Back Together… Then Gone: Savannah Chrisley Opens Up About Being Ghosted by Robert Shiver.
Savannah Chrisley admits she was “ghosted” by her ex Robert Shriver.
On the latest episode of her Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley podcast, the Chrisleys: Back to Reality star, 27, opened up about briefly reconciling with Shriver after President Donald Trump pardoned her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, and they were released from prison in May.
“Once mom and dad got out, my ex and I thought, ‘Maybe let’s give this another go,’” Savannah shared. “And we hung out some, we went on a trip and had the absolute best time, because we truly were best friends. And we were keeping it super quiet.”
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However, after getting back together, Savannah revealed that she “got ghosted.” She explained, “I don’t think that’s actually ever happened to me before. So I really didn’t know how to act. But I did.”
“And then, after 24 hours of not hearing from him, I was like, ‘Savannah, no. You deserve better behavior than this,’” she recalled before adding that she “blocked him on everything.”
“Basically, I am dead to him, and he just needs to have my funeral,” she continued. “It’s the way that that went down. So, I mean, it sucks [but it] is what it is. But was I sad about it? Very much so.”
The television personality explained that she had hoped it would work long-term between the pair.
“I was sad because I had gotten my hopes up that this was gonna be my second chance,” she explained. “And this we were gonna finally both of our lives were settling down, and we were gonna end up together. And he had come and spent time with my family, my parents, and then a week later, I get ghosted.”
She shared that the experience left her “extremely upset and sad and heartbroken.”
“I put so much time, money, energy and effort into that relationship,” she said. “That finally, I had reached a point that I realized, I deserve for someone to appreciate me. And how I show up, when I show up, respect me and my value … I was devaluing my self by allowing behavior like this. So, I chose to just block on everything.”
“And for me, that was the right decision. I feel like I’m still kind of in a grieving process. But I’ve lived a lot of my life not respecting myself and allowing certain behaviors or I exhibited certain behaviors because I didn’t respect myself enough.”
Savannah shared that she is now entering a “new era,” adding, “Part of this new life is finding myself respect, respecting myself enough to walk away, respecting myself enough to say no or to say yes.”
“It’s an interesting, liberating phase of life that I’m in right now. And I’m trying to navigate it the best that I can. And you guys will realize how I talked about my ex, my past relationship. There is nothing but love and respect there. And like I said, life situations dictate our feelings, emotions, actions, reactions and I’m having grace for that.”
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One month before her parents’ release from prison, PEOPLE exclusively revealed Savannah and Shiver had split after two years together.
The pair’s relationship was first revealed by PEOPLE in September 2023, but they began dating a few weeks prior on August 17, 2023.
The Good Girl RX helmer opened up about the split on her podcast, saying, “I’m doing a solo [episode] because I feel like there’s elephants in the room that clearly need to be addressed. I have allowed you guys in on my life and that comes with all the highs and all the lows. I’ve been figuring out how to navigate this stage of my life because it sucks, it hurts.”
“It’s been about a month and a half since Robert and I broke up,” she added. “So there it is. Robert and I broke up on March 6. Not that I’m keeping track of dates or anything, but I have taken a lot of time to process things and truly grieve the loss of the relationship that I thought was gonna be where I was for the rest of my life.”
The Chrisleys: Back to Reality premieres as a two-night event Sept. 1 and Sept. 2 at 8 p.m. ET on Lifetime, with a finale dropping on Sept. 16.