Gypsy Rose Blanchard reflects on the events that led to her involvement in her mother’s murder and regrets everything, stating she didn’t deserve it.
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Gypsy’s mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, subjected her to years of unnecessary medical procedures, and prosecutors argued in court that Gypsy was a victim of Munchausen by proxy. In an interview with PEOPLE, Gypsy expresses regret over her actions and sheds light on the abuse she endured.
“If I had another chance to redo everything, I don’t know if I would go back to when I was a child and tell my aunts and uncles that I’m not sick and mommy makes me sick, or, if I would travel back to just the point of that conversation with Nick and tell him, ‘You know what, I’m going to go tell the police everything.’ I kind of struggle with that.”
Gypsy recalls the moment she made the desperate decision to ask her then-boyfriend, Nicholas “Nick” Godejohn, to kill her mother. At the time, Gypsy claims she was being mentally and physically abused and was about to undergo another unnecessary surgery. Speaking about her situation, she says, “I was desperate to get out of that situation.” Gypsy’s desperation led her to conspire with Godejohn, who carried out the murder while she waited in the bathroom.
Nobody will ever hear me say I’m glad she’s dead or I’m proud of what I did. I regret it every single day.”
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Gypsy’s upbringing was marked by isolation and limited exposure to the outside world. She was never enrolled in school and had minimal contact with her father, stepmother, and half-siblings. Gypsy explains, “I was very sheltered… What I knew of the outside world was only in Disney movies, and those don’t talk about warning signs of bad parents.” This sheltered existence left her vulnerable and unaware of the warning signs of abusive behavior.
She recalled multiple attempts to be respectful towards her mother as she entered her teenage years but Dee Dee became more volatile and violent which led to more abuse in the household. Her mother would call her derogatory names and resort to hitting, punching, and slapping her to assert control. Gypsy describes their relationship as similar to domestic violence, saying, “As long as you’re complacent, everything’s fine. Put your foot down, then it’s bad.“
The 30-year-old was preparing for release and hopes to move foward with her life as she’s now married with Louisiana teacher Ryan Anderson. Gypsy is also excited to reunite with her father and stepmother and a Lifetime docuseries about her confessions in prisonis expected to be released on January 5th.