Why Lindsie Chrisley Didn’t Honor Nic Kerdiles After His Death

Lindsie Chrisley is shedding gentle on why she didn’t publicly pay tribute to sister Savannah Chrisley’s late ex-fiancé, Nic Kerdiles.

“It could virtually come throughout, primarily based off of the occasions which have taken place with myself and my sister, for me to publish one thing as a result of it could really feel insincere,” Lindsie, 34, instructed Kailyn Lowry on the Thursday, September 28, episode of the truth stars’ “Espresso Convos” podcast. “And I don’t suppose that we must be residing for what we’re posting on social media. We must be residing for what we’re doing and our lives personally exterior of what the general public is aware of.”

The Chrisley Is aware of Greatest alum — who has lengthy had a rocky relationship with Savannah, 26 — acquired vital backlash from followers for sharing celebratory pictures from her celebration as an alternative of honoring Kerdiles after his dying. The skilled hockey participant, who dated Savannah from 2017 to 2021, died on Saturday, September 23, following a bike accident. He was 29 years outdated.

“The feedback had been horrific about folks saying that I shouldn’t be posting completely happy pictures when one thing so unhappy is occurring,” Lindsie recalled to Lowry, 31. “And I had unhappy issues happening on my birthday that I selected to not share these pictures and had sort of taken a bit of social media hiatus.”

Due to the web break, Lindsie defined, “I’ve gotten a whole lot of messages of individuals saying, ‘Are you ever going to share [your birthday photos]?’ So I shared them [on Monday, September 25] and on this remark part, it was folks saying, ‘You already know that is what’s happening and it’s not acceptable to be posting completely happy pictures.’ And I simply need to speak about that a bit of bit as a result of I feel on this planet of social media folks stay and suppose that I’m residing by my social media feed and that’s the one factor that’s happening in my life.”

Previous to posting the birthday photos, Lindsie famous that she “had simply decided that I wasn’t going to say something publicly in any respect about it” as a result of Kerdiles’ sister vocalized her disappointment that her brother’s life was being overshadowed by his connection to Savannah within the wake of his dying. “She didn’t need any affiliation to be tied again to the household and they’re grieving folks,” Lindsie stated, whereas additionally defending Savannah’s choice to publicly mourn her late ex.

Savannah honored Kerdiles shortly after he died.

“Heaven gained probably the most stunning angel in the present day … I miss you and I really like you. I’ll eternally save our final messages of ‘I really like you,’” she wrote through her Instagram Story on Saturday. “Please ship me an indication that you just’re OK. Perhaps it’ll be via [sic] a ham and cheese crepe … or pasta with white sauce … or possibly your favourite carrot cake.”

Recalling their romance, Savannah wrote, “We liked laborious … and I can’t wait to trip bikes alongside the seashores of heaven with you in the future.”

Different members of the Chrisley household spoke out about Kerdiles’ dying, with Savannah’s brother Chase Chrisley writing on his Instagram Story that he “misplaced a brother in the present day.”

“I do know God has a plan, however man I don’t perceive it in the present day,” Chase, 27, added. “Fly excessive my brother and relaxation straightforward.”

It has been a attempting yr for the Chrisley household. Todd and Julie Chrisley reported to their respective prisons in January after being convicted of financial institution fraud and tax evasion, which they deny. Todd, 54, is serving out a 12-year sentence in Florida, whereas Julie, 50, will stay behind bars in Kentucky for seven years. (Information broke earlier this month that their sentences had every been lowered by roughly two years.) Savannah was granted custody of her youthful brother, Grayson Chrisley, and her niece, Chloe, of their absence.

Earlier this month, Savannah spoke about her strained relationship with Lindsie. (Todd shares oldest kids Lindsie and son Kyle Chrisley with ex-wife Teresa Terry.)

The sisters “don’t communicate to one another anymore,” Savannah instructed Nick Viall. “She and my oldest brother from my dad’s first marriage, my mother all the time handled them as in the event that they had been hers. They didn’t essentially deal with her the identical,” she claimed.

She additional alleged that Lindsie’s involvement of their dad and mom’ court docket case obtained messy. (Whereas Lindsie in the end testified in favor of their dad, she beforehand made quite a few allegations towards Todd, together with that she was “actually afraid” of him and that he had tried to blackmail her with footage from an alleged intercourse tape of her and ex Robby Hayes.)

Lindsie “obtained herself in a multitude that she tried to search out her means out of that was a tough technique to discover her means out of,” Savannah claimed.

Lindsie hit again at her sister’s claims on the Thursday, September 21, episode of “Espresso Convos.”

“If [Savannah] feels the necessity to blame me to maneuver ahead together with her life and duties, that’s OK,” the podcast host stated. “Nevertheless, I feel that it’s also exhibiting a scarcity of empathy for others if you act like you’re the sole person who misplaced two dad and mom. Whereas I used to be not part of my dad and mom’ life in the identical capability, they’re nonetheless a loss. You’ll be able to’t say, ‘Oh, nicely my loss is larger than your loss,’ or, ‘Your loss is larger than my loss.’ That doesn’t actually apply right here.”