Gypsy Rose Blanchard discusses wedding plans with Ken Urker prior to his death

Gypsy Rose Blanchard expressed her desire for a large wedding with Ken Urker months before his death. In a May interview with TMZ, Blanchard, 35, stated, "I don’t want to have a quick wedding; I want to have the big wedding. I want to have the poofy dress; I want to have the family there, because my first marriage, I got married in the visitation room by the bathroom of a prison." Blanchard and Urker began their relationship as pen pals in 2017 while she was incarcerated for the murder of her mother, Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard. They became engaged in October 2018 but later separated. Blanchard married Ryan Scott Anderson in June 2022, but they divorced two years later. Following this, she rekindled her relationship with Urker, and the couple had a daughter, Aurora, born in December 2024. Urker died at his Louisiana home on his 34th birthday. The Lafourche Parish Public Information Officer reported that he was found dead upon arrival, with drug paraphernalia and a gun present at the scene, according to a police report. Reports indicate that Blanchard and Urker had ended their relationship about a month before his death, although they had been living apart for two months prior. A source stated they were attempting to work things out but ultimately decided to part amicably. Blanchard later expressed uncertainty about the circumstances of Urker's death, stating, "I don’t know if his death was intentional or not." She described her disbelief and emotional distress following the news. Urker's sister, Autumn, criticized Blanchard for allegedly misrepresenting details about her brother's death and claimed that Blanchard had been telling others they were engaged and planning for a second child, which she disputed.