Now that she is free, Gypsy Rose Blanchard is busy telling her own story.
After countless true crime specials, investigative podcasts and an award-winning Hulu series have detailed the shocking case of Munchausen by proxy and matricide that gripped the nation, Gypsy is speaking her truth following her release from prison on Dec. 28.
The 32-year-old shared that, amid years of abuse, the lowest moment she experienced with her mother, Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, came after the first time she attempted to leave.
"That was a really, really hard time for me because she chained me to the bed and I was chained for two weeks," Gypsy told E! News' Francesca Amiker in an exclusive interview. "That was one of the moments in my life that I'm like, 'I can't keep living this way.'"
But that doesn't mean Gypsy—whose new Lifetime six-part docuseries, The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, premiered Jan. 5—doesn't have any regrets about how she chose to ultimately escape from her mother.
"I would go back and changes things if I could," Gypsy shared. "I would definitely do things differently. I wish that I could, I unfortunately can't. It's real life, so you don't have a time machine."
Gypsy and her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn were arrested for Dee Dee's murder in 2015 after the 48-year-old's body was found at her Springfield, Mo., home. (Nick is serving a life sentence for the first-degree murder.)
Although Gypsy was charged with second-degree murder and sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in the plot to kill her mother, she was granted parole after serving 85 percent of her time.
Now that she has been released from prison, Gypsy is hoping to become a "guiding light" for other victims of Munchausen by proxy, explaining she wants to "express that the things that I did, the steps I took to get out of my situation were the wrong example."
"But I can't go back, I can't change it," she continued. "All that I can do now is put the pieces of my life back together and make myself a better person than I was when I went to prison and try to do some good in the world."
One kind act she is hoping to achieve?
Dee Dee's "ashes are with her side of the family and she always said that she wanted to be buried with her mother," Gypsy revealed. "I've reached out to family and asked them, 'Please make sure you honor her wishes in being buried with her mother.'"
While there are several things on Gypsy's post-prison bucket list—including shopping at the mall—binge-watching The Act, Hulu's 2019 limited series starring Joey King and Patricia Arquette as Gypsy and Dee Dee isn't in her future plans.
"Even with my first week of freedom, I haven't had a desire to look at it, I lived it," Gypsy said. "I think that was for everyone else and not for the person that actually lived it. I won't be watching it."
Look at Gypsy's life after being released from prison:
"First Selfie of Freedom!"
After being released from prison on Dec. 28, 2023, Gypsy Rose Blanchard snapped her first Instagram selfie.
"Married Life"
Gypsy and then-husband Ryan Anderson shared a glimpse into their new era together.
"Sister Love"
Gypsy reunited with her sister Mia Blanchard amid her new chapter.
Goodbye 2023
"A New Years Eve Eve kiss with my hubby."
Turning the Page
Gypsy also ended 2023 with an Instagram selfie.
Red Carpet Debut
Gypsy and Ryan walked their first red carpet in January 2024 at the premiere of her Lifetime docuseries The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard.
PDA Alert
Gypsy and Ryan kissed on the red carpet at the premiere.
Breakup
In late March 2024, three months after her prison release, Gypsy shared that she and Ryan broke up.
"People have been asking what is going on in my life," she wrote in a statement on her private Facebook page, according to People. "Unfortunately my husband and I are going through a separation and I moved in with my parents home down the bayou."
Physical Transformation
Gypsy underwent a rhinopasty and septoplasty (nose job) April 5, 2024. Her physical transformation will be documented on Lifetime's Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up.
Divorce
Gypsy filed for divorce from Ryan on April 8, 2024, according to court documents obtained by TMZ. The filing came nearly two years after their July 2022 prison wedding.
Gypsy's Tribute to Her "Soulmate"
In late April 2024, weeks after filing for divorce, Gypsy announced she got back together with ex-fiancé Ken Urker. The following month, she made their rekindled romance social media official by sharing a video montage of their romantic moments on TikTok.
Love Story
In her video, Gypsy described her love story with Ken as "legendary."
The Burning Question
And when a fan, using her own past comments about ex Ryan, took the oppotunity to ask her in the comments a NSFW question about Ken, Gypsy responded quickly and candidly.
Animal Style
Gypsy tried her first In-N-Out Burger, a Double-Double burger served animal-style. She rated it a 7.
Catching Up With a Kardashian
Gypsy called getting to meet Kim Kardashian, who has become a criminal justice advocate in recent years, a "huge honor."
"She's a really sweet woman and I really appreciate her taking the time to talk with me," Gypsy told E! News host Keltie Knight. "We had a lot to talk about as far as prison reform goes. I know that she's done some really amazing things with prison reform. And that's really close to my heart because I've been on that side of the fence."
Oh Baby
Less than three months after filing for divorce, Gypsy announced that she and her new boyfriend Ken were expecting their first baby together.
"I'm happy to announce that I am 11 weeks pregnant," she shared in a July 2024 YouTube video. "This was not planned at all, it was completely unexpected."
Body Art
Gypsy showed off her meaningful new tattoos in July.
It's a Girl
Gypsy and Ken celebrated at a sex reveal party for their first baby in August 2024 and, at a baby shower in November, shared that they'll be naming her Aurora Raina Urker.
Harrowing Memoir Details
With co-authors Melissa Moore and Michele Matrisciani, Gypsy told her dramatic life story to date in her book My Time to Stand, which came out in December.
She's a Mom
Gypsy gave birth to her first baby on Dec. 28, 2024, exactly one year after her prison release.
The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Part 1 is streaming on Lifetime.