'The Prison Confessions Of Gypsy Rose Blanchard': 50+ Most Shocking Quotes From Lifetime's New Docuseries
This past weekend, Lifetime debuted a new, six-hour docuseries with prison interviews with Gypsy Rose Blanchard. The drama in this series is off the wall, and it is edited like a true thriller, that is, until it becomes a bit of a unique rom-com. There are a number of The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard quotes that might surprise or shock you. Whether she's talking about the truly horrific abuse from her late mother, or her ex Nick Godejohn, Gypsy finally gets to tell her own story, in her own words.
You can read my recaps for Night 1, Night 2, and Night 3, and/or watch the first two nights of The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard for free on mylifetime.com through January 15. The remaining episodes are also available to watch on the platform with a subscription. You can also purchase episodes on Amazon Prime Video and Vudu.
1. Hard truths
"At the end of the day, I’m a murderer. That’s just the harsh reality of it. And I always feel like the reality of who I am, and the gravity of what he got himself into, he might run." - Gypsy Rose Blanchard, on Ryan Anderson
2. Absolutely devastating
"We found a prescription pad that was stolen from the hospital. That meant that now, not only is she [Dee Dee] using medical means to abuse Gypsy, but now she can do it on her own. She doesn’t even need a doctor. What Dee Dee did to Gypsy was one of the most egregious forms of parental abuse you can imagine. She took her daughter’s entire existence from her." Public Defender Michael Stanfield
3. As simple as that
"Nobody would have probably ever thought that Gypsy was capable of that… But nobody’s ever been in her shoes. It’s as simple as that." - Father, Rod Blanchard
4. On her sentencing
"I think that 10 years was appropriate for my level of involvement of the crime. I think I would have been a whole mess if they would have just let me out of prison scot-free, didn’t do any time. I don’t think that I would have had the mental stability to transition as smoothly as I have with 10 years in between the two." - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
5. Heartbreaking
"I feel guilty, because I felt like I shouldn’t be happy. It’s like I’m undeserving of happiness." - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
6. Another poisoning?
“That’s the vitamins that mom gives to grandma Laura May,” - Cousin, Bobby Pitre, said Gypsy told her grandfather. Laura May later died a slow, painful death that they think was Dee Dee’s fault.
7. The new normal
"And we started finding things that blew my mind... I was waiting to pinch myself and try to wake up from this nightmare, and never woke up from this nightmare." - Stepmother, Kristy Blanchard on Gypsy's preliminary hearing revelations
8. On Nick Godejohn
"I feel like he wanted to get me out of that situation, but then a bigger part of me thinks that I could’ve been anyone, because murder was something that he always wanted to do as a fantasy. And I think that I was the perfect opportunity." - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
9. Just think about it
"It makes me happy that she has somebody she can turn to, but I said, Gypsy, I’ll support what you want to do, but please don’t get married... Walk out as a single woman, or dating Ryan. Don’t walk out married." - Stepmother, Kristy Blanchard
10. Told her truth
"This was my opportunity to take the stand, and take accountability. And I owned up to my part... I don’t care what people think about me. I told my truth." - Gypsy Rose Blanchard, on testifying at Nick Godejohn's trial
11. Nobody else like my man
“I have so many men that try to date me or write to me or try to hit on me, but nothing and no one is ever gonna compare to the relationship that I have with Ryan.” - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
12. Feeling guilty
"I just should have been there. I don’t… I wish I would have, you know? I regret that a lot." - Father, Rod Blanchard
13. No precedent for this
“We had no precedent for this. And we also weren’t sure that there was even a defense that we could raise... If we went to trial and we lost, Gypsy would die in prison. She would spend the rest of her life behind bars." - Public Defender, Michael Stanfield, after seeing the home video that made Gypsy guilty
14. Good point
"We don’t know what her triggers are gonna be when she gets out." - Stepmother Kristy Blanchard; worrying about her getting married before living on her own at all
15. Feeling hopeful
“I’m hoping when Gypsy gets out, therapy does give her that ability to move on, to accept what happened to her, and to grow from it. She needs to know that she can live a normal life." - Ryan Anderson
16. Am I ready for this?
"I might want more. I might want freedom to date around. I would tell him things that I knew would hurt him, because I was trying to push him away. I think I have a tendency to fight off the pain with a shield that I put up, and it’s about taking that shield down, and allowing myself to realize you have been through a lot. And you need an outside source to help you heal." - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
17. The reality of prison brides
"It’s awful having a wife that you can’t touch on the daily. The reality is me and Gypsy are in limbo. We are waiting to start our life. But if I’m betting on our relationship, I’m betting on success. I’m betting on kids, the full nine." - Ryan Anderson
18. Tough love
"I think Gypsy’s uses tests to make sure I’m gonna stay around." - Ryan Anderson
19. Skeptical family members
"I’m just worried that it will end in divorce... I’m a tough one to please.” - Half-sister Mia Blanchard on Gypsy's decision to marry Ryan Anderson
20. On motherhood
"I know everything not to do." - Gypsy Rose Blanchard, on wanting to be "absolutely different" from her own mother
21. Shocking, yet nice
"Seeing her walk, I was happy. She looked healthy... It’s like having almost a whole different child to look at, because now we found out she was healthy. But we didn’t know what was all true and not true. - Father, Rod Blanchard on seeing Gypsy at her preliminary hearing
22. One of these things is not like the others
"Inside Dee Dee’s house, the one thing that did catch our attention was the one thing in the house that was absolutely immaculate, and that was the medicine closet." - Public Defender, Michael Stanfield, on searching the house after the murder
23. If only
"If I could go back in time… I would rewrite the script. I wouldn’t let Dee Dee get away with it. It would be her behind bars." - Stepmother, Kristy Blanchard
24. Hard to watch
"I distinctly remember at one point, Rod just walking out of the house, and leaning on the rail of the front porch and just staring at the ground for a good 10 minutes. It was hard to watch. - Public Defender, Michael Stanfield
25. Someone to lean on
"Over the years it’s been nothing but a process to understand what happened to me. There’s still many, many questions that I still have not had closure about. But whenever I’m sad, and I’m crying, I lean on Ryan [Anderson]. - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
26. No way out
“I started to really feel like it was either her or me.” - Gypsy Rose Blanchard, on her mom's abuse, and refusal to let her leave
27. She needs help
“She deserved to be in jail, but she also deserved to get help.” - Half-sister, Mia Blanchard, on Gypsy's sentencing
28. The punishment never ends
“The punishment is having that guilt, realizing that I can’t undo what I have done. I have it in my heart to deal with every single day.” - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
29. Self-sabotage
"It wasn’t easy for Ryan to break down my walls. I threw everything at him, to the point that it was almost cruel." - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
30. She has her moments
"She’s got a bite, and she can get jealous." - Ryan Anderson, on wife Gypsy Rose Blanchard
31. What's the point?
“Why keep me here? It’s not gonna bring my mother back.” - Gypsy Rose Blanchard, on hoping to get parole
32. The power of the con
“I’ve asked myself more than one time, would I have believed Gypsy if she would have pulled me aside? And the thing that people have to understand is that Dee Dee set it up that Gypsy was mentally challenged.” - Bracy Martin Bays, worked in promotions at the theater Gypsy and Dee Dee went to
33. Terrifying punishments
“She [Dee Dee Blanchard] kept a knife by her bedside table, and she threatened me that if I was to attempt to run away, I would be punished for it.” - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
34. Big decisions to make
"I know I love Ryan, but there’s times that I kinda wonder, am I gonna feel fulfilled without having done the whole dating thing outside of prison?" - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
35. Completely unexpected
“The video at that point, that was a very hard pill to swallow.” - Public Defender, Michael Stanfield on the revelation of the home video Gypsy made to prepare Nick Godejohn for the murder
36. A little sad
"I wish I could’ve been part of that a little bit, but when they get out we’ll do something different." - Father, Rod Blanchard
37. Symbolic and meaningful
“My stepmother Kristy is coming to be my support for my parole, and it’s very meaningful. It’s very symbolic.” - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
38. Trauma response
“I wasn’t seeing the connection between their behaviors." - Gypsy Rose Blanchard, on the abuse suffered at the hands of her mother and [allegedly] Nick Godejohn
39. A father's lament
“I was sad that she opened up to Nick. I wish she could have, you know, come to me.” - Father, Rod Blanchard, on Gypsy telling Nick she could actually walk
40. Makes sense
“I think there’s a connection between the fairytales and daydreaming and dissociation and trauma.” - Forensic and Clinical Neuropsychologist, Dr. John Matthew Fabian, PSY.D., J.D., on Gypsy's love of Disney and fairytales
41. Feeling lucky
"I’m the luckiest man in the world." - Ryan Anderson, on marrying Gypsy Rose Blanchard
42. Growing pains
"His voice got raised a decibel too loud, and I fell apart." - Gypsy Rose Blanchard, on getting triggered by her new husband, after which she briefly told him, "I consider us separated," before they worked it out.
43. Cold feet
"I don’t know how to be healthy for him. I said I need help. I need therapy, and I think that you do, too. So he got a therapist, and he has gotten me a therapist. And that has been the last argument that we have had." - Gypsy Rose Blanchard, on relationship with husband, Ryan Anderson
44. Truly upsetting
“That would be the mark of a mother who had no conscience, did not care about what her daughter thought or felt... I believe that Dee Dee was perhaps a psychopath. She had no conscience, and she would do anything to keep her daughter under wraps.” - Forensic and Clinical Neuropsychologist, Dr. John Matthew Fabian, PSY.D., J.D.
45. Terrified of the possible future
“I really started to weigh out the pros and the cons, and realizing that I needed to get out of this situation now.” - Gypsy Rose Blanchard, after learning that her mother had picked up power of attorney papers to declare her mentally incompetent
46. Prince Charming energy
"I do get sad, and I wish I was there to protect her." - Husband, Ryan Anderson, on the abuse Gypsy experienced growing up
47. Understandable
“She wasn’t the mother that I wanted.” - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
48. Unsafe home life
“I was scared of my mother.” - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
49. Things just get darker
“I didn’t imagine that my life was gonna get darker than what it already was.” - Gypsy Rose Blanchard, on the sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by her grandfather while she and her mother were living with him
50. I failed you
“It’s a doctor’s job to figure out what’s real and what’s not. That was not done… I’m sorry I failed you.” - Pediatrician Dr. Robert Steele, on not helping Gypsy escape abuse
51. Finding new family
“Kristy has been the mom that I always wanted to have… I can’t imagine my life without her now.” - Gypsy Rose Blanchard, on her stepmother
52. Such a shame
“It just breaks my heart so much to think how much I trusted her.” - Gypsy Rose Blanchard, on her late mother
53. A long process
“Here in prison, I think I’ve only scratched the surface of realizing how much trauma I have been through and accepting the fact that it did happen.” - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
54. The sad truth
“I was fully aware that I could walk, but I always craved her affection.” - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
55. A fresh start
“Now that Dee Dee’s gone, I have a completely fresh start with Gypsy.” - Father, Rod Blanchard
56. Too young to understand
"At 9, I don’t think that I knew that it was wrong. But then my grandfather told me not to tell anyone. You don’t want me to go to jail, do you?" - Gypsy Rose Blanchard, on her grandfather's alleged abuse
57. Not who I am
“My mother taught me how to lie and manipulate, but that doesn’t make me who I am. I can learn to tell the truth.” - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
58. In hindsight
“Now looking back on it, I wish that I stood up for myself more, but people don’t know that there was a lot of emotional abuse attached with the medical abuse. And they don’t know how far back she was doing this to me.” - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
59. All the possibilities
"I think she’s gonna do spectacular." - Father, Rod Blanchard, on Gypsy after prison release
60. Utterly shocked
"When we found out Gypsy was involved in the murder, I was very shocked. My mouth dropped." - Stepmother, Kristy Blanchard
61. My face sunk
“Immediately my face just sunk, and I felt nothing but guilt for lying to them.” - Gypsy Rose Blanchard, on her family seeing the home video that connected her to Dee Dee's murder at the preliminary hearing
62. Like a marriage proposal
"And I said yes, like I was accepting a marriage proposal. And I just hugged him, right there." - Gypsy Rose Blanchard, on her lawyer presenting her plea deal sentence of 10 years
63. What's to come?
"I would break down, and just be terrified of what would my life be like at the end of all of this?" - Gypsy Rose Blanchard, on how she felt after being arrested
64. Not worried about a thing
“Apparently she had another boyfriend and didn’t tell me. And that’s where her feelings lied, with him. But yet she couldn’t stop calling me. She knew something was there between us.” - Ryan Anderson
65. That's what family is for
"She’s grown. She’s gonna live and learn. There will be bumps in the road, but that’s what she has family for. - Stepmother, Kristy Blanchard, on Gypsy's life after release
66. A new perspective
"I feel like the Gypsy Blanchard that entered this institution was a people pleaser. It’s releasing a woman that has been through a great deal in her life, but has overcome a lot." - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
67. The little things
"I want to live a simple life that everybody else takes for granted, just doing the simple things, like driving a car, having dinner with friends. I want a job. I want to look in that mirror, and see everything that my mother said that I wouldn’t be. I don’t expect it to be easy. But I think that’s part of the fun, too. And I’m just ready. I’m ready to take it on." - Gypsy Rose Blanchard
