Kriti Mehrotra
While there’s no denying life has been incredibly unfair for Gypsy Rose Blanchard, they do seem to be looking up for her these days considering her personal relationships as well as parole. This much has actually even been evidenced in Lifetime’s ‘The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard’ and ‘Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up,’ which explore not just her past and her crimes but also her future possibilities. It thus comes as no surprise it also significantly features the man she’d tied the knot with while still incarcerated on July 21, 2022 — a Louisiana native pen-pal turn life partner.
Ryan Anderson Fell in Love With Gypsy While She was Incarcerated
It was back around 2020 when Ryan first came across Gypsy’s story through a production, only to immediately be filled with horror considering what she endured, along with excitement since he found her cute. Therefore, when his friends all started claiming they were going to write to Tiger King since he was all the craze at the time, he bet he’d write to her if they followed through, unaware she’d actually respond. The truth is she had a boyfriend at the time, following her relationship with Nicholas “Nick” Godejohn and her fiance Ken, but she ended up breaking up with him for Ryan.
Gypsy had had her heart broken by Ken since he couldn’t deal with her infamy, and then there is the fact other men tried to take advantage of the same, but Ryan’s sincerity just pulled her in. Their first face-to-face meeting was thus essentially a test for them to see if they could actually make it work or not, and by the time they met for the second time, they were in a full-blown relationship. She did ask him where he saw them going after a short time while still keeping their romance a secret from loved ones as she needed a sense of security, only for him to soon propose.
Ryan conceded he wasn’t sure how he’d deal with the publicity surrounding her case or how things would be in the real world following her release, yet he asserted he did genuinely care for her. That’s what gradually settled her family’s apprehension, too, especially as the couple admitted they’d already had a lot of ups and downs, but they always went back to one another for grounding, peace, and care. Even Gypsy candidly said she sometimes said mean things to him on purpose and openly wondered if she rushed into things to hurt him, but was willing to find a point of compromise. She wouldn’t be controlled any longer, and he understood it. In the end, they got married and began trying to build a life together in the real world following her December 28, 2023 release, only for her to file for divorce in April 2024.
Ryan Anderson Now Appears to be Moving On
From what we can tell, Ryan Anderson is currently based in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he proudly serves as a special education teacher in a local middle school. He was caring for his nephew alongside his mother when he first got together with Gypsy, and it appears as if they still have a great bond despite the ups and downs the former has faced in the recent past. He was asked to resign from his last teaching position because it was at a Christian school that couldn’t bring themselves to associate with anyone related to Gypsy since she’s a convicted killer, but Ryan has since admittedly landed a much better job. So now, it appears as if this new dog dad, proud uncle, as well as rising public figure is doing his best to move on from the rollercoaster of the last few years by maintaining a as much of a positive attitude he can.
