Gypsy Rose Blanchard Wants to Grow Her Social Media Following After Prison 'To Create Change' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

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Just released from prison,Gypsy Rose Blanchardis now thinking about what her life on the outside will look like. Perhaps the world’s most famous parolee, she is intent on using whatever influence she might have for good.

“I feel like I have been blessed with that ability to possibly create change,” Gypsy told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview shortly before her release. “And that is what I’m trying to do.”

Dee Dee, who had convinced people in her life that her daughter was terminally ill, is said to have subjected Gypsy to painful medical treatments that were never needed.

Gypsy admitted in 2016 to killing her mother with Nicholas Godejohn, her then-boyfriend. Gypsy pled guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. She was granted parole earlier this year. Godejohn was found guilty of first-degree murder in 2019 and sentenced to life in prison without parole, court records indicate.

Last year, while still in prison, Gypsy married Ryan Scott Anderson, a special education teacher from Louisiana, whopicked her upat 3:30 a.m. on Thursday as she was released from Chillicothe Correctional Center.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard.Courtesy ABC News

Gypsy’s case attracted national attention, and she has since become the subject of multiple documentaries and series. It has vaulted her to a level of fame she says she never desired. Aware that many might describe her as “infamous,” Gypsy insists she isn’t seeking fame.

“I was never one of those children that wanted to be famous,” she tells PEOPLE. “I didn’t want to be a singer. I didn’t want to be an actress. I wanted to be something that made a difference.”

For more on what Gypsy plans to do after her release, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribehere.

Now, as she embarks on her post-prison life, her goal is to do just that. Gypsy tells PEOPLE she is hoping to build up followers on herInstagramand TikTok accounts as she seeks to define her platform.

“I feel like I have been blessed with a platform and the ability to possibly create change, and that is what I’m trying to do,” she says.

For more on Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s journey and interview, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands next week.

Gypsy is also set to release a new ebook, titledReleased: Conversations on the Eve of Freedom,as well as tell her own story in the new Lifetime docuseries,The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard,  premiering Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. eastern.

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source: people.com