Gypsy Rose Blanchard has had a busy few months since being released from prison in late December. She released a book, released a docuseries about her time in prison, cut her hair, separated from her husband of almost-two years, started hanging out with her ex-fiance again, got a nose job, and moved in with her father and stepmother in Louisiana. I don’t think anyone was really surprised to hear about any of these things. The woman was just released from prison for helping murder her abusive mother, who kept her in a different kind of prison. There’s going to be growing pains as she adjusts to all of the changes in her life. Well, one person who wasn’t prepared for some of these outcomes is Gypsy Rose’s estranged husband, Ryan Anderson. After the news broke last week, Ryan told The Daily Mail that the separation “came out of the blue” and that he wasn’t doing well with it. The following day, he gave an update via TikTok, thanking people for their support.
“Hey everybody, I just want to say thank y’all for the support and the nice messages I’ve been getting from people,” the 37-year-old said in a selfie video posted on a newly created TikTok page April 5. “I’m at a friend’s watching WrestleMania right now, it’s great. I’m enjoying it. I’ve been a wrestling nerd for a long time.”
Ryan then declared, “I need to shave.”
He reiterated his gratitude for his fans’ support and added, “I’m just living my life, guys.”
Gypsy had announced her split from Ryan in late March, three months after she was released from prison after serving seven years behind bars for her role in the 2015 murder of her mom Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard.
“Unfortunately my husband and I are going through a separation,” the 32-year-old wrote in a statement on her private Facebook account, per People, “and I moved in with my parents home down the bayou.”
Ryan, who had married Gypsy in 2022 while she was in prison, said the issue will be addressed on an upcoming TV project the two have been working on, which appears to be the upcoming Lifetime docuseries Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up, set to be released in June. “Y’all will see what really happened on Lifetime,” he said in his TikTok video. “We were filming a lot.”
Following the breakup, Gypsy has been spending time with her ex-fiancé Ken Urker, who said on TikTok April 3 that the two are “just hanging out as friends.” Ryan recently shared his thoughts on the matter.
“For me it just came out of the blue,” he told the Daily Mail April 4. “I haven’t spoken to her, so I just don’t know what’s going on. I’m at a loss. I’m really not doing well at all.”
In addition to the changes going on in her personal life, Gypsy is also undergoing a physical transformation, which she has said will also be shown on Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up. On April 5, she underwent plastic surgery on her nose.
I really don’t know how to feel about their relationship issues being filmed for a new Lifetime docuseries. It makes me raise my eyebrows a little bit. Are they really separated or is this just a stunt for the series? I feel like it could go either way and I don’t really have a great read on it just yet. If it was real and “out of the blue,” I’d be willing to bet that there were probably actual signs that Ryan either completely missed or totally misinterpreted. The truth shall be set free (via Lifetime). Gypsy’s nose job will be a storyline on the docuseries, as well.
Gypsy has been through so much and is finally a free woman who needs to figure out who she is and what she wants from life. Even with a solid support system in place, an adjustment period is normal. The support system and good mental healthcare is there to make sure someone adjusts in a healthy, non self-destructive way. Whatever Gypsy is going through right now, I hope she finds her peace and happiness. If Ryan really loves her, he’ll wish the same for her, too.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard's officially changed her look!
Check out the first post-surgery pics 👉 https://t.co/CrylGDpQnf pic.twitter.com/kj8vPxidTb
— TMZ (@TMZ) April 7, 2024
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Count me among the apparent minority that does not understand why multiple men are fighting over this lady’s affections! The last guy she was with before she went to prison, she persuaded to commit murder. That would be a big red flag for me in terms of dating her, much less marrying!
I am sure, in many ways, it’s for fame/notoriety. I mean serial killers have people who write them fan mail in jail – it’s insane for me to comprehend, but that is the reality of it.
I am torn about Gypsy Rose; she was literally a prisoner of her mother for her entire life and was abused physically and psychologically by a very sick woman. Turning to murder is obviously not the solution, but she tried to escape her mother before and those attempts always failed. She faced the legal consequences and served her time in prison. I think the last thing this young woman needs is a romantic relationship; she needs to continue with whatever mental health support she is receiving and focus on that. Recovering from the years of abuse at the hands of her mother should be her priority. Just my thoughts.
I’m with you. I have sympathy for her, and yet at the same time I don’t. She was complicit in everything after a certain point – was fine to go along with it until she decided she wanted some freedom. And then she threw that guy under the bus.
I also have little to no sympathy for someone who marries a murderer while they are behind bars. Get a life and a real girlfriend, dude.
That was my thought. He married someone in prison for murder. And he’s shocked it wasn’t true love? Idiot.
“Angel with a broken wing” is the female equivalent of “bad boy I can fix.” Makes for wonderful movies and novels, but disastrous lives.
She was his captive audience in prison. Now she has choices and wants to explore them.
She still has the temperament of a teenager. It’s going to take years to unpack her issues to get her to an adult level of maturity.
Cameras, reality shows, and money will just make things more messy for her.
While 100% she was a victim of her mother. She had the capacity to participate and lie after to the Detectives about planning a murder.
I don’t see why she is being so celebrated by the media.
The Hulu show got people connected to her story. A lot of people recognize abusive and controlling situations and empathize with the survivors, and may even feel some envy over how she took control over her situation, however inappropriately.
I am honestly not that surprised she could go to the lengths of planning a murder and lying to the detectives about it. Deception as a means to an end was literally her entire life. It could be, but is not necessarily predictive of her future behavior. I am more curious about how she will behave now that she is both older and out of the abusive situation, and hope she never ends up in another one.
I’m not defending her choices, per se, and I agree that she isn’t someone who we should be putting up on a pedestal. But I’m certain that context is extremely important in this case and I get why people are so intrigued by her.
For sure, and look her Grandfather, DeeDee Father flushed her ashes down the toilet. There is speculation that DeeDee actually killed her Stepmother.
It’s just a shame she connected with someone so depraved he murdered for her. When all it would have taken is one phone call to 911 or the media. For Gypsy to set herself free.
If he had a curly wig he’d be a dead-ringer for dee-dee. All kinds of stuff to un-pack there
Given all of the factors that make up this particular situation, how did anyone think this was going to work out?