Gypsy Rose Blanchard Detailed Ken Urker Wedding Plans Before His Death

As she put it at the time, “I deserve my wedding.”

Blanchard first met Urker in 2017 while was serving time in prison for the involvement in the 2015 murder of her mom Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard. The pair became engaged the following year, but broke up in 2019.

It wasn’t until years later after Blanchard was released from prison and her marriage to Anderson ended in 2024 that she rekindled her romance with Urker, with the couple welcoming their first baby in December 2024.

On Oct. 1, police confirmed to E! News that Urker was found dead in Louisiana.

Hours later, Blanchard spoke out about the tragedy, sharing that her boyfriend had a drug overdose before dying his bed.

“I don’t know if it was intentional or not,” she told People in a statement Oct. 2 .“He was not in a good state of mind lately.”

“I’m in disbelief. I can’t think,” she continued. “I’ve screamed until my throat burns.”

As Blanchard navigates her grief, she emphasized that she’s going to remember Urker as “an amazing father and a man who was deeply loved,” sharing that he’ll “forever be my soulmate.”

For a look back at Blanchard and Urker’s relationship, keep reading…