Following her release from prison on December 28 for second-degree murder, Gypsy Blanchard, a Louisiana native, has been embarking on her new life with husband Ryan Anderson, whom she married in 2022 while incarcerated.
The couple celebrated New Year’s Eve by watching the New Orleans Saints football game and spending time with Gypsy’s father, Rod Blanchard, and stepmother, Kristy Blanchard. Gypsy expressed her excitement about ringing in the New Year with family after a long period apart.
Gypsy, now 32, had been serving time at the Chillicothe Correctional Center in Missouri for her involvement in the 2015 murder of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard. Gypsy testified that she had plotted with her then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, to kill her mother, alleging that Dee Dee had subjected her to medical abuse, including unnecessary treatments and false claims of serious illnesses as part of Dee Dee’s alleged Munchausen syndrome by proxy. her release from prison
While she was in prison, Ryan, a middle school special education teacher also from Louisiana, began writing letters to her, which sparked their romance.
Now that Gypsy is free, she and Ryan are planning their next chapter—including how to handle the public attention on them.
In response to potential criticism and negativity, Gypsy Blanchard wrote a supportive message to her husband, Ryan Anderson, under one of his Instagram posts on January 2. Her message conveyed a strong sense of love and commitment, emphasizing that their family is what truly matters. Gypsy urged Ryan not to be affected by haters and emphasized that their happiness is the priority, irrespective of others’ opinions.