Chase Chrisley and Jodi Laine Fournerat.Photo:Jodi Laine Fournerat/Instagram
Jodi Laine Fournerat/Instagram
Chase Chrisleyhas a new love interest in his life and they’re taking the relationship one step at a time.
Four months afterannouncing his splitfrom his ex fiancée,Emmy Medders, a rep for theChrisley Knows Bestalum, 27, confirms his new relationship with girlfriend Jodi Laine Fournerat to PEOPLE.
“It’s been a couple of months so it’s still early,” a rep for the reality star says. “But they’re taking it slow and enjoying their time together.”
On Nov. 7, Fournerat, a New Orleans-based travel surgical technologist, made thingsInstagram officialwhen she posted a picture of Chrisley embracing her from behind. “Happy is an understatement ♥︎,” she wrote in the caption of the post.
Though the real estate agent has yet to share his new romance on his own feed, he did repost a mirror selfie of Fournerat in her surgical scrubs to his Instagram Story after she tagged him in her original Story.
“When your man’s in town to see you, but you’re on call & surgery demands your presence,” she wrote over a photo that featured a shot of her posing with a thumb down.
Chase Chrisley reposts Jodi Laine Fournerat to his Instagram Story.Chase Chrisley/Instagram
Chase Chrisley/Instagram
Chrisley’s relationship news comes after heannounced his separationfrom Medders, 26, in early August. Their breakupcame less than a year after their engagement, which occurred months after the pair reconciled following a brief split.
“Everybody has been asking a lot of questions regarding Emmy and myself,” he wrote on his Instagram Story at the time. “We both and [sic] agreed to part ways and move on with our lives separately. Thank you for respecting our privacy.”
His rep later told PEOPLE that Chrisley had “nothing but love and respect for Emmy and wishes her well. Unfortunately, things didn’t work and they are both moving on with their lives."
Emmy Medders and Chase Chrisley.Emmy Medders Instagram
Emmy Medders Instagram
During an appearance on his sisterSavannah Chrisley’sUnlockedpodcast in September, he recalled the bumpy road that led to the breakup — and what the future holds. The Nashville native admitted while he “learned a lot of lessons” from the whole experience, things weren’t perfect between them.
“Our entire relationship, it wasn’t all bad times,” he said. “I mean, I’ve got a lot of s— I’m dealing with, she’s got a lot of s— she’s dealing with. She just chose to leave me while I was dealing with my s—, but we mutually agreed to part ways.”
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Chrisley continued, noting how he’s been feeling “great” and “doing real good now.”
“I’m definitely over the hump. It was rough there for a little while but I’m over it now,” he explained. “God hears conversations we don’t hear and sees things we don’t see. He moved her out of my life and I’m grateful for that because it clearly was not meant to be.”
source: people.com
