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Prior to their separation, Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her estranged husband, Ryan Anderson, were involved in a heated argument where Anderson, a former convict, was concerned that the dispute might escalate to physical violence by the schoolteacher.
“Gypsy said that she was afraid he was going to hit her,” her close pal Nadiya Vizier told People Friday.
“He didn’t — but that happened in the past with her mother. So, her first instinct was to tighten up and be prepared.”
The 22-year-old tattoo artist recounted an incident where the 36-year-old Anderson aggressively confronted Blanchard, leading her to feel threatened. Fortunately, she managed to find a safe space and contacted her attorney for assistance.
Vizier added, “Ryan is a big guy, and she told me it was really scary.”
It’s unclear what sparked the disagreement, which reportedly took place at a home in Lake Charles, La.
Vizier claimed that Anderson showed signs of being controlling throughout the marriage.
“It was like she was on a leash,” Vizier alleged of her close friend.
Blanchard reflected on the situation, likening the feeling of confinement in her marriage to being imprisoned, prompting her decision to end the relationship, stating, “She didn’t want to put up with it anymore.”
Page Six reached out to Anderson and Blanchard’s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back.
Following the big blowout, Blanchard decided to separate from Anderson, per Vizier.
“Unfortunately my husband and I are going through a separation and I moved in with my parents home down the bayou,” she announced via a private Facebook post on March 28 after deleting her public social media accounts, which had millions of followers.
“I am learning to listen to my heart. Right now I need time to let myself find… who I am.”
The estranged couple married in a jailhouse ceremony in July 2022 while Blanchard served eight years for the murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, who suffered from Munchausen by proxy syndrome and allegedly put her through years of abuse as a result.
Gypsy was released on parole in December 2023, and she lived with Anderson for just three months before they called it quits.
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Since then, the convicted felon has found comfort in her ex-fiancé Ken Urker, with whom she’s been seen holding hands and got matching tattoos.
Vizier told People of the friendship, though, “There are so many rumors about her out there.
“I had to finally speak up. I want people to know she didn’t leave Ryan for Ken. She left him because she wasn’t happy anymore.”
Gypsy’s cousin Bobby Pitre also told the outlet, “Gypsy realizes that Ryan isn’t great, and she gets out of it,” before giving a more hopeful outlook on whether his relative may have a romance with Urker.
He added, “She’s obviously in love with the first guy, Ken. You know? That’s who she’s been hanging out with. She obviously loves him.”
