The Croissants on 'The Masked Singer.' Trae Patton/ FOX Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text [This story contains spoilers from episode three of The Masked Singer.] Back in their first reality television appearance following their release from prison, after President Trump granted them a full pardon, Todd and Julie Chrisley have been revealed as the Croissants on The Masked Singer. The unmasking moment was one that the internet guessed after their performance during the season 14 premiere last Wednesday to "Jailhouse Rock," where the couple were dressed up as the pastries wearing black and white striped costumes. Related Stories TV NFC Wild Card 2026: When and Where to Watch San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles Online for Free TV College Football on Sling TV: How to Watch Indiana Hoosiers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Live Online Without Cable "I think from the very beginning, we embraced it," Julie tells The Hollywood Reporter of their Croissant personas. "I get the nod and the stripes and all that, but the costumes themselves were just so beautiful." The Chrisleys' release from prison made national headlines, arriving roughly a week after Lifetime announced the family's return to reality TV with a brand-new series. Todd and Julie were convicted of federal bank fraud and tax evasion charges; they were sentenced in November of the same year, with Todd receiving 12 years in prison plus 16 months of probation, while Julie got seven years behind bars and 16 months of probation. Now, after being released from prison last May, the Chrisleys have returned to the spotlight. Below, they chat with THR about Trump's advice for them post-prison, why they said yes to Masked Singer and what's next for the infamous family (hint: more reality TV). *** This is your reintroduction into the reality TV space post-release. Why was The Masked Singer the perfect show to come on? TODD We had received so many offers to do things, and we just were not ready. We were focusing on our family and on each other and making sure that we were very protective of the peace that we were creating. And when this offer came in, our publicist called Julie first. Julie called me and she said, "Oh my God, there's an offer for Masked Singer." And I said, "OK." And she said, "What do you think?" And I said, "If you want to do it, we'll do it. If you don't want to do it, we don't do it." And she said, "I just don't know." Julie is very indecisive. One minute she's this way, and the next minute it's this way. She'll talk herself into doing something, and then 30 minutes later, she has given you every bad case scenario that can happen with that situation. So I just finally said, "Listen, when you get your shit together and decide what we're going to do, let me know and I'll show up." So that night, I got a call from the publicist, and she said, "Did Julie tell you that we've got this offer from Masked Singer? You've turned down everything else." And I said, "Yes," and she said, "And?" I said, "I'm waiting on Julie to tell me what she wants to do." So Julie finally conceded and said, "I want to do it. I think it'll be fine. It'll just be us. We'll have a week or so in L.A. just with us to hang out and do our own thing, with no kids, no one around us." It was never a big deal to me. If she wanted to do it, we'd do it, and we ended up having a great time. When you signed on and this idea of performing to the song "Jailhouse Rock" and the outfits were presented to you, what was your initial reaction? JULIE When the outfits were presented, I fell in love with them immediately. They were so beautiful. Just the detail and, you know, I get the nod and the stripes and all that, but the costumes themselves were just so beautiful. I think from the very beginning, we embraced it. TODD When they came at us with the croissant, we had lost Savannah's late fiancé, Nic Kerdiles, in a motorcycle accident. Nic was French, so when that was presented to us, it was so heavy on my heart that this is a nod from Nic, this is the character that we're going to take. In your clue package before the performance, I believe it was Julie that said, "Everybody has had the wrong idea about the Chrisleys." What idea do you think people have about the Chrisleys? TODD I think so many people, they look at our life and they look at us on TV, and you know, we have had a very blessed life, and they think that we're self-absorbed or we're consumed with what we have, and that's just so opposite of who we are. I mean, we don't go on television or social media and talk about the people that we help. We don't talk about the money that we've given away, or the things that we've done for people, because in my opinion, when you do that, you're shaming that person just to feed your ego. And so we don't