With the legalization of same-sex marriages and relationships in 2015, many common people as well as celebrities came out to reveal their sexual identity. Many people came out of the closet and embraced their sexual orientation as well as their identities. The world has been very accepting of different gender identities and orientations in the 21st century. But along with positive impacts, we have also seen negative effects of this combined with the fandom culture. Many fans constantly try and guess whether a celebrity is straight or gay. One such celebrity who suffered the brunt of these rumors is Todd Chrisley.
Rumors were swirling that producer and actor Todd Chrisley was secretly gay and that he had an affair with Mark Braddock. This was also because of Braddock’s revelations in a recent trial. But Chrisley clarified the rumors and talked about it on his podcast. Is Todd Chrisley really gay and did he have an affair with Mark Braddock?
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All About Mark Braddock
Mark Braddock is the former business partner of Todd Chrisley. He has been married to Leslie Braddock since 1987 and the couple has two children together. Braddock also has two grandchildren. The couple has been together despite the alleged affairs of Braddock. He also studied Applied Sciences in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Statistics at Radford University in Virginia. He graduated with a Bachelor’s in 1987.
Braddock started working as a systems engineer at AT&T in 1984. He also worked at SAP Software Solutions. Braddock started working with Todd Chrisley in the mid-2000s when he started working at Executive Asset Management. He worked at the firm until 2012. As of now, it has been reported that Braddock works at a consulting firm in Florida, where he lives along with his family.
Braddock while testifying in a trial revealed that he and Chrisley were having an affair for almost a year while married to their respective partners. He also disclosed how they even had to pay off blackmailers who threatened to leak the affair to everyone. Braddock said that they paid more than $38,000 to prevent the blackmailer from divulging information about the affair.
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Was Mark Braddock Todd Chrisley’s Gay Lover?
Todd Chrisley was quick to quash the Mark Braddock affair rumors. He talked about the allegations on his podcast ‘Chrisley Confessions‘. The episode was co-hosted by his son Chase Chrisley rather than his usual co-host Julie Chrisley. On this podcast episode, he denied any affair and especially that with Mark Braddock.
Todd Chrisley said, “What’s insulted me the most is that, out of all these 54 years, for me to finally be accused of being with a man, it would be someone who looked like Mark Braddock, A toad. Someone that looks like a thumb. Someone who says he’s only had sex with his wife and me.” He claimed that Braddock cannot be trusted as he has changed his statements many times in the past.
Chrisley added, “It was just something he wanted to try. I ain’t that small spoon at Baskin-Robbins. I’m the whole scoop, you don’t get to just sample here.” He felt it was insulting that he was being paired with someone like Braddock.
Meanwhile, Julie Chrisley and Todd Chrisley are currently serving their time in prison. They were charged with tax fraud and bank fraud as well as a conspiracy for defrauding the United States. The couple has been served 12 years of jail time and 16 months of probation. They started their sentence in January 2023.
