Gypsy-Rose Blanchard finally reveals father of baby after paternity test

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 in July that she is pregnant with 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 determine the baby’s paternity or risk having him, instead of Urkel, listed as the father on the birth certificate according to a little well-known law of Louisiana.

Anderson stated last August that he planned to undergo the test, saying, “I have no choice,” adding, “I hate being in this situation.”

Now Urker has also had his DNA tested and Blanchard confirmed on Instagram on Tuesday that he is indeed the biological father of her child.

She wrote, “There has been a lot of talk about the paternity of our baby and while we were sure from the beginning, I feel like it’s finally time to put all these theories to rest. Here are the results that prove Ken is the father.”

Blanchard added, “Ken is going to be an amazing dad and we are so excited to welcome our little girl into the world.”

Her message was accompanied by a screenshot of the results, which stated that Urker had a probability of paternity of more than 99.9% based on DNA evidence.

Urker’s test now allows him to be listed as the father on the baby’s birth certificate, in accordance with a Louisiana law that would otherwise have classified Anderson as the “presumptive father.”

The law states: ‘If the mother was married to someone other than the biological father at the time of the child’s conception or was separated for less than 300 days at the time of birth, the husband/ex-husband is the presumptive father, unless for the biological father paternity is established.’

Anderson stated 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 the same day Blanchard and Urker revealed the baby’s gender.

‘I have to have a DNA test done. I have no choice,” Anderson said in the social media clip, before adding, “I hate being in this situation.”

Anderson claimed he had to ‘take a DNA test in court’, then gave his opinion before getting the final results.

“The way the timeline lines up – I don’t think it’s mine, but I don’t know. The DNA test will prove it,” he said. ‘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 is expecting a baby with Urker, her current boyfriend, with a due date around January 2025.

This would put the date of fertilization around April.

Blanchard (born Gypsy-Rose Alcida) filed for divorce from Anderson on April 8, shortly after they publicly announced their separation.

Anderson and Blanchard received a marriage license in Chillicothe, Missouri, in late June 2022, while she was still in prison, as reported by Springfield News Leader.

And then, less than a month later, they decided to tie the knot in a small prison ceremony with no guests.

The pair would eventually call 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 divorce and I have moved in with my parents,” she shared on Facebook at the time. ‘I have the support of my family and friends to help me get through this. I am learning to listen to my heart. Right now I need time to let myself discover… who I am.’

Shortly after revealing her discovery process to find out ‘who I am’, she was seen spending time with Urker, her ex-fiancé.

About four months later, she and Urker would announce that they were expecting their first child together on July 9.

Blanchard rose to prominence when she was convicted of manslaughter 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 was ultimately sentenced to ten years in prison.

She was released on parole 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 received widespread media attention as a Munchausen survivor by proxy.

Basically, the definition translates to “someone with a mental disorder in which a caregiver creates the appearance of health problems in another person, usually their child,” according to Wikipedia. ‘The healthcare provider or partner then presents the person as sick or injured.’

The result of factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA), also known as, can lead to permanent injury or death of the victim.

The behavior may be motivated by the caregiver or partner seeking sympathy or attention.

Despite all the legal wrangling, Anderson said, “I will always have love for it.” [her],” in one of his latest TikTok live posts.

He then tried to quell all the hate directed at his estranged wife, saying, “If anyone’s going to bash her, it should be me… If I’m not bashing her, why do you have to? ‘