Kyle Chrisley has a secret daughter! He just recently posted about her on his Instagram. But who is she, annd why is he raising her but not Chloe?
On December 2, 2023, Kyle posted a couple of photos of him and his secret daughter to his Instagram. He did this to celebrate her 15th birthday.
His post shocked a lot of people. For one, many of us had no idea that he even had another daughter. But it turns out that he does.
This mysterious daughter is named Mackenzie Chrisley, and she’s not Kyle’s biological daughter. She is his stepdaughter. But he adopted her, presumably after he married her mom and his current wife, Ashleigh.
It seems like the two of them have a pretty close father-daughter relationship. This is also obvious from Kyle’s caption that he wrote for the birthday post.
In it, he said: “I think you’ve been my biggest fan since day 1. I can’t believe how much you’ve grown, but it’s been so fun watching you grow into the beautiful person you’re meant to be. I love you so much, and I’m so proud to call you my daughter.”
The photos that Kyle shared showed him and Mackenzie at different points in time. The first photo was from her 15th birthday. So it showed them as they are now.
But the second photo was from years ago. Mackenzie was a lot younger in that photo. This can only mean one thing. He’s been in her life for a while now. That’s one of the reasons why this whole thing is so shocking.
Kyle Doesn’t Have Custody of Chloe
I mean, on the surface, it’s great that Kyle seems to have an amazing relationship with his stepdaughter. At the end of the day, Mackenzie is still a kid, and she deserves to have people who love and care for her.
At the same time, you have to wonder. Why is Kyle raising his stepdaughter but not Chloe?
We all know that Todd and Julie gained full custody of Chloe in 2016. This happened because Kyle and Chloe’s mom were both having a lot of issues.
Neither of them was ready to be a good parent to Chloe. So, it made sense for Todd and Julie to take over.
That being said, we know that Kyle has been in Mackenzie’s life for years at this point. He and Ashleigh got together in 2018. It’s possible that he’s been in Mackenzie’s life since then.
And I can’t help but wonder, if he was capable of being in Mackenzie’s life, why wasn’t he there for Chloe? Well, it looks like he might have an answer for that.
After he posted about Mackenzie’s 15th birthday on his Instagram, he received a lot of backlash. People weren’t happy with him for seemingly abandoning Chloe for his new family.
But one person in the comments defended him. They wrote that Kyle gave up Chloe when he was in a bad place in his life. This was the best thing for her at the time.
But now, circumstances have changed. He’s finally in a good place. And this person wrote: “So why can’t people be happy that he made it through his addiction and is now a good father?”
Kyle Actually Has Two Stepchildren
I guess that’s a good point, except he’s clearly been in a good place for a while now. It just seems a little weird that he’s still not taking care of Chloe.
Then again, the commenter also made another good point. They said Chloe was adopted by Todd and Julie.
This means that Kyle can’t just go and take her from them now that he’s doing better. That’s not how it works. He gave up his parental rights, so Chloe is legally Todd and Julie’s daughter.
The commenter finished by saying that they’re sure that Kyle isn’t happy about what happened. He put his addiction above his daughter, and that’s why we are where we are. But now, he seems to be a sober and good dad, which is what matters.
Kyle responded to this comment and wrote: “This comment. Thank you.” So it seems he fully agrees with what the commenter had to say.
Maybe he does regret that he lost Chloe because of all his substance issues. Maybe he would like it if things were different. But there’s not much he can do about it now.
All he can do is try to be better for his stepkids because Mackenzie isn’t his only stepchild. He also adopted her brother, Haiden Chrisley.
Haiden turned 16 in August of last year, and just like he did with Mackenzie, Kyle dedicated an Instagram post to him. He wished Haiden a happy birthday and wrote: “I cannot believe you are 16. You’ve grown up so fast; it’s like I blink and you’re another inch taller.”
He also said that he didn’t know that he could learn so much from a child. But every day, Haiden showed him a different side of himself.
He said that this made him have a new respect for his own dad. And he added: “We’ve been through a heck of a lot the last few years, and you definitely give me a run for my money, but I wouldn’t trade you for the world.”
Chloe Didn’t Spend Her Birthday with Kyle
So, Kyle is actually raising two kids, but not Chloe, his biological daughter. He does seem heartbroken about that, though.
On Chloe’s birthday, he also made a touching post. In November 2023, he wished her a happy 11th birthday.
He said that he loved her so much and that he hoped she’d had the best day. This was a hint that he didn’t actually spend her birthday with her. But I don’t think that was his choice.
From what we know, he hasn’t been able to see Chloe in recent months. That’s all because of Savannah Chrisley.
When Todd and Julie went to prison, they gave custody of Chloe to Savannah. She and Kyle don’t exactly have the best relationship. She supposedly doesn’t let Kyle see Chloe, even though her parents used to allow that.
Savannah never said it was directly related, but she did make some pretty angry statements about both of her older siblings. In them, she said that she wasn’t going to make amends with anyone who had contributed to her parents being in prison.
Both Kyle and Lindsie helped law enforcement arrest Todd and Julie, which is most likely why Savannah keeps Chloe away from Kyle. But does she not want Chloe to have a relationship with her biological dad?
Kyle Was Arrested in 2023
I mean, I guess she does have her reasons. Despite all the talk about Kyle being in a good place now, things haven’t exactly been perfect.
Just last year, he got arrested by the Smyrna Police Department in Tennessee. This was after he got into a physical fight with a supervisor at work. So, it’s not like Kyle’s record has been squeaky clean since he became sober.
Maybe Savannah is just trying to protect Chloe. It’s true that Todd and Julie gave custody to her and not Kyle, which is interesting now that we know that he’s been raising his stepkids.
I mean, presumably, they knew that he’s a capable dad now. But they still didn’t give him custody of Chloe. So, did they not really trust him, either?
Todd and Julie definitely had to know about Kyle’s stepkids because it seems like the kids do actually have a relationship with some of the other Chrisleys.
In November 2023, Mackenzie posted a video on her Instagram of her teaching Nanny Faye TikTok dances. So, if she knows Nanny Faye, she probably knows Todd and Julie. So why didn’t they trust Kyle with Chloe when they went to prison?
