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Gypsy Rose Blanchard Explains Decision to Wear Wigs While Showing Off Natural Hair
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is shedding light on her weight loss secrets.
More than two years after she was released from prison for conspiring to kill her mother Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, Gypsy showed off her physical transformation and revealed how she managed to lose so much weight.
“OK y’all, I’m not gatekeeping. My weight loss came from life circumstances,” she captioned a video posted to Instagram on March 4. “After being released two years ago my lifestyle changed a lot—from commissary junk food to home-cooked meals and trying new foods.”
To prove her point, Gypsy recorded herself stepping up on the scale and showing its reading at 108 pounds. She also displayed her toned abs in the clip, as well as her long brown locks.
The 34-year-old—who shares daughter Aurora, 14 months, with boyfriend Ken Urker—noted that her weight loss was not intentional, nor was it due to exercise or medication.
“I don’t follow a workout routine (though I’d love one),” she explained. “I don’t limit my diet, and I don’t use GLP-1.”
“I wasn’t actively trying to lose weight,” she added. "My whole life just changed and adjusted to freedom.”
Indeed, Gypsy has been embracing her freedom and ability to change up her appearance ever since she was released from prison in December 2023. Aside from losing weight, the Life After Lockup star got a nose job in April 2024 and has been rocking new hairstyles.
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Some of those hair changes have only been temporary, as Gypsy told fans in November that she’s been wearing wigs to help her feel her best after cutting her hair.
“I had to cut it really short because nearly two years of bleaching it completely fried it,” Gypsy explained. “I don’t feel confident with short hair. So I normally wear a high-quality wig while my real hair grows back healthy.”
As she put it, “I’m giving my hair a fresh start so it can grow long again.”
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And Gypsy doesn’t intend to stop changing up her looks anytime soon.
"It's never too late to start reinventing yourself, even if it is something subtle like a new hairstyle,” she wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post in January 2024. “Enjoy life, express yourself in whatever creative ways that may make you happy.”
For more on Gypsy’s life post-prison, keep reading…
"First Selfie of Freedom!"
After being released from prison on Dec. 28, 2023, Gypsy Rose Blanchard snapped her first Instagram selfie.
"Married Life"
Gypsy and then-husband Ryan Anderson shared a glimpse into their new era together.
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"Sister Love"
Gypsy reunited with her sister Mia Blanchard amid her new chapter.
Goodbye 2023
"A New Years Eve Eve kiss with my hubby."
Turning the Page
Gypsy also ended 2023 with an Instagram selfie.
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Red Carpet Debut
Gypsy and Ryan walked their first red carpet in January 2024 at the premiere of her Lifetime docuseries The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard.
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PDA Alert
Gypsy and Ryan kissed on the red carpet at the premiere.
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Breakup
In late March 2024, three months after her prison release, Gypsy shared that she and Ryan broke up.
"People have been asking what is going on in my life," she wrote in a statement on her private Facebook page, according to People. "Unfortunately my husband and I are going through a separation and I moved in with my parents home down the bayou."
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Physical Transformation
Gypsy underwent a rhinopasty and septoplasty (nose job) April 5, 2024. Her physical transformation will be documented on Lifetime's Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up.
Divorce
Gypsy filed for divorce from Ryan on April 8, 2024, according to court documents obtained by TMZ. The filing came nearly two years after their July 2022 prison wedding.
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Gypsy's Tribute to Her "Soulmate"
In late April 2024, weeks after filing for divorce, Gypsy announced she got back together with ex-fiancé Ken Urker. The following month, she made their rekindled romance social media official by sharing a video montage of their romantic moments on TikTok.
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Love Story
In her video, Gypsy described her love story with Ken as "legendary."
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The Burning Question
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Animal Style
Gypsy tried her first In-N-Out Burger, a Double-Double burger served animal-style. She rated it a 7.
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Catching Up With a Kardashian
Gypsy called getting to meet Kim Kardashian, who has become a criminal justice advocate in recent years, a "huge honor."
"She's a really sweet woman and I really appreciate her taking the time to talk with me," Gypsy told E! News host Keltie Knight. "We had a lot to talk about as far as prison reform goes. I know that she's done some really amazing things with prison reform. And that's really close to my heart because I've been on that side of the fence."
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Oh Baby
Less than three months after filing for divorce, Gypsy announced that she and her new boyfriend Ken were expecting their first baby together.
"I'm happy to announce that I am 11 weeks pregnant," she shared in a July 2024 YouTube video. "This was not planned at all, it was completely unexpected."
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Body Art
Gypsy showed off her meaningful new tattoos in July.
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It's a Girl
Gypsy and Ken celebrated at a sex reveal party for their first baby in August 2024 and, at a baby shower in November, shared that they'll be naming her Aurora Raina Urker.
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Harrowing Memoir Details
With co-authors Melissa Moore and Michele Matrisciani, Gypsy told her dramatic life story to date in her book My Time to Stand, which came out in December.
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She's a Mom
Gypsy gave birth to her first baby on Dec. 28, 2024, exactly one year after her prison release.
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