Current:Home > ContactInside Pregnant Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Ken Urker's Road to Baby -TrueNorth Capital Hub
Inside Pregnant Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Ken Urker's Road to Baby
View
Date:2025-04-18 08:18:00
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard said she knew Ken Urker was the one the day they met.
And even though they first laid eyes on each in 2017, and a whole lot of life happened for Gypsy in the meantime, it turns out she was spot-on about their meant-to-be potential.
The 32-year-old, who reunited with Ken this past spring, revealed July 9 that she is pregnant with their first child together. She shared the happy news on Instagram with a maternity shoot featuring sonogram photos, a tiny sweater and various other adorable signs of a baby on board.
"I didn't have it on my bingo card," Gypsy-Rose told E! News' Keltie Knight in May about getting back together with her ex-fiancé, roughly five years after they first broke up. "And here we are."
The star of the Lifetime docuseries Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up said that she and Ken stayed friends, even after she married special-education teacher Ryan Anderson in June 2022. Gypsy-Rose shared in March that she and her husband, whom she wed while serving prison time for her role in her mother's 2015 murder, were separating.
But even when she and Ken were in contact more "sparingly here and there," she noted, "we still remained friends. And it wasn't until I filed for divorce that I really realized that spark, that connection, is even better than I expected."
She and Ken have "grown a lot," Gypsy-Rose continued. "I've matured, he's grown. So I think right now is the time in our lives, that it's the right time, right place—everything."
Ken has also been there for her as she's gone through the complicated process of grieving for her mom, Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard.
Gypsy-Rose, who has spoken extensively about suffering years of physical and psychological abuse while living under her mother's roof, was released from prison in December after serving seven years of a 10-year sentence. Her former boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn was found guilty of first-degree murder for killing Dee Dee and sentenced to life in prison.
"When June 9 comes around every year, I find myself in a very depressive state," Gypsy-Rose said of the solemn anniversary. "It's a hard day for me. I listen to some of her favorite songs, and I allow my myself that time to grieve. And I do it privately because I don't want to be judged. So that's something that I do for myself."
But she also leans on family, she continued, including her boyfriend.
"Ken has done this with me a lot over the years, having a set of prayer for my mom," Gypsy-Rose said, "and just thinking about the good times, blocking out all of the negative and just honoring her memory in that way."
And now Gypsy-Rose and Ken are having a family of their own. Before they start building a baby album, check out the couple's sweetest photos from their whirlwind rekindling:
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard told E! News she knew Ken Urker was the one "probably the day I met him back in 2017."
At the time she was serving a 10-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for her role in her mom Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard's 2015 death.
veryGood! (17216)
Related
- See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu
- 'Blue Beetle' offers a 3-step cure for superhero fatigue
- BTK killer's Kansas home searched in connection to unsolved missing persons and murder cases
- U.S. figure skating team asks to observe Russian skater Kamila Valieva's doping hearing
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Ed Sheeran has an album coming 4 months after his last: What we know about 'Autumn Variations'
- Gov. Ron DeSantis' education overhaul continues with bathroom rule at Florida state colleges
- Watch Adam Sandler and Daughter Sunny’s Heated Fight in Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah Movie
- North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
- Epilogue Books serves up chapters, churros and coffee in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Ranking
- What to watch: O Jolie night
- 'Miracle house' owner hopes it will serve as a base for rebuilding Lahaina
- NFL preseason games Thursday: Matchups, times, how to watch and what to know
- Keep 'my name out your mouth': Tua Tagovailoa responds to Ryan Clark's stripper comment
- Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
- New York governor urges Biden to help state with migrant surge
- Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani has UCL tear, won't pitch for rest of 2023 season
- Gun control already ruled out, Tennessee GOP lawmakers hit impasse in session after school shooting
Recommendation
Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
Extreme fire weather fueled by climate change played significant role in Canada's wildfires, new report says
Maui County files lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric Company over deadly wildfires
Ukraine marks Independence Day and vows to keep fighting Russia as it remembers the fallen
Average rate on 30
Legal fight continues over medical marijuana licenses in Alabama
The Blind Side Producers Reveal How Much Money the Tuohys Really Made From Michael Oher Story
Former Indiana postal manager gets 40 months for stealing hundreds of checks worth at least $1.7M