Gypsy Rose Blanchard Shared Update on Ken Urker Romance Before Death

And to ensure that was the case before Urker’s tragic death, Blanchard shared the couple were in couple’s therapy. 

“I like it because it gives an unbiased opinion,” she said at the time. “Because you don’t want to go to your family all the time to talk about the bad stuff. You never want to have anybody going, ‘Oh, I think…’ You don’t want their opinions to be changed or affected or a bias or anything.”

At the time, Blanchard admitted it was “nice” to have the space to mediate conflict with Urker. 

“They can see my side, they can see his side,” she detailed, “and give us an honest opinion about where we should go and how we could improve.”

The Lafourche Sherriff’s Office confirmed to E! News that Urker had died Oct. 1. 

“We were notified about this at 6:15 p.m. CDT and responded,” a spokesperson told E!. “He was found dead upon arrival. At this time, we are continuing the death investigation.” 

After news of his death was confirmed, Blanchard told People she believed her husband died from an overdose. 

“I don’t know if it was intentional or not,” Blanchard said. “I’m in disbelief.”

For a look back on Blanchard and Urker’s life together, keep reading…