Gypsy Rose Blanchard's husband says he wants to treat her to a 'romantic night out' after her prison release because she's never been on a real date
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- Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released on parole on Thursday after serving eight years in prison.
- Her husband, Ryan Scott Anderson, told People he wants to treat her to a romantic evening.
- Anderson said that Blanchard hasn't been on a proper date before.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard's husband, Ryan Scott Anderson, thinks she deserves a treat following her recent release from prison.
"Gypsy's never been on a real date where you go and sit somewhere and eat and go to a movie or do whatever," Anderson, 37, told People magazine in an interview published on Tuesday.
Anderson said that he planned on treating Blanchard, 32, to homemade gumbo, gifts, and a "romantic night out."
Blanchard was released after serving 85% of her 10-year sentence for second-degree murder for conspiring with her then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn to kill her mother Dee Dee Blanchard. Godejohn was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of first-degree murder in 2015 the death of Dee Dee.
Experts believe that Dee Dee had the behavioral disorder known as Munchausen by proxy. Throughout her life, Blanchard was subjected by her mother to various unnecessary medical treatments including eating via a feeding tube, surgery to remove salivary glands, and using a wheelchair, when in reality doctors later found she had no medical issues and could walk.
Blanchard was released from prison on parole on Thursday after serving eight years at Chillicothe Correctional Center in Missouri. Anderson, a middle school special education teacher from Louisiana, was photographed picking up Blanchard in a silver Cadillac with a vanity plate that read "HITMAN."
Anderson told People that he began communicating with Blanchard in 2020 after sending her a letter while she was in prison. The couple got married two years later.
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Since her release, Blanchard has been active on Instagram and TikTok, where she has a combined total of 12.1 million followers at the time of publication. The day after her release, Blanchard shared a mirror photo of herself on Instagram with the caption, "First selfie of freedom!"
In a subsequent video taken outside her Louisiana home, she proclaimed herself "finally free" and thanked fans for their support online.
Most recently, Blanchard celebrated the new year with Anderson, her father Rod Blanchard, and her stepmom Kristy Blanchard.
Blanchard's story has previously been documented in the 2017 HBO documentary "Mommy Dead and Dearest" and the 2019 Hulu limited series "The Act."
Her life will also be the subject of a three-night Lifetime docuseries titled "The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard," premiering Friday. She's also set to publish a book, "Released: Conversations on the Eve of Freedom," on January 9.