More than a decade after she plotted to kill her mother in a bizarre Munchausen syndrome by proxy case that grabbed national attention, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is out of prison and has become a mother herself.
In 2016, Gypsy-Rose was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 10 years in prison after conspiring with an ex-boyfriend to kill her mother DeeDee Blanchard in June 2015 after suffering years of abuse. DeeDee led doctors and the community to believe that Gypsy-Rose suffered from an array of fake illnesses, such as asthma, leukemia, and muscular dystrophy, subjecting her to unnecessary treatments and procedures.
The high-profile case captured the public due to the shocking revelation that Gypsy-Rose was a victim of her mother’s Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a mental disorder in which a caretaker makes someone sick or gives the illusion of being ill to garner attention.
After serving 8 years behind bars, she was released on parole on December 28, 2023 “I’m ready for freedom,” Gypsy-Rose told People magazine in an interview just before her release. “I’m ready to expand, and I think that goes for every facet of my life.”
Now 34, she is living a new life out of prison with her baby and boyfriend Ken Urker.
Here’s what to know about all the recent changes in Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s life.
She wants people to learn from her mistake
In an interview with People, Gypsy-Rose expressed remorse about her mother’s murder and the events that preceded it.
Gypsy-Rose testified she met ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on a Christian dating website in 2012, and they initially carried out a secret relationship. They met in person for the first time in March 2015 and, shortly after, began plotting to kill her mother. Godejohn stabbed Dee Dee 17 times inside her home in June 2015. Gypsy-Rose said in 2018, she “talked him into it” because she wanted to be free from her mother. Godejohn was eventually found guilty of first-degree murder in 2018 and sentenced to life in prison.
“If I had another chance to redo everything, I don’t know if I would go back to when I was a child and tell my aunts and uncles that I’m not sick and mommy makes me sick. Or, if I would travel back to just the point of that conversation with Nick and tell him, ‘You know what, I’m going to go tell the police everything.’ I kind of struggle with that,” she told People in December 2023.
Gypsy-Rose wants to use her story to help people in abusive relationships. No matter how dire the circumstances, she wants to make sure they don’t resort to murder. “It may seem like every avenue is closed off, but there is always another way. Do anything, but don’t take this course of action,” she said.
She published two books
Released: Conversations on the Eve of Freedom
Released: Conversations on the Eve of Freedom
Hoping to be an advocate for other victims of Munchausen by proxy, Gypsy-Rose first told The News-Leader in 2021 that she was writing a book detailing the years-long abuse by Dee Dee and her incarceration. True to her word, she published an e-book titled Released: Conversations on the Eve of Freedom in January 2024. The book includes exclusive information about her time in prison and personal photos, drawings, and illustrations from her past.
Even before the book’s release, Gypsy-Rose had already opened up about the effect of her incarceration on her life. “I’m the type of person that, I will make a mistake, learn from it and move on, and hopefully never make it again,” she told The Hollywood Reporter. “So I definitely think that that level of maturity kicked in, and you can see the transformation from when I first got to prison to me actually walking out of prison and feeling, as a confident woman like I could stand my ground, say no when I need to, be my best advocate.”
Nearly six months later, Gypsy-Rose released her memoir titled My Time to Stand. “Now, I can stand with other victims as they take steps toward doing whatever work is necessary to stand for themselves. My Time to Stand is about reclaiming my footing so others can be inspired to walk a life of purpose and meaning and build a future sturdy enough so others can stand for something, too,” she told People.
Gypsy-Rose divorced ex-husband Ryan Anderson
Years removed from her relationship with Godejohn, Gypsy-Rose found love while imprisoned. She married Ryan Anderson, a teacher from Louisiana, in June 2022. Anderson, now 39, picked her up from prison when she was released.
Before gaining her freedom, Gypsy-Rose told People: “When I’m at home with my family, with my husband’s arms around me and I’m surrounded by my loved ones, that is when I will be happy.” However, she had an apparent change of heart.
In March 2024, Gypsy-Rose announced in a Facebook post that she had moved in with her father and stepmother amid a separation from Anderson. She filed for divorce the following month, citing Anderson’s controlling behavior.
She has a daughter with her boyfriend Ken Urker
Soon after, Gypsy-Rose rekindled her relationship with her ex-fiancé Ken Urker in late April 2024. “After reconnecting earlier this month, we realized that our love for each other is simply undeniable, and life is too short to not take a chance,” she told TMZ.
The couple met while she was in prison and were previously engaged for two months in 2019 before calling it quits.
That July, Gypsy-Rose announced she was pregnant and expecting her first child with Urker. “It is so going to be a long journey ahead, but I’m up for it,” she said, vowing to focus on her and her child’s health. “I feel a shift in myself. When I found out that I was pregnant, none of anything else mattered.”
They welcomed their daughter Aurora in December 2024 and currently reside in New Orleans.
Gypsy-Rose starred in a reality series
Gypsy-Rose and her family were featured in the Lifetime reality series Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up, which aired in June 2024. Running for two seasons, the show followed her life as free woman, chronicling her release from prison to the birth of her daughter.
Lifetime previously aired the three-night docuseries The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard in January 2024, featuring 18 months of interviews with Gypsy-Rose while she was still behind bars. Prison Confessions was a major hit for the network, averaging 1.1 million viewers with three days of delayed viewing, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
She’s active on social media
In addition to her TV projects, Gypsy-Rose wasted little time establishing a presence on social media upon her release. Only one day after leaving prison, she posted a photo to her Instagram account with a celebratory caption: “First selfie of freedom!”
Gypsy-Rose had amassed millions of followers on her public Instagram but, in March 2024, deleted that page as well as several others on social media. “I do my best to live my authentic life, and what’s real to me, and what’s not real is social media,” she said in a TikTok video before logging off, according to Rolling Stone. “Social media is literally a doorway to hell.”
In an apparent change of her heart, Gypsy-Rose returned to social media just two months later and continues to regularly post about her life on her verified accounts.
Gypsy-Rose is starting her own podcast
In December 2025, Gypsy-Rose announced she’s launching a podcast on her YouTube channel, initially titled Our Time to Stand: Beyond Survival. Though the details are still under wraps, it appears she is now looking beyond YouTube.
In an update on Instagram in May 2026, Gypsy-Rose revealed that she and her producers are still “working to find the right home” for her podcast. “We’re being very intentional about making sure this project feels meaningful, thoughtful, and truly enjoyable for everyone listening,” she wrote. “I’m excited to share more when the time is right.”
In the meantime, Gypsy-Rose has appeared as a guest on a number of podcasts, including The Viall Files and We Need to Talk.
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