Gypsy Rose Blanchard has shared insight of how she feels now after being released on parole for the death of her mother
Gypsy Rose Blanchard has opened up on her heartbreaking regret as she spoke candidly on her “lifelong sentence”.
The 33-year-old rose to prominence when she was convicted of second-degree murder for the death of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard after being subjected to physical, mental and medical abuse directly caused by her mum.
Gypsy’s story captivated TV audiences when it was documented on a number of television shows and movies.
Speaking on ITV’s Loose Women from the US, Gypsy, who committed the murder alongside her partner at the time, gave an update on how her life has been since she was paroled in late December 2023 after serving eight years in prison.
Gypsy spoke on Loose Women
“I wish I had gone through other avenues that are forever a lifelong regret, but unfortunately, hindsight is twenty-twenty, so I can change the past.
Loose Women star Jane Moore then asked: “Do you feel guilt now at your involvement in your mother’s murder?”
Gypsy replied: “Of course! Of course, I have to live with that every single day, and that’s a lifelong sentence. I might have served eight and eight and a half years in prison, but that is a lifelong sentence for me.”
Gypsy spoke about her regrets and said she wished she took a different route
When asked if she felt like “there was no other way out”, Gypsy responded: “That is correct, at the time I was very, very sheltered in my life so the avenues in which I cognitively thought to reach out, my mum had told me a lot of lies about my father so I didn’t turn to him for help because I thought he didn’t love me, that’s what my mum led me to believe
“I grew up with a mum that basically made me fearful of strangers so I felt like the only person I could confide in was my co-defendant. I wish I would have gone through other avenues, that is forever a lifelong regret but unfortunately hindsight’s twenty-twenty so I can’t change the past.”
Loose Women stars quizzed her on her regretNear the end of her chat with the Loose Women, she then said: “I never wanted to villainise my mum, I never approved of her being villainized.
“All I ever did was share my story, and unfortunately, the sins of her past put that label on her. I, however, don’t feel she was evil.
“I feel like she would have needed mental help and I think with that knowledge, we need to shift the narrative of putting her in a box. I think that more mental health awareness, of Munchausen by Proxy, needs to be advocated for.”
