“He pretty much gave me every breakup line” — Gypsy Rose Blanchard shares initial split with ex-fiancé Ken Urker “devastated” her

Gypsy Rose Blanchard opened up about her initial breakup with her fiance Ken Urker. In the second episode of Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up, titled Independence is Scary, Blanchard told her then-husband Ryan Scott Anderson about her relationship with Urker.

In the episode, filmed in 2023, Ryan and the former convict are driving from Missouri to Louisiana. She explains that she dated Urker for two years, beginning in 2017, while she was in prison.

"Even though he was in the free world, and I was in prison, this was my first actual relationship that was long-term. Right before we were going to get married, he ended the relationship. It devastated me. I think he pretty much gave me every breakup line the book."

Blanchard, at the time, was serving a ten-year sentence, pleading guilty to the second-degree murder of her mother, Dee Dee. Rose grew up being mentally and physically abused by her mother, and to escape her circumstances, she had her then-boyfriend murder Dee Dee. She served eight of her ten-year sentence before being released on parole in December 2023.

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On April 30, 2024, Gypsy Rose Blanchard announced she had rekindled her relationship with Ken Urker

Ken Urker and Gypsy Rose Blanchard began their romance as pen pals after Urker wrote to her through a prison pen pal program. The pair kept in touch. They met when he visited her in prison and shared a kiss. In October 2018, during one of his visits, Urker popped the question, and Blanchard said yes.

In an August 2019 interview with E! News, Gypsy Rose revealed the couple's plans to start a family together after her release. She also called Ken "understanding" and "supportive." The same month it was announced, the two went their separate ways.

In July 2022, it was announced that Blanchard had married Anderson in a prison ceremony. While initially they seemed happy together, three months after her release, the 28-year-old updated her users about their separation.

The news was first reported in a March 2024 People article, which cited a statement made from her private Facebook account.

Weeks after her separation, Gypsy Rose Blanchard was spotted having lunch with her former fiance, and they even got a matching tattoo. In a May 2024 article, Rose revealed she called Ken two weeks before walking down the aisle with Anderson. The 28-year-old explained that she could never let go of her feelings for him.

On April 30, 2024, Gypsy Rose Blanchard announced she had rekindled her relationship with Ken Urker. At the time, she told People:

"Ken was that support for me when going through this emotional hardship of crying and then being okay and then crying. Then I let myself open up to the feelings that I've always had for Ken. Those feelings just don't die.

Following her release, due to the sensational aspects of her life, Gypsy Rose Blanchard was invited to several talk shows, including The View and Good Morning America. She has since become an influencer.

Her life was translated into several TV shows, including a documentary titled Mommy Dead and Dearest and the Hulu mini-series The Act. She also penned an e-book, Released: Conversations on the Eve of Freedom.

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Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up is scheduled to premiere on June 17, 2024, on Lifetime.