Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s estranged husband, Ryan Anderson, took to TikTok Live on July 2, marking the three-year anniversary of their first meeting. During the livestream, Anderson revealed he had a text argument with Blanchard’s current boyfriend, Ken Urker, earlier in the day.
“Sorry, Gypsy, for fighting with Ken over text,” Anderson said, addressing Blanchard directly, even though she did not participate in the chat. “I did ask how you were because I am genuinely curious about how you’re doing. We are going through the show thing, and I am curious about you. It is what it is; I can’t help it. I do still care whether you want me to or not.”
The dissolution of Anderson and Blanchard’s relationship is currently playing out in the series “Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup,” airing on Lifetime.
Anderson admitted he was feeling nostalgic because July 2 marked three years since they first met. “July 2nd, I shot fireworks off for her tonight like three years ago,” he recalled. “Yeah, I need to move on, but guys, I have my moments where I miss her, and today is one of them. Because like I said, I met her three years ago for the first time. We talked for a year and like a month before I got to meet her.”
Anderson and Blanchard began talking while she was still serving an eight-year prison sentence for her role in the murder of her mother, Dee Dee. They wed while Blanchard was behind bars and reunited when she was released in December 2023. Four months later, she filed for divorce.
“If Gypsy was just my girlfriend, I get it completely,” Anderson said in response to comments that he should move on. “But we were legit married for a year and eight months. Communication between us really just stopped. Even after she left, we talked a lot. So, you know, it’s hard for me. It’s hard for me now that the show started, and the communication between us is not what it was. It’s difficult.”
After filing for divorce, Blanchard reconciled with Urker, her former fiancé, and the two are currently dating.
Anderson then talked about Urker during the livestream, insinuating that he reinserted himself into Blanchard’s life due to all the publicity she was receiving. “That’s why you came back, fool,” Anderson said, addressing Urker, who did not appear to participate in the chat. “You saw all the attention she was getting.”
“I don’t like Ken,” Anderson then said emphatically. “He’s a punk.”
Anderson then said he would never talk bad about his ex and asked his supporters not to take sides. “Do not be against Gypsy if you guys like me,” he pleaded. “I want y’all to support Gypsy. I think Gypsy’s great, Gypsy’s amazing. I still have all the love in the world for Gypsy. I’m not gonna say anything negative about her even if I want to or even if I feel like she deserves it … I have too much respect for her.”
Anderson removed his wedding ring two weeks after she filed for divorce, he said. He also revealed that he “went out” with a friend over the weekend, but it was just platonic. “We really did have a fun time, but I’m not ready to go there. I’m not ready to start anything, guys. I’m still picking up the pieces. I’m just being honest. I need to heal before I start a new relationship.”
Last week, Blanchard posted her own Q&A. During the pre-taped video, she said she’s the happiest she’s ever been after filing for divorce back in April. “Everyone should follow their heart if they know what they want in life and they know what’s going to make them happy. I absolutely feel like no matter what, you should go for it,” she said. Blanchard added, “Life is too dang short to be sad or feel trapped by anything in your life.”
For his part, Anderson teased that viewers will see more of what led to the end of their relationship as the show progresses. “Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup” airs Mondays on Lifetime.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s estranged husband, Ryan Anderson, is still reeling from the sudden breakdown of his marriage. Opening up to PEOPLE exclusively, the Louisiana school teacher, 38, who’s featured in Lifetime’s upcoming docuseries “Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup,” gets candid about what went down in the three months after he picked Blanchard up from Chillicothe Correctional Center, where she’d served more than eight years of a 10-year sentence for her role in the murder of her mother, Dee Dee.
In the beginning, “It was good,” he says. “I loved our first night together when I picked her up from the prison, and it was just me and her. Those are the moments I cherish. I was just happy Gypsy was home. A lot was going on, but it was just great to have her in the room with you.”
Much of those joyful early days were captured by cameras for the new docuseries, as evidenced by the trailer that shows the couple kissing and Blanchard declaring, “I’ve consummated my marriage.” But Anderson says it wasn’t long until things changed.
“At the very beginning of February, I got real sick with Covid, and then I ended up getting bronchitis, and that put me down for about two, three weeks,” he explains. “And then Gypsy ended up getting sick, and that’s when things, I guess, I don’t know. That was the lowest part of our short-term marriage really.”
By March, the couple were at odds and had a bad fight, according to what a friend of Blanchard’s previously shared with PEOPLE. In scenes from the new trailer, they can be seen arguing over Blanchard’s continued friendship with her ex-fiancé Ken Urker. Still, Anderson says he had no idea things were that bad in his marriage.
“I’m blindsided by how fast events took place,” he says. “I’ve done a lot of reflection, and I look back at that argument. We were going through a lot. We just got into an argument, and that was it. It turned out that was the last time Gypsy was really here. I’ve only seen her one time after that.”
As for Urker, who Blanchard is now dating, “Honestly, I feel like he was going to pop up at some point,” he says. “He was going to rear his head in some way, and at some point, we’d have to deal with this.” Still, he adds, “as far as the snowball effect, it just happened so fast. I’m still processing things.”
When it comes to reports that he became overbearing in the marriage, Anderson counters, “I’m not a controlling person. You can see Gypsy does whatever she wants.” He adds, “I didn’t check her phone, my name popped up, and I looked at one text message with my name in it. That was the only thing.”
Though restraining orders were filed amid the divorce, Anderson says that they were procedural and the argument they had was in no way violent. “I haven’t been deemed dangerous. Gypsy and I can see each other; the restraining order is just standard.”
Asked if he misses Blanchard, he says, “Of course I do. But I have to focus on myself. I have to keep living.” And he’s not holding out hope for a reunion. “She’s in her freedom phase; that’s what she wants to do. I do know that Gypsy does have love for me and vice versa.”
Source: People
