Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Finalizes Divorce from Ex Ryan Scott Anderson, Says She Was 'Settling' for Him (Exclusive)

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and Ryan Scott Anderson.Photo:JC Olivera/WireImage; Jamie McCarthy/Getty JC Olivera/WireImage; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Gypsy-Rose Blanchardand ex-husbandRyan Scott Andersonhave finalized their divorce. Blanchard, 33, announced the couple’s separation in a Facebook post on March 28,PEOPLE exclusively reported. A friend of Blanchard’spreviously revealed to PEOPLEthat the split happened after a heated argument in March and that Blanchard thought her husband was “controlling.” “He got in her face and screamed,“friend Nadiya Vizier, 23, said exclusively in April to PEOPLE.

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Opens Up About Her ‘Amazing’ Birth Story for the First Time — and What Didn’t Go to Plan (Exclusive)

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard (L); Blanchard and Ken Urker.Photo:Lifetime (2) Lifetime (2) “As a first-time mom, my birth story was amazing,” she tells PEOPLE exclusively, opening up about life now with almost 8-week-old daughterAurora Rainaand partnerKen Urkeras she gears up forseason two ofGypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up, premiering March 10 on Lifetime. “I had started dilating at 34 weeks and five days, so my OBGYN was keeping a close monitor on me, so we were having visits every week,” explains Blanchard.

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Says 'a Whole New World Is About to Open Up' as She Counts Down End of Parole Over Mom's Murder (Exclusive)

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard.Photo:Gypsy-Rose Blanchard/Instagram Gypsy-Rose Blanchard/Instagram Gypsy-Rose Blanchardis marking the upcoming end of her parole. “A whole new world is about to open up for me very soon with many new opportunities and adventures,” she tells PEOPLE exclusively about the upcoming date. “Although I have freedoms while outside of prison walls, I am still in a sense ‘property of the state of Missouri,’ ” she explains. “So I am looking forward to a life without restrictions or being ‘owned.

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Says She's 'Leaning into Motherhood' as She Settles into First Few Weeks as Mom to Daughter Aurora

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard.Photo:Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency / SplashNews Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency / SplashNews Gypsy-Rose Blanchardis prioritizing one thing going into 2025. “Leaning into motherhood in 2025 👶🏻,” she wrote across the photo. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s Instagram Story.Gypsy-Rose Blanchard/Instagram Gypsy-Rose Blanchard/Instagram Shortly after welcoming her daughter, Blanchard posted a statement onher Instagram Stories, revealingwhether she’d be posting more photosof her daughter.

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Shares Which Parent Daughter Aurora Resembles More — and the Personality Traits She's Inherited (Exclusive)

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and boyfriend Ken Urker.Photo:Gypsy-Rose Blanchard/Instagram Gypsy-Rose Blanchard/Instagram “I can see some of both me and Ken’s stubbornness, which is not a bad thing,” Blanchard says. “I think, because like whenever she wants to be held, she’s firm on it. Whenever she’s hungry or anything else, she’s firm on it, and that’s part of her little personality that we’re starting to see.” “She just started smiling a little bit here and there,” she continues.