Who Is Savannah Chrisley's Boyfriend? All About Robert Shiver

Savannah Chrisley is in love.

In September 2023, PEOPLE broke the news that the Chrisley Knows Best alum is dating former football player Robert Shiver. She was previously engaged to Nic Kerdiles, whom she parted ways from in 2020.

Shiver made headlines in July 2023 after he survived an alleged murder plot involving his ex-wife, Lindsay Shiver. The former beauty pageant queen and Auburn University cheerleader from Thomasville, Ga., and her alleged boyfriend were accused of plotting to kill Shiver with the help of a hitman.

When Chrisley learned of Shiver’s circumstances, she reached out on Instagram.

“All of a sudden this message came through. I looked at it, and it was from Savannah Chrisley. And I was like, that name sounds really familiar,” the former football player recalled on Chrisley’s podcast, Unlocked, in January 2025. “All the message said was like, ‘Hey, I’ll be praying for you,’ or something like that.”

Chrisley added: “You had gone viral. I was just being a kind person.”

So who is Savannah Chrisley’s boyfriend? Here’s everything to know about Robert Shiver and his relationship with the reality star.

He works for an insurance company

Shiver is from Thomasville, Ga., where he has worked at Senior Life Insurance since 2009, according to his LinkedIn.

He played football at Auburn University

Prior to working for the insurance company, he played football for Auburn University. He started as a walk-on before earning a three-year scholarship for the Auburn Tigers, ultimately being named team captain by his senior year.

He married Lindsay Shiver in 2007

Like Shiver, his ex-wife, Lindsay, is also from Thomasville and went to Auburn University, where she cheered for the school’s team.

In 2005, she was named Miss Houston County and came in second in the National Peanut Festival pageant that same year, per CBS42.

The two tied the knot in 2007 and later welcomed three children together. Shiver filed for divorce in April 2023 after learning of Lindsay’s “adulterous conduct,” per the New York Post.

He survived an alleged murder-for-hire plot

Lindsay, along with her alleged boyfriend, Terrence Bethel, and alleged proposed hitman in the Bahamas, were accused of plotting to kill Shiver.

Per Bahamas Court News — who reported the story on July 28, 2023 — the trio were arrested by police in Abaco, Bahamas, where Shiver and Lindsay shared a home. Law enforcement made the arrest after discovering a chain of WhatsApp messages that laid out the alleged plot to kill Shiver while investigating a July 16 break-in at Grabber’s Bar and Grill on Guana. 

Lindsay and her alleged accomplices were released on bail. A judge later determined that the mom of three violated her bond agreement when she appeared on Good Morning America. Lindsay’s bail was revoked in October 2024, and she is currently in custody in the Bahamas, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.

He’s a dad

During their time together, Shiver and Lindsay welcomed three children. With her boyfriend’s kids in mind, Chrisley said that she was keeping details about the alleged murder plot involving Lindsay private when speaking on Nick Viall’s The Viall Files podcast in September 2023.

“There’s kids involved,” Chrisley said during the episode. “I just have so much respect for them that I would never say, ‘This is what happened. That’s what happened.’ That’s for them to talk about when they’re ready to talk about it.”

He and Chrisley were first linked in September 2023

In September 2023, a source exclusively confirmed to PEOPLE that Chrisley and Shiver are dating. While many details about their relationship remain private, the TV personality shed light on their romance when speaking on The Viall Files podcast.

“This guy that I’m talking to, his wife just tried to kill him. … It was a thing,” Chrisley said. “He’s a normal person and I love it.”

Later that month, the pair were photographed at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

He and Chrisley made their relationship Instagram official in November 2023

Chrisley debuted her romance with Shiver on Instagram in November 2023.

“Sometimes… it just works,” she captioned a series of PDA-filled images.

Shortly after posting the photos, the reality star faced a bit of backlash. Several fans felt that Chrisley should still be mourning the death of her ex-fiancé, Nic Kerdiles, rather than celebrating her new relationship.

“I just wanted to hop on here and clear up some misconceptions. I posted those photos last night, and obviously tons of positive comments, but there’s also a lot of comments about Nic and I,” she said in a video. “I just want to say, Nic and I have been broken up for a long time. We got engaged, called off the engagement, tried to date, tried to stay in each other’s lives, and it just didn’t work out. We loved each other more than anything in this world, but it just didn’t work.”

Chrisley added: “In January [2023], we finally just cold turkey stopped talking in general. So, Nic and I were not together. We had not been together in…two years maybe?”

He appeared on Chrisley’s podcast in January 2025

Shiver was a guest on Chrisley’s podcast, Unlocked, for the first time in January 2025. The episode was titled “Meet My Boyfriend” and the couple revealed that they first connected on Instagram in 2023 before arranging to meet in Boston when Chrisley took a trip to attend a Morgan Wallenconcert.

The former football player also shared that he has met Chrisley’s mom, Julie, who is currently in prison after she and her husband, Todd, were convicted in June 2022 of fraud and tax evasion.

“I have met your mother one time. Incredible human being,” Shiver said. “Me and Julie, we get along great.”

However, Todd “has not been as open” to meeting Shiver, according to Chrisley. “I think that’s probably rightfully so. Right?” Shiver added. “It’s his daughter, you know? Who’s this guy? He’s got all this baggage. You know?”