savannah-chrisley-336825709\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;Whine Down with Jana Kramer&#8221;<\/a> podcast, where she admitted that her father, Todd Chrisley, is &#8220;not too fond&#8221; of the age difference.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_3526832\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/olivia-wilde-breaks-silence-harry-styles-fans-brutal-reaction-10-year-age-gap-romance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Age-gap relationships<\/a> are the new thing. You\u2019re going to see it everywhere,&#8221; she said. &#8220;There are all these couples that are huge age-gap relationships, but it just works. It\u2019s insane.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;For me, I\u2019m not dealing with the insecurity of a younger guy who\u2019s trying to keep up. Honestly, it\u2019s the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_3526833\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/great-relationships-have-3-essential-ingredients-one-factor-can-ruin-everything\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">healthiest relationship<\/a> I\u2019ve ever been in,&#8221; she continued.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;He\u2019s my biggest cheerleader,&#8221; Chrisley added. &#8220;He\u2019s not intimidated by my success, which is so great.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I feel like so many women in today\u2019s day and age are the primary breadwinners for their family, and they feel like they have to dim their light in order to make their partner feel better. And I\u2019m like, no,&#8221; she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;First off, he does way better than I do. And I love that because I\u2019m like, \u2018You\u2019re not intimidated by me. You think what I do is great. You don\u2019t try to stifle me.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital reached out to Savannah Chrisley&#8217;s reps for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Christina Dugan Ramirez is an entertainment journalist with more than 15 years of experience, including a decade at PEOPLE writing high-profile cover stories, covering Hollywood&#8217;s biggest events, and interviewing many of the industry&#8217;s most influential stars before joining Fox News Digital in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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