On July ninth, Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her ex-fiance-turned-current boyfriend, Ken Urker, introduced they’re anticipating their first youngster collectively. Nonetheless, she admits that her being pregnant got here on the improper time, as she’s nonetheless going by a divorce and different private struggles.
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Whereas talking with PEOPLE, Blanchard mentioned the timing of her being pregnant was not supreme however known as it a blessing: “I take it in stride and transfer ahead with it. I couldn’t be happier. It’s type of the improper timing, but it surely’s a blessing. So we’re completely happy.” Blanchard and Urker rekindled their relationship after being beforehand engaged whereas she was incarcerated for the her involvement within the homicide of her mom, Dee Dee Blanchard. The couple ended their engagement in 2019 however reunited after Blanchard was launched from jail in December 2023.
When Blanchard was launched from jail, she was already married to Ryan Anderson however filed for divorce in April. On the most recent episode of Stay After Lockup, she took a morning-after tablet whereas she was nonetheless with Anderson. “On the time, with every part occurring with me and Ryan and the instability of our marriage, it wasn’t the fitting time for me then. And I’m not even saying proper now’s the fitting time,” she defined.
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Blanchard introduced her being pregnant in a YouTube video titled “I’m Pregnant, My Journey So Far.” Within the video, she addressed rumors about her being pregnant and wished to verify the information on her platform.
“I do know the rumors have been flying round for fairly a while now and I’m completely happy to announce that I’m 11 weeks pregnant. Ken and I predict our very first youngster come January of 2025. This was not deliberate in any respect, it was utterly surprising, however we’re each very excited to tackle this new journey of parenthood.”
She additionally addressed considerations from her followers and critics who consider she’s not able to turn out to be a mom: “I do know that there are going to be individuals who really feel like I’m not able to be a mom, and I don’t know if anybody’s actually able to be a mom.”
