Kriti Mehrotra
It was on July 25, 2023, when long-time reality star Chase Chrisley announced his separation from fiancée Emmy Medders after three years together, leaving their fans shocked. Neither has ever explicitly opened up about this breakup, apart from indicating a couple of times that they simply wish one another well because there is no chance of reconciliation between them. Therefore, when Chase went public with his new girlfriend Jodi Laine Fournerat within a few months, it was evident he was hoping to step into an entirely new chapter of his life.
Chase and Jodi Have Already Faced Their Fair Share of Challenges
Although it’s unclear when Chase and Jodi first came across one another, we do know they did so through mutual friends, following which the former essentially connected with her on Instagram. “We met through mutual friends, and then I went on her Instagram,” he candidly told People in an exclusive interview. “…(I) just liked a bunch of pictures back, to back, to back, to back, to back. And she called me out for it on her Story.” This led to a conversation between them, which then evolved into another and then another until they went on their first date.
The initial few months of their relationship were admittedly hard for both Chase and Jodi owing to the long distance and his alleged heavy drinking, but they managed to make things work. While he was based in Nashville, Tennessee, she was serving as a surgical technician in her hometown of Bastille, Louisiana, when they first met, so their initial few months of back and forth were challenging. Moreover, as per the latter in the aforementioned show, since they had started dating months following his parents’ conviction, he was allegedly drinking heavily for comfort, and it made things even more complicated.
Nevertheless, Jodi stuck by Chase through everything, including his January 2025 arrest for simple battery following a night out, and he did the same for her when it came to his family. After all, while he was almost immediately accepted into her family, his siblings and paternal grandmother weren’t really close to her despite her having moved to Nashville for their relationship in August 2024. Chase always stood by her while also making it known that while they weren’t warm to her, it wasn’t because they didn’t like her; it was just that they didn’t know her. This was also true for his then still-incarcerated mother, who expressed her concerns while being told he was planning to propose soon, because she simply never had a chance to really spend time with her.
Chase and Jodi Are Still Head Over Heels in Love
While it’s unclear whether Chase has already gone down on one knee or not for Jodi, we do know he has already asked for her father’s permission to have her hand in marriage. Therefore, with them still very clearly being together and being head over heels in love, we can only assume that if it hasn’t happened yet, it definitely will in the near future. Both Chase and Jodi have since indicated that they truly believe they are one another’s true love, and it’s honestly evident from the way they have grown in their two years together. They seem to have mutual respect, trust, and understanding between them, and whenever they face any issues, they navigate them with an open mind, open heart, as well as open communication, so they have managed to make things work.
Moreover, and more importantly, Chase and Jodi are ready to adapt and compromise for one another and their relationship, which is arguably the most significant aspect of a successful long-term union. In fact, the reality star has since admitted that he has quit drinking and that she is one of the biggest reasons he did so, telling People, “Without her support throughout the last two years of my parents being gone, I really don’t know where I would be, if I would even be here.” Moreover, in the past few years, he has been open about not really knowing his place in this world and understanding his calling, and she has actually helped him navigate that, too.
In fact, as per Jodi, she has been helping her entrepreneurial and real estate business tycoon boyfriend expand his wings over the past few months. Apart from her work as a surgical technician, she has been doing “a little bit of social media stuff on the side, you know, one of those typical blogger influencers.” However, more recently, she has been helping Chase expand his endeavors by helping him “set up a foundation to donate a portion of the proceeds” he earns through his seltzer business. With them doing their best to spend as much time together as possible and show up for one another through everything – birthdays, holidays, and milestones – we believe they have what it takes to go all the way. We can’t wait to see what’s next for this couple, especially as both of them have now long asserted that they believe they have found the love of their lives in one another.
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