Todd Chrisley revealed that he initially disapproved of his daughter Savannah Chrisley’s relationship with her now-husband, Jason Galanis, due to their 27-year age difference.
“Jason is not who I would have chosen for my daughter,” the 57-year-old businessman admitted during Monday’s episode of the “Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley” podcast.
“Well, no, because there’s a massive age gap,” Savannah, 29, responded, acknowledging her father’s concerns.
Todd recalled the moment Savannah first opened up about her relationship with Galanis, 56, revealing that he immediately expressed his disapproval.
“I remember the look on your face sitting in the pool house that day, when you told me, and I said, ‘Let me stop you,’” he recalled.
“It was bad,” Savannah admitted, prompting Todd to continue, “I said, ‘Let me stop you … don’t tell me anything because I am not interested in hearing it.’”
Todd explained that he made his feelings clear, telling Savannah he refused to support her decision to pursue a relationship with someone close to his own age.
“If that is what you have chosen to do with your life, you need to keep it separate to my life because I am not condoning my daughter marrying someone or being tied up with someone that’s my age, and I saw the hurt,” he added.
The 57-year-old businessman admitted that Galanis, 56, was not the partner he had envisioned for his 29-year-old daughter.
“Jason is not who I would have chosen for my daughter,” Todd confessed.
“Well, no, because there’s a massive age gap,” Savannah chimed in, acknowledging the significant age difference between herself and her husband.
“We’re good,” Savannah insisted, reassuring her father about her marriage.
Todd responded with a humorous jab at their age-gap relationships, joking, “Folks, you know what shape the world’s in when these girls are chasing each other to the assisted living.”
Reflecting on his initial disapproval of Savannah’s relationship, Todd recalled seeing the pain in his daughter’s expression when he voiced his concerns.
“There was a part of you that said, and you didn’t say it, but I saw that look in your face, ‘Is he really saying this to me after everything I’ve done?’” he shared.
However, Todd revealed that his feelings toward Galanis have since changed, explaining that he now supports their marriage after witnessing the positive impact Galanis has had on Savannah’s life.
He praised Galanis for helping Savannah find happiness, saying he has watched him “create a safe area for you to become happy within yourself.”
“I watched that being given to you every day,” Todd continued, adding that Galanis “worships” Savannah and agreeing that he is a “fool” over his daughter.
On Oct. 29, it was revealed that Savannah and Galanis had secretly tied the knot in July at the Cayman Islands Baptist Church. The news came just days after the couple publicly confirmed their relationship and announced they were expecting their first child together.
Savannah initially kept Galanis’ identity under wraps when revealing her pregnancy, referring to her mystery partner simply as “J” in an Instagram post.
Galanis was later revealed to have a criminal past, having been convicted of fraud and sentenced to more than 14 years in prison in September 2020.
He also served time at the same Florida correctional facility as Savannah’s father, Todd Chrisley, with both men having been incarcerated at Federal Prison Camp.
