Watch: Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Ex-Husband Ryan Anderson Reacts to Ken Urker’s Death
Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s ex-husband is speaking out after the death of Ken Urker.
After the Life After Lockup star’s former fiancé was found dead from a suspected overdose on his 34th birthday Oct. 1, Ryan Anderson shared his reaction to the tragic news.
“I didn’t believe it at first. I was like no,” he said on the Oct. 2 episode of The Sarah Fraser Show. “My initial thought was shock, like, ‘Hmm, how’d that happen?’”
But then Anderson thought about Blanchard and her 2-year-old daughter Aurora, who she shared with Urker.
“My immediate thought went to, ‘How’s Gypsy?’” he continued. “My immediate thought was, ‘How’s she doing. And what about their kid?’”
Blanchard and Anderson tied the knot in 2022 while she was still behind bars for her part in the murder of her mom Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard. However, they announced their split in March 2024 following her 2023 prison release.
Weeks later, Blanchard confirmed her relationship with Urker, who she initially met while she was in prison in 2017.
In the aftermath of Urker’s death, Anderson admitted he and Blanchard’s former fiancé “never really saw eye to eye,” but he was still heartbroken by the news of his death.
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“We never met in person, but we had exchanges on the phone and we’ve had text messages. We’ve interacted and they were never good,” he shared. “But you still hate to hear that somebody passed away.”
And while Anderson noted he and Blanchard have not spoken in a year, he said he reached out to her dad Rod Blanchard to relay his condolences.
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“I said, ‘Hey, man, I’m hearing this news. If it’s true, tell Gypsy I’m sorry. Tell her I’m here for her if she needs me,’” he explained. “I was always somebody who could make her laugh when she was sad or give her comfort.”
Emphasizing that his “main concern is Aurora and Gypsy,” Anderson said he would step in as a friend if Blanchard ever reaches out.
“I don’t know if she will or not,” he shared, “but if she does, I would be there for her strictly as just being there for her because I always was.”
For a look back at Blanchard’s relationship with Urker, keep reading…
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