Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released from jail a year ago. She’s just given birth on her 'release anniversary'.

On December 28, 2023, Gypsy Rose Blanchard walked free from prison. Exactly a year later, she has welcomed her first baby with her partner, Ken Urker.

The new parents confirmed the arrival of their baby girl, named Aurora, to TMZ. She was born in Louisiana.

"Aurora is healthy and we are so happy," Ken told the outlet.

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He also shared a photo of the newborn and Gypsy in hospital to his Instagram account.

"Welcoming 2025 with the greatest gift of all," he captioned the image.

Gypsy announced her pregnancy in July 2024 via a YouTube video titled I'm Pregnant, My Journey So Far.

"I know the rumours have been flying around for quite some time now," she started by saying. "And I'm happy to announce that I am 11 weeks pregnant.

"This was not planned at all, it was completely unexpected, but we're both very excited to take on this new journey of parenthood."

She went on to emphasise how she would protect, love, and care for the "tiny life" in her stomach.

"All of the things I wished I could have had when I was little. All of the things that I wanted in a mother, I want to give to this baby," she said through tears. "I just want to be a good mother for my child, I want to be everything my mother wasn't."

The pregnancy announcement came just three months after Gypsy filed for divorce from her then-husband Ryan Anderson.

Gypsy and Ken, who initially connected through the prison pen pal program, were engaged in 2018 but ended their relationship in 2019. They later reunited after her separation from Ryan.

Gypsy first made headlines in 2015 after her online boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, killed her mother, Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard.

The case grew international attention after it was revealed that Dee Dee had essentially kept her daughter prisoner, forcing her to use a wheelchair and feeding tube. Dee Dee had made Gypsy pretend for years that she was suffering from serious illnesses.

Investigators later determined that Dee Dee had Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a psychological disorder in which parents or caregivers seek sympathy through the exaggerated or made-up illnesses of their children.

Gypsy noticed something was wrong as she reached her teenage years. She started questioning her age, why she wasn't allowed to have friends or boyfriends, and even questioned her medical conditions.

The now-33-year-old claimed that her mother became physically abusive towards her around this time. She alleged that when Dee Dee caught her trying to stand up out of her wheelchair, she would chain Gypsy to the bed and hit her with coat hangers.

But before child welfare services were notified and had a solid case against Dee Dee, Gypsy decided to take things into her own hands.

She had met a boy online via a Christian singles dating site, 24-year-old Nicholas Godejohn. She kept her secret online boyfriend hidden from her mother. Godejohn had a criminal record for indecent exposure and a history of mental illness.

Over messages, they had planned to marry one another, and agreed on names for their kids. They even discussed the possibility of Dee Dee casually meeting Godejohn at the local movie theatre, after which Gypsy was hoping they could be open about their relationship.

But their conversations took a dark turn. And, by 2015, they were devising a plan to murder Dee Dee.

In June that year, Godejohn was let into the Blanchard family home by Gypsy, who allegedly gave him duct tape, gloves and a knife with the understanding that he would use it to murder Dee Dee.

Godejohn then stabbed Dee Dee to death. Gypsy hid in the bathroom while her boyfriend carried out the crime.

The courts determined that Godejohn was the one who specifically murdered Dee Dee. He was convicted and is now serving life in prison without parole.

Gypsy accepted a plea bargain agreement in 2016 for 10 years and the charge of second-degree murder. She served seven years behind bars before her release on December 28, 2023.

Ahead of her release date, Gypsy told PEOPLE that she does regret the murder.

"I was desperate to get out of that situation. Nobody will ever hear me say 'I'm glad she's dead' or 'I'm proud of what I did'. I regret it every single day," she told the publication.

"She was a sick woman and unfortunately I wasn't educated enough to see that. She deserved to be where I am, sitting in prison doing time for criminal behaviour.

"It's a journey. I still love my mum. And I'm starting to understand that it was something that was maybe out of her control, like an addict with an impulse. That helps me with coping and accepting what happened."

Feature Image: Instagram/@kenurker