Following the release of the new Hulu series 'The Act,' which is based on the real-life story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Gypsy's stepmom Kristy Blanchard says she isn't happy with how the story was. When she was 24 she became pregnant by Rod Blanchard, then 17. They named their daughter Gypsy Rose since Clauddine liked the name Gypsy, and Rod was a fan of Guns N' Roses. Shortly before Gypsy Rose's birth in July 1991 the couple separated when Rod, as he said in 2017, realized he 'got married for the wrong reasons.' Despite Clauddine's.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard (left) opened up about the abuse she endured from her mother, Dee Dee (right), before her murder.(Greene County Sheriff's Office)“And whether it ends up being that way in the end no one knows, but for her right now it’s a very positive and happy time,” Macelli said.Dee Dee Blanchard allegedly suffered from a mental illness called Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP), which occurs when a person attempts to produce psychological or physical symptoms in another person. Relatives said Blanchard was forced by her mother to use a wheelchair and undergo unnecessary medical procedures.Blanchard testified in November that she asked ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn to kill her mother. Blanchard said her mother physically abused her and controlled her life. She said she thought killing her mom was the only way out and she talked Godejohn into coming to Missouri to kill her mother. The two met on a Christian dating site.Blanchard’s story has spawned numerous TV specials, including the HBO documentary and the Hulu series “The Act,” which stars Patricia Arquette as Dee Dee and Joey King as Gypsy Rose Blanchard.The Associated Press contributed to this report.