Meet Todd Chrisley’s Gay Lover’s Wife Leslie Braddock!
Mark Braddock revealed in bombshell testimony last week that he had been involved in an intimate relationship with Todd Chrisley, after turning in the Chrisley Knows Best star and his wife, Julie Chrisley, to the FBI for tax fraud.
The story involves a scandalous affair, blackmail, and a payoff—with Braddock’s wife, Leslie Braddock, in the background.
Braddock was married during the time period of his brief affair with Chrisley, which he claimed was his first experience with a man. Braddock testified that he came clean to his wife about the relationship before telling an Atlanta jury about his past romance with his former business partner.
Braddock and Leslie, 58, tied the knot in 1987 and celebrated 34 years of marriage in October 2021. Braddock’s affair with Chrisley reportedly occurred in the early 2000s.
The couple shares two sons, Ian and Colin. Ian works as a Cyber Incident Analyst at Obsidian Global LLC and lives with his wife in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Leslie worked as a realtor for several years.
Braddock testified that after ending their intimate relationship, he remained close friends with Chrisley, until 2012. He explained that they received anonymous text messages threatening to expose their secret affair and fraudulent activity, while Braddock worked for Chrisley’s foreclosure management company.
Braddock testified that the texts said to “pay cash and we’ll shut up.” He said that he made four $9500 withdrawals from a business account, totaling $38,000. He testified that he bagged the cash and handed it off to Chrisley in a parking garage to pay off the blackmailer.
Braddock, who informed the FBI that he had committed fraud on behalf of himself as well as Todd and Julie, told the jury that he didn’t get over Chrisley even after their affair ended. Braddock explained that his feelings for Chrisley played a role in his decision to commit fraud on the reality star’s behalf.
Braddock, who was granted immunity from prosecution, explained that his motives turned vengeful after the pair fell out in 2012.
Chrisley reportedly locked Braddock out of the office and threatened to have him arrested, which ended their friendship. Braddock admitted during cross-examination that he made fake email addresses under phony names, which he used to send damaging info on the couple to the media and government agencies.
Chrisley’s lawyer, Bruce Morris, called Braddock “obsessed” with his client, even to the point of wanting to be him.
Chrisley addressed the rumors about his sexuality, during a 2017 interview.
“I’m flattered that people think I can get laid on both ends. So, that doesn’t bother me,” Chrisley told People. “And my wife certainly is flattered that as many men want her husband as there are women.”
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Avigail is an Entertainment blogger at All About The Tea, who specializes in The Real Housewives of Atlanta and The Real Housewives of Potomac. Avigail has a background in marketing. She’s a Brooklynite living in the Bahamas, with a passion for travel, writing, reality TV watching, pop culture and spoken word.