Gypsy-Rose Blanchard has finally revealed the father of her baby after her estranged husband Ryan Anderson agreed to a paternity test.
Blanchard, 33, joyfully announced this July that she is pregnant by her boyfriend Ken Urker, 31, and in August they shared that they are expecting a daughter.
However, because Blanchard is still legally married, Anderson had to take a DNA test to establish the baby’s paternity or run the risk that he, rather than Urkel, would be listed as the father on the birth certificate under a little-known Louisiana law.
Anderson stated this August that he planned to undergo the test, saying: ‘I don’t have a choice,’ and adding: ‘I hate being in this situation.’
Now Urker has also had his DNA examined, and Blanchard confirmed on Instagram this Tuesday that he is indeed the biological father of her baby.
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard has finally revealed the father of her baby after her estranged husband Ryan Anderson agreed to a paternity test; pictured last week
She wrote: ‘There’s been a lot of chatter around the paternity of our baby and while we’ve known for sure from the beginning, I feel that it’s finally time to put all these theories to rest. Here are the results showing Ken is the father.’
Blanchard added: ‘Ken is going to be an incredible dad and we are so excited to welcome our baby girl into the world.’
Her message was accompanied by a screenshot of the results, which stated that based on DNA evidence, Urker had more than a 99.9% probability of paternity.
Urker’s test will now enable him to be listed as the father on the baby’s birth certificate, in accordance with a Louisiana law that would have otherwise classified Anderson as the ‘presumed father.’
The law states: ‘If the mother is married to someone other than the biological father when the child was conceived or has been divorced for less than 300 days at the time of birth, the husband/ex-husband shall be the presumed father, unless paternity is established for the biological father.’
Anderson declared on a TikTok livestream on August 10 that he was going to undergo a paternity test to put the matter to rest.
His social media announcement came later on the same day that Blanchard and Urker revealed the sex of the baby.
‘I have to get a DNA test. I don’t have a choice,’ Anderson said in the social media clip, before adding, ‘I hate being in this situation.’
Blanchard, 33, joyfully announced this July that she is pregnant by her boyfriend Ken Urker (right), 31, and in August they shared that they are expecting a daughter
Blanchard posted Urker’s test results and wrote that ‘while we’ve known for sure from the beginning, I feel that it’s finally time to put all these theories to rest’
Anderson says he’s taking a DNA test to confirm the paternity of his estranged wife’s pregnancy, which she and current boyfriend maintain is a girl
Anderson maintained he has to ‘take a DNA test for court,’ and then followed-up by offering up his opinion before he got the final results.
‘The way the timeline matches up — I don’t think it’s mine, but I don’t know. The DNA test is going to prove it,’ he shared. ‘Crazier things have happened. I just don’t know. I have my thoughts and I have my opinions.’
Blanchard announced on July 9 that she’s expecting a baby with Urker, her current boyfriend, with a due date around January 2025.
This would put the date of conception to be around April.
Blanchard (born Gypsy-Rose Alcida) filed for divorce from Anderson on April 8 shortly after they publicly announced their split.
‘I have to get a DNA test. I don’t have a choice,’ Anderson said in the social media clip, before adding, ‘I hate being in this situation’
Louisiana law states that Blanchard may have to name her estranged husband, Anderson, on the birth certificate if she is still legally married to him by the time the baby arrives
Anderson and Blanchard obtained a marriage license in Chillicothe, Missouri, in late June 2022, while she was still serving time in prison, as reported by Springfield News-Leader.
And then, less a month later, they decided to tie-the-knot in a small prison ceremony without any guests.
The pair would end up calling it quits about three months after Blanchard was released from Chillicothe Correctional Center in Missouri in March 2024.
‘Unfortunately my husband and I are going through a separation and I moved in with my parents,’ she shared on Facebook at that time. ‘I have the support of my family and friends to help guide me through this. I am learning to listen to my heart. Right now I need time to let myself find… who I am.’
Soon after revealing her discovery process to find out ‘who I am’ she was spotted spending time with Urker, her ex-fiancé.
Some four months later she and Urker would make the announcement that they’re expecting their first baby together on July 9.
‘The way the timeline matches up — I don’t think it’s mine, but I don’t know. The DNA test is going to prove it,’ he shared. ‘Crazier things have happened. I just don’t know. I have my thoughts and I have my opinions’; the estranged couple are seen together in NYC in January
Blanchard rose to prominence when she was convicted of second-degree murder in Springfield, Missouri, for the death of her mother Dee Dee Blanchard.
Her death came in the wake of what Blanchard described as a ‘lifelong physical, mental, and medical abuse,’ and ended up being sentenced to 10 years in prison.
She was paroled at the end of December 2023 after serving eight years behind bars.
Given the sensational aspects of Blanchard’s childhood, including her mother forcing her to pretend to be disabled and terminally ill, she gained widespread media attention as a Munchhausen-by-proxy survivor.
Basically, the definition translates to ‘someone with a mental health disorder in which a caregiver creates the appearance of health problems in another person, typically their child,’ according to Wikipedia. ‘The caregiver or partner then presents the person as being sick or injured.’
The Munchausen-by-proxy victim took to her Instagram in August to share a video of an adorable gender reveal party she and Urker held
‘It’s a girl,’ the couple announced on Instagram following their gender reveal party
The result of a factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA), which it’s also known as, can result in permanent injury or death of the victim.
The behavior might be motivated by the caregiver or partner seeking sympathy or attention.
Despite all the back and forth legal wrangling, Anderson said, ‘I’m always going to have love for [her],’ in one of his latest TikTok live posts.
He then proceeded to try and quell all the hate being thrown at his estranged wife, saying, ‘If anyone is going to bash her, it should be me… If I’m not bashing her, why ya’ll need to?’
