Age, Biography, and Wiki
Gypsy-Rose Alcida Blanchard was born on July 27, 1991, making her 33 years old as of May 2025. She became widely known after she was convicted of second-degree murder in 2015 for killing her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, who had subjected her to years of medical abuse and deception. Dee Dee falsely claimed that Gypsy-Rose had numerous severe medical conditions, including muscular dystrophy, leukemia, and brain damage, and forced her to use a wheelchair. In 2015, Gypsy-Rose and her boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn planned Dee Dee’s murder; Gypsy-Rose was sentenced to ten years in prison and was paroled in December 2023 after serving approximately eight years. Her story has been depicted in media such as the Hulu series The Act (2019) and her own reality show Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up (2024).
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| Date of Birth | 27 July 1991 |
| Age | 33 Years |
| Birth Place | Golden Meadow, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Leo |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Specific details about Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s height, weight, and body measurements are not publicly documented. Her physical appearance was significantly affected by her mother’s abuse, which involved convincing others she was disabled and ill despite her being physically healthy.
On March 10, 2024, Blanchard deleted her Instagram and Twitter accounts. At its height, her Instagram account had accumulated 7.8 million followers. On March 14, she announced in a now-deleted TikTok that she planned to keep her account, but then deleted her TikTok. She has since reactivated it.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Gypsy-Rose was in a relationship with Nicholas Godejohn, who assisted her in the murder of her mother. Following their arrest, Godejohn was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Information about Gypsy-Rose’s current relationship status after her release in 2023 is not widely publicized.
Gypsy-Rose Alcida Blanchard (formerly Anderson; born July 27, 1991) is an American convicted of murder. She rose to worldwide prominence when she was convicted of second-degree murder in Springfield, Missouri, for the death of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, who allegedly subjected her to lifelong physical, mental, and medical abuse. She was sentenced to ten years in prison.
She was paroled after eight years, near the end of December 2023. Given the sensational aspects of Gypsy-Rose's childhood, including her mother forcing her to pretend to be disabled and terminally ill, she gained widespread media attention. Hulu produced a limited series, The Act (2019), released while she was still in prison. She has been featured on interviews on a variety of TV shows, such as Dr. Phil, and other programs have been based on her story. In 2024, her own reality show, Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up, premiered on Lifetime.
Her mother first began asserting that Gypsy-Rose had an array of different health issues from infancy. Initially, her mother told her that she had muscular dystrophy and needed a walker. When she was around seven or eight years old, she was involved in a minor motorcycle accident with her grandfather, during which she sustained a minor knee abrasion. After this, Dee Dee told her that she needed a wheelchair.
After Hurricane Katrina destroyed their Louisiana home, Dee Dee and Gypsy-Rose lived in a rented home in Aurora in southwestern Missouri. During their time there, Gypsy-Rose was honored by the Oley Foundation, which advocates for the rights of feeding-tube recipients, as its 2007 Child of the Year. The whole time Gypsy knew she did not need the feeding tube and knew she could walk, but continued with the charade out of fear of her mother. In 2008, Habitat for Humanity built them a small home with a wheelchair ramp and hot tub as part of a larger project on the north side of Springfield, to the east, and the two moved there. The story of a single mother with a severely disabled daughter forced to flee Katrina's devastation received considerable local media attention, and the community often pitched in to help the woman who now went by Clauddinnea Blancharde, and whom they knew as Dee Dee.
Many people who met Gypsy-Rose were charmed by her. Her 4 ft height, nearly toothless mouth, large glasses, and high, childlike voice reinforced the perception that she had all the problems her mother claimed she had. Dee Dee regularly shaved Gypsy-Rose's head to mimic the hairless appearance of a person undergoing chemotherapy treatment, allegedly telling her that since her medication would eventually cause her hair to fall out, it was best to shave it in advance; Gypsy-Rose often wore wigs or hats to cover her baldness. When they left the house, Dee Dee often took an oxygen tank and feeding tube with them; Gypsy-Rose was fed the children's liquid nutrition supplement PediaSure well into her 20s.
Dee Dee used physical abuse to control her daughter, always holding her hand in the presence of others. When Gypsy-Rose said something that suggested she was not genuinely sick or seemed beyond her purported mental capacity, she recalls that her mother would squeeze her hand very tightly. When the two were alone, Dee Dee struck her with her open hands or a coat hanger.
Gypsy-Rose had attended science fiction and fantasy conventions since 2001, sometimes in costume since she could blend into their diverse and inclusive communities in her wheelchair. At a 2011 event, she made what may have been an escape attempt that ended when her mother found her in a hotel room with a man she had met online. Again Dee Dee produced the paperwork giving Gypsy-Rose's false, younger birthdate and threatened to inform the police. Gypsy-Rose claims that afterward, Dee Dee smashed her computer with a hammer and threatened to do the same to her fingers if she ever snuck out again; Gypsy claims she was chained and handcuffed to her bed for two weeks; however, no handcuffs, leash or chains were found in the home. Dee Dee later told Gypsy-Rose that she had filed paperwork with the police claiming that Gypsy-Rose was mentally incompetent, leading her to believe that if she attempted to go to the police for help, they would not believe her.
The next year, Gypsy-Rose arranged and paid for Godejohn to travel to Springfield. She planned to pretend to meet Godejohn for the first time at a movie theater with her mother, then appear to strike up a relationship based on the supposed chance encounter. When they did meet in person, Godejohn says, Gypsy-Rose led him to the bathroom, where the two had sex. The two continued their Internet interactions and began developing a plan to kill Dee Dee.
Godejohn returned to Springfield on June 10, 2015, arriving while Gypsy-Rose and her mother were away at a doctor's appointment. After they had returned home and Dee Dee had gone to sleep, he went to the Blanchard house. Gypsy-Rose let him in and allegedly gave him duct tape, gloves, and a knife with the understanding that he would use it to murder Dee Dee.
She hid in the bathroom and covered her ears so that she would not have to hear her mother screaming. Godejohn then stabbed Dee Dee 17 times in the back while she was asleep. Afterward, the two had sex in Gypsy-Rose's room, and stole more than $4,400 in cash that Dee Dee had been keeping in the house, mostly from child support checks. They fled to a motel outside Springfield, where they stayed a few days while planning their next move; during that time, they were seen on security cameras at several stores. Gypsy-Rose said at that point she believed the two had gotten away with their crime.
Woodmansee, who was among those gathered on the Blanchards' lawn, told police what she knew about Gypsy-Rose and her secret boyfriend. She showed them the printouts she had saved, which included his name. Based on that information, police asked Facebook to trace the IP address from which the posts to Dee Dee's account had been made. It turned out to be in Wisconsin, and the next day police agencies in Waukesha County raided the Godejohns' Big Bend home. Godejohn and Gypsy-Rose surrendered and were taken into custody on charges of murder and felony armed criminal action.
The news that Gypsy-Rose was safe was greeted with relief in Springfield, where she and Godejohn were soon extradited to and held on $1 million bond. But, in announcing the news, Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott warned, "things are not always what they appear". The media in Springfield soon reported the truth of the Blanchards' lives: that Gypsy-Rose had never been sick and had always been able to walk, but her mother had made her pretend otherwise, using physical abuse to control her. Arnott urged people not to donate money to the family until investigators learned the extent of the fraud.
While in prison, Blanchard got engaged to a man named Ken Urker, whom she met through a pen pal program. They subsequently ended their relationship. In July 2022, she married Ryan Anderson, a teacher who was from the state of Louisiana, in a prison ceremony with no guests present.
On March 28, 2024, Blanchard announced she had separated from Anderson in a statement posted to her private Facebook account obtained by People magazine. "'People have been asking what is going on in my life. Unfortunately my husband and I are going through a separation and I moved in with my parents home down the bayou. I have the support of my family and friends to help guide me through this. I am learning to listen to my heart. Right now I need time to let myself find... who I am.'" Blanchard and Anderson finalized their divorce December 9, 2024.
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| Husband | Ryan Anderson (m. 2022-2024) |
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Net Worth
Gypsy-Rose’s social media presence is minimal or private, likely due to the legal and personal circumstances surrounding her case. Her story has been widely covered and discussed on various media platforms, but she herself does not maintain a notable public social media profile.
When the warrant was issued, police entered the house and found Dee Dee's body. Neighbors were concerned about how Gypsy would do without her wheelchair, medications, and support equipment, such as the oxygen tanks and feeding tube. Friends set up a GoFundMe account to pay for Dee Dee's funeral expenses and possibly Gypsy-Rose's.
Education
This profile reflects Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s life intertwined with a tragic and complex case of medical child abuse culminating in a criminal act, which has continued to attract public and media attention years after the events.
Gypsy-Rose pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, and was sentenced to ten years in prison. Godejohn was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole and an additional 25 years for armed criminal action.
