Gypsy Rose Blanchard

About

Became the focus of multiple documentaries and reenactment shows amid speculation she killed her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard. In March 2019, her story was the subject of the first season of Hulu's true crime anthology series, The Act. The case was also the subject of HBO's Mommy Dead and Dearest. 

Before Fame

Dee Dee had Munchausen syndrome by proxy, and abused Gypsy for her entire childhood and young adulthood in order to create the illusion that Gypsy suffered from multiple chronic illnesses. 

Trivia

She conspired to kill her mother in June 2015. In July of the same year, she accepted a plea bargain and was sentenced to ten years in jail.  She was released from prison in December of 2023.  After her prison release, she grew on TikTok under her gypsyroseblanchard727 account to surpass 9 million followers.

Family Life

Her parents were Dee Dee and Rod Blanchard. She met her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn via the internet. She announced her engagement to her fiancé Ken Urker in April 2019; the two called off their engagement a few months later. She married Ryan Scott Anderson in the summer of 2022 but they'd later separate in 2024. She reunited with Ken Urker, and in July 2024 the couple announced they are expecting a child in early 2025.

Associated With

She is portrayed by Joey King in Hulu's show The Act.