Gypsy is married to Ryan Anderson. But she was engaged to another man before Ryan while she was in prison.
For some time, there wasn’t a lot of information about her ex-fiance, but her documentary, The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, finally gave some personal details about him. According to People Magazine, which covered the documentary, his name is Ken. He first heard about Gyspy after watching the HBO documentary Mommy Dead and Dearest.
The documentary detailed Gypsy’s life with her mother, Dee Dee. Ken felt bad about what had happened to Gypsy, and he decided to write to her in prison.
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When Gypsy got his letter, she thought he sounded cool. She wrote him back, and they began writing as pen pals. Gypsy explained that they became fast friends.
They started writing to each other in 2017, shortly after she went to jail. Eventually, they started talking on the phone, too. They’d talk for hours because they had a lot in common.
Gypsy felt like she had known him her entire life. Ken told her that he felt the same.
Ken Proposed to Gypsy in 2018
One day, Gypsy sent him a visitation form. The form would allow him to visit her in prison so that they could meet in person. He signed the form and then drove to Missouri, where her prison is located.
When he arrived, they talked for a while, and then within 30 minutes, he kissed her. Gypsy described the kiss as being the most wonderful kiss of her life.
She was surprised to learn that he had feelings for her. Ken confessed that he did and that he’d had those feelings for a while. Gypsy admitted that she’d had feelings for him, too.
Ken also confessed that Gypsy was the first girl he’d ever said, ‘I love you’ to. The couple continued to talk on the phone and write letters to each other for several months.
In October 2018, Ken proposed marriage to Gypsy. Before he proposed, they had talked about their relationship and where they wanted to go with it. They agreed that getting married was the next best step.
When Ken visited in October, he took her hands and told her he’d be honored if she’d marry him. She said yes to his proposal, and they became engaged.
Ken gave her a silver ring, but the guards took it away because silver rings aren’t allowed in prison. He gave her another one to replace the one she had lost.
Ken’s Family Supported the Relationship
The couple then started talking about their wedding. They weren’t sure if they wanted to have it in the prison or if they wanted to wait until Gypsy was out of prison.
The plan was that if they were going to have a wedding inside the prison, they’d also have a second one outside of it. Gypsy didn’t want to miss out on wedding traditions like wearing a dress or having her dad walk her down the aisle.
The couple also talked about Ken’s family. Gypsy was worried that they might think badly of her.
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Ken comforted her by saying that his family had also watched Mommy Dead and Dearest. They also supported Gypsy and felt bad for her.
Gypsy felt relief because they already knew about what had happened; she wouldn’t have to explain why she was in jail.
She also liked that Ken came from a big family because since Gypsy was an only child. Ken had four other siblings, and she liked knowing there were that many people in the family to help each other out.
The Act Pushed Ken Away
While the relationship was going well for a time, a new show came out about Gypsy’s life with her mother. It’s called The Act, and it aired on Hulu. The movie made Gypsy a pseudo-celebrity, which made Ken uncomfortable.
Gypsy explained in the documentary that people around the world were beginning to know her name and story. Ken didn’t like that because he’s a really private person.
The news also started reporting on their relationship, which only made him more uncomfortable. He decided to break up with her.
Their wedding date, which was in January 2020, was delayed. They’d only had four months to go until the wedding at the time.
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Gypsy was really sad, but the couple made up after talking to each other. They stayed a couple for a while longer, although they agreed to continue delaying their wedding date. Then Ken broke up with her again.
This time it was for good. Gypsy said that when he broke up with her, it broke her heart. She was young at the time and still had a lot to learn about relationships. She also felt that every time she got close to someone, they left her.
In the documentary, Gypsy said she still thinks about Ken even though she’s married to Ryan now. Ken became a problem for them at one point.
Gypsy had lied to Ryan about the last time she had spoken to Ken. She had said that she hadn’t talked to Ken in a long time, but it wasn’t true.
She admitted that a part of her still loves Ken. Gypsy even had a dream once where she left Ryan for Ken. Although they almost broke up, Ryan and Gypsy eventually made up.
