Gypsy Rose Blanchard reveals dramatic 'real' look as she explains why she has to wear wigs
Ever since Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released from prison after being convicted of second-degree murder, there's been a dramatic change in her hair.
Blanchard had been sentenced to spend 10 years in prison back in 2016 after her involvement in the murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard.
She was 23 at the time she arranged for her online boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, to come to her house and do it.
Blanchard let him into the home, gave him a knife from the kitchen and hid in the bathroom while he stabbed her mum to death.
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She has since called it a 'lifelong regret' and discussed whether or not she plans to tell her daughter Aurora that she went to prison for killing her own mother.
Since her release in December 2023, Blanchard has been active across her social media accounts, keeping followers updated on her new life and sharing various changes in her appearance.
Namely, she sported bleached blonde locks for some time, though this seems to have come at a cost to the new mum-of-one.
In an Instagram Stories post on 26 November, the 34-year-old shared a photo of herself with short hair, with text above the image reading: “Why do you wear wigs?”
Blanchard then explained: “This is my real natural hair. I had to cut it really short because nearly two years of bleaching completely fried it.”
In the image, you can see her pixie-short brunette hair as she pouts with a filter overlaying her face, which shows her with colourful stars across her cheeks and nose.
Blanchard continued: “I don't feel comfortable with short hair, so I normally wear a high-quality wig while my real hair grows back healthy. I'm giving my hair a fresh start so it can grow long again.”
Blanchard's mother Dee Dee suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, where a person fakes an illness in someone else in their care, with Blanchard forced to use a wheelchair and oxygen tank while her mother got doctors to diagnose her with conditions.
She was also subjected to a number of unnecessary medical procedures, and she is the only known victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy who has escaped from her situation by killing her abuser.
Godejohn was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2015 death of Dee Dee and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Additional words by Britt Jones.
Topics: Celebrity, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Social Media, Hair
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