Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who became famous for her role in the murder of her abusive mother, has given birth to her first child.
Blanchard’s boyfriend, Ken Urker, shared an image of the new mom and baby with the caption: “Welcoming 2025 with the greatest gift of all.”
His son was born on December 28, People reported, a year to the day he was released from prison.
Before the birth of their son, Blanchard revealed to People that the baby’s name would be Aurora, inspired by the couple’s love of the northern lights phenomenon, better known as the Northern Lights.
Blanchard was released from prison in December 2023 after serving more than seven years of a 10-year prison sentence for his role in helping to kill his mother, Dee Dee. Blanchard was a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, in which a caregiver fakes their child’s illness or induces symptoms to make them sick.
Blanchard reunited with Urker, her former fiancé, in 2024. She was previously married to Ryan Anderson, from whom she filed for divorce in April.
Her pregnancy was unplanned, she told her fans in a YouTube video in July.
“It was completely unexpected, but we are both very excited to embark on this new journey of parenthood,” he said in the video.
Blanchard’s story and her role in her mother’s death captivated true crime fans and was dramatized in the 2019 Hulu series “The Act.” Following her release, she began telling her story herself, appearing on the Lifetime reality series “Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup” and publishing a memoir in December.
