Gypsy Rose Blanchard says she's ready to focus on future, calls husband Ryan Anderson her 'emotional backbone'

Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released after serving seven years in prison for her abusive mother's murder
PUBLISHED DEC 28, 2023
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released from prison on December 28 (Lifetime/YouTube)
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released from prison on December 28 (Lifetime/YouTube)

CHILLICOTHE, MISSOURI: Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who is now released from prison after serving seven years for murdering her abusive mother, is embracing love and freedom as she looks forward to building a future.

The 32-year-old survivor of Munchausen by Proxy, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2015 killing of her biological mother Claudine 'Dee Dee' Blanchard, was released from prison on Thursday, December 28.

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Gypsy Blanchard's mother Claudine 'Dee Dee' Blanchard likely suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy (Lifetime/YouTube)

Gypsy Rose Blanchard looks forward to starting a family of her own

Speaking to People following her release, Blanchard opened up about being eager to leave the past behind and start a family of her own.

"My husband Ryan has been an emotional backbone for the last three years," Blanchard said of her 37-year-old husband Ryan Scott Anderson.

"We met when the pandemic was really, really strong and I had a lot of emotional ups and downs because of Covid-19," she added.

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

"We're in love," said Blanchard who married Anderson in a small prison ceremony on July 21, 2022. "It's hard because I'm going into a new life and I'm newly married, and I'm going to have kids one day, and I'm going to have to explain to my kids why their grandmother on mommy's side isn't around. And that's going to be a really hard conversation," she added.

How did Gypsy Rose  Blanchard meet her husband Ryan Anderson?

Anderson, a Louisiana special education teacher revealed to the outlet that he first sent Blanchard a letter back in 2020.

"It was when Tiger King was really popular," Anderson said of the hit Netflix true crime documentary about former zookeeper and convicted felon Joseph "Joe Exotic" Maldonado.

"My co-worker at the time was like 'I want to write Tiger King.' I said, 'I'll tell you what, if you write him, I'll write Gypsy Rose Blanchard. I never thought she'd be my wife," Anderson added.

In the letter sent to Blanchard, Anderson "remember telling her what her story meant to me, and on the second page I just let her have it. I told her everything about me."

Explaining why Blanchard chose to respond to his letter, Anderson said, "She told me the main reason was probably because I was from Louisiana [Gypsy's original home state]. So I credit that as being the most important thing."

Gypsy Blanchard further shared that her husband has seen her through "some really hard times." She said that her communication with Anderson soon evolved into a deep and meaningful bond.

"Ryan has seen me through some really good times, some really hard times," said Blanchard, adding "I would say that he is probably the most compassionate soul that I've ever met, and the most patient."

"God knows, he's so patient with me, because I could be a lot to handle. I could be an emotional handful," she further said. 

Anderson, too, was captivated by their bonding from the beginning. "I remember I had butterflies when we'd email but really what set it over the top was the first time I heard her voice," he said.

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