Gypsy Rose Blanchard has been the subject of movies, TV shows and fascination for years.
Since her release from prison in 2023, she has been documenting her new experiences on social media. Now, she is ready to bring fans along as she embarks on her biggest journey so far — becoming a mom.
On July 9, Blanchard, 32, revealed in a YouTube video that she is expecting her first child with boyfriend Ken Urker. In the nine-minute video, titled, "I'm Pregnant, My Journey So Far," Blanchard confirmed that she is 11 weeks pregnant and her baby will arrive in January 2025.
"This was not planned at all. This was completely unexpected, but we’re both very excited to take on this new journey of parenthood," she shared.
She acknowledged critics who might be concerned about the timing of her pregnancy. Last year, Blanchard was granted parole after serving a 10-year sentence for her role in the plot to kill her mother Claudine "Dee Dee" Blanchard. Prior to her early release in December 2023, she was in prison for seven years.
"I know that there are going to be people who feel like I’m not ready to be a mother," she said in the YouTube video.
She continued, "I don’t know if anyone’s really ready to be a mother. I just want to be a good mother for my child. I want to be everything my mother wasn’t."
Blanchard also shared pictures from her pregnancy announcement photoshoot with Urker on Instagram.
The couple embraced, held pictures from her ultrasound and cradled her growing baby bump in the snaps.
"We are proud to announce we are expecting our first child in January 2025," she gushed in the caption before thanking the photographer.
Whether it's on social media or on television, Blanchard has consistently kept fans updated on her biggest milestones over the last few months.
On Dec. 31, 2023, she shared a since-deleted video on Instagram celebrating her parole. "Hey everyone, this is Gypsy," she said. "I'm finally free!"
In the months since, she has become a rising star on social media and has been opening up about her current life and past struggles on the Lifetime series “Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up,” which is now airing.
While she was incarcerated, multiple documentaries and shows detailing the unusual circumstances of her case were released. Blanchard is thought to be a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a psychological disorder in which a caretaker purposefully makes someone sick. In 2015, Blanchard's then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, stabbed her mother to death while she hid in another room.
Godejohn was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Read on to learn about the several series and films that unpack Blanchard's turbulent story.
'The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard'
The latest documentary about Blanchard, "The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard," takes viewers inside Chillicothe Correctional Center in Chillicothe, Missouri, as Blanchard served the end of her prison sentence.
She said she will “share (her) story the way that it should be shared,” per asneak peak released by Lifetime.
The six-episode series features interviews with Blanchard in the days ahead of her parole hearing, as well as interviews with her father, stepmom, sister, doctors and officials involved in the case.
In addition to discussing her plot with Godejohn to kill her mother, Blanchard gives insight into her childhood and how her mother faked her illnesses.
She also speaks about her husband Ryan Scott Anderson, whom she married while imprisoned in 2022, according to a copy of their marriage license obtained by TODAY.com. She announced their split in March, People reported.
Blanchard was granted parole and released from prison on Dec. 28, 2022, three years before her scheduled release date, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections.
All six episodes of "The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard" are currently streaming on Lifetime.
'Mommy Dead and Dearest'
In "Mommy Dead and Dearest," director Erin Lee Carr uses home videos plus interviews with Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her family members to show how Dee Dee Blanchard deceived medical providers and more to fake her daughter's illnesses.
The HBO documentary then transitions into how Blanchard plotted with Godejohn to kill her mother, before going into the details of the night of her murder. The film shows the aftermath of the slaying, concluding with Godejohn and Blanchard's prison sentences.
"Mommy Dead and Dearest" is available to watch on Max.
'The Act'
"The Act" is a dramatized true-crime take on Blanchard's case, starring Joey King as Gypsy Rose.
The 2019 limited series depicts how Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette) was able to manipulate those around her, and her eventual murder. Arquette's portrayal won her an Emmy for outstanding supporting actress and a Golden Globe for best supporting actress.
The show’s co-creator Nick Antosca went on to create “Candy,” a dramatized version of the case of Candy Montgomery, and “A Friend of the Family,” a dramatized take on Robert Berchtold and his abductions of Jan Broberg.
"The Act" is available to stream on Hulu.
'Gypsy's Revenge'
Investigation Discovery's 2018 documentary explores exactly how Dee Dee Blanchard was able to fool medical providers about her daughter's alleged illnesses for so long.
Director Jesse Vile speaks with Dr. Bernardo Flasterstein, a pediatric neurologist who treated Blanchard but did not recognize her as a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, in an attempt to find answers.
Godejohn is also interviewed in the film, as well as others close to the case. Viewers can watch "Gypsy's Revenge" on Discovery Plus, Hulu with a premium subscription or Investigation Discovery with cable.
'Gypsy Rose and Nick: A Love to Kill For'
Godejohn gave his first post-sentencing interview in this 2019 Oxygen documentary.
Among other revelations, Godejohn shared that he regrets murdering Dee Dee Blanchard. “If I had to change anything at all, of course, one of the obvious ones is that I would’ve ran away with Gypsy. I don’t want to be staying with a murder on my hands. Being labeled as a killer … I don’t want to stay with that, but I’ll live with it,” he said.
Viewers can catch this episode of "Snapped: Killer Couples" on Peacock.
'Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up'
"You know my story. Now let's see what I do with my life," Blanchard says in the first few seconds of the teaser for her Lifetime series, "Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up."
The trailer then cuts to Blanchard strolling around with husband Ryan Scott Anderson as fans approach her and ask for photos. "Everybody's just gone Gypsy crazy," she says in a voiceover.
Her Lifetime series, which premiered June 3, has shown Blanchard exploring her freedom and independence while also facing those who are critical of her past. She reveals in one episode that she received death threats on social media.
The show also addresses her marriage struggles with Anderson.
"I don't want to lose my wife. I love her," Anderson tearfully tells the cameras in one emotional moment.
The trailer also teases their downfall. "Eventually, I'm gonna want a divorce," she says at point.
Viewers will have to tune in to see if the show explains how Blanchard rekindled her romance with Urker, whom she was previously engaged to, and tackles her journey as a first-time mom.
