Gypsy Rose Blanchard opens up on 'hard time' she experienced with her mother when she first attempted to leave

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is now looking forward to becoming a 'guiding light' for other individuals who are victims of Munchausen by proxy
PUBLISHED JAN 6, 2024
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was convicted of murdering her mother Clauddine 'Dee Dee' Blanchard (Lifetime, GMA/Screengrabs)
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was convicted of murdering her mother Clauddine 'Dee Dee' Blanchard (Lifetime, GMA/Screengrabs)

CHILLICOTHE, MISSOURI: Gypsy Rose Blanchard opened up about the lowest moments with her mother when she first attempted to leave home.

The 32-year-old who was released from prison on December 28 after serving her time for murdering her mother Clauddine 'Dee Dee' Blanchard, she is now recounting her life with her mother.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard served seven years in prison for the death of her mother Claudine 'Dee Dee' Blanchard (Lifetime/YouTube)
Gypsy Rose Blanchard served seven years in prison for the death of her mother Claudine 'Dee Dee' Blanchard (Lifetime/YouTube)

Dee Dee likely suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard speaks about abuse she experienced during childhood

Amid the years of abuse, there was a point in Blanchard's life when she felt the lowest after her first attempt to leave.

In an exclusive interview with E! News, Blanchard said, "That was a really, really hard time for me because she chained me to the bed and I was chained for two weeks."

"That was one of the moments in my life that I'm like, 'I can't keep living this way'" she added.

However, Blanchard, a survivor of Munchausen by Proxy, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2015 killing of her biological mother, further reflected on regretting the path she chose to escape from Dee Dee.

"I would go back and change things if I could," said Blanchard whose six-part docuseries by Lifetime 'The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard' premiered on Friday, January 5.

"I would definitely do things differently. I wish that I could, I unfortunately can't. It's real life, so you don't have a time machine," she continued.

"Nobody will ever hear me say I'm glad she's dead or I'm proud of what I did. I regret it every single day," said Blanchard.

Inside the shocking case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard

Gypsy Rose Blanchard has been released from prison seven years after she killed her abusive mother (Lifetime/YouTube)
Gypsy Rose Blanchard has been released from prison seven years after she killed her abusive mother (Lifetime/YouTube)

In 2015, Blanchard and her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn were taken into custody for Dee Dee's murder. The body of the 48-year-old woman was found at her home in Springfield.

Godejohn, who was charged with first-degree murder, is currently serving a life sentence. For her role in the plot to murder Dee Dee, Blanchard was charged with second-degree murder.

She was sentenced to 10 years in prison and was granted parole after she served 85 percent of her jail time, as per People.

Blanchard is now looking forward to becoming a "guiding light" for other individuals who are victims of Munchausen by proxy. She explained that she wanted to "express that the things that I did, the steps I took to get out of my situation, were the wrong example."

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