Gypsy Rose Blanchard poses with her younger sister Mia Blanchard at her homecoming party.Photo:Gypsy Rose Blanchard/Instagram
Gypsy Rose Blanchard/Instagram
Gypsy Rose Blanchardis enjoying quality family time after her release from prison on Dec. 28 — including with her half-sister, Mia Blanchard.
Gypsy was born to Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard andRod Blanchardin 1991, though her parents split shortly after her birth. Rod remarried years later to Kristy Blanchard, with whom he welcomed two children, including Mia.
Though Mia is a decade younger than Gypsy, the two remained close during her time in prison and had asweet reuniononce she was let out.
The day after her release, Gypsy posted a photo alongside her sister, writing “Sister Love 💕” in the caption. Mia posted the same photo alongside acarousel of other shotsfrom Gypsy’s homecoming party, including some with her husband, Ryan Scott Anderson, and Rod and Kristy.
“the sweetest hello, welcome home sister🤍,” Mia captioned the photos.
From how she supported Gypsy during her prison sentence to her own life as a college student, here’s everything to know about Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s sister Mia Blanchard.
She was born in 2001
Mia Blanchard on Instagram.Mia Blanchard/Instagram
Mia Blanchard/Instagram
Mia is the youngest of Rod’s children, born on June 26, 2001. She was raised in Louisiana, where Gypsy lived before her mom moved her to Missouri.
In 2023, Mia celebrated her 22nd birthday in Lafayette, Louisiana. “Absolutely beautiful. Dad and I did good! We love you,” Kristy commented onMia’s birthday post.
She is a student at the University of Louisiana
Mia Blanchard at her white coat ceremony in February 2022.Mia Blanchard/Instagram
After graduating from high school in 2019, Mia became a student at the University of Louisiana where she studies nursing,earning her white coatin February 2022.
Mia is also an active member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority on campus and often posts special moments with her sisters, frombid daytogetting her little. She also is a football fan and regularly attends the school’s games in support of the Ragin’ Cajuns.
She has a brother
Mia Blanchard with her parents, Rod and Kristy Blanchard, and her brother Dylan.Mia Blanchard/Instagram
Mia also has an older brother, Dylan, but he has remained the most private of the three siblings. In December 2020, Miaposted a picturewith her parents and Dylan as they were together for the holidays.
Earlier that year, Mia gave a small glimpse on her Instagram Story into her relationship with Dylan as the two hugged while enjoying a boat day together.
She advocated for Gypsy’s release alongside her family
Gypsy Rose Blanchard with her dad Rod, sister Mia and stepmom Kristy.Mia Blanchard/Instagram
Gypsy’s family was hoping she would be released earlier than her 10-year sentence. InThe Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, a Lifetime documentary on Gypsy’s life and her time in prison premiering on Jan. 5, Mia said that she felt her sister’s sentence was too long.
“I always thought that 10 years was too long,” she said. “She deserved to be in jail but she also deserved to get help.”
Mia added that while she had a loving childhood, she felt sorry for her half-sister, who grew up separately from her and was isolated from her family and peers.
She is “proud” of her sister
Though Mia admitted Gypsy deserved jail time for her crime, she said she is proud of the growth she’s seen in her since.
“I feel like Gypsy finally is finding herself, finding that independence,” the college student explained inThe Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard. “She’s made a lot of mistakes but she’s learning.”
Mia elaborated that while Gypsy still has work to do overcoming the trauma of her past, she saw how much effort she was putting into growing.
“Gypsy is always going to struggle with certain things, but she is growing into a beautiful woman that can own up to her stuff when she needs to,” Mia said. “I am very proud of her.”
She was initially skeptical of Gypsy’s relationship with her husband
Gypsy Rose Blanchard with her husband Ryan Scott Anderson.Gypsy Rose Blanchard/Instagram
Before she met Anderson, Mia admitted she wasn’t sure how she would feel about him, sharing inThe Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchardthat she was a “tough one to please.”
“She don’t know what it’s like to live in the real world yet,” Mia said of Gypsy. “She doesn’t know what it’s like to live with a man and I’m just worried it’ll end in divorce. I don’t want to make her feel like I don’t support her or that she’s still being controlled, but I never met him.”
She continued, “You’re going to worry about if this person has the right intentions if they can really give her what she needs.”
When Mia suggested that she wanted to meet him, Gypsy was happy to introduce them since she was hoping she could turn to her for relationship advice.
“Sometimes I feel like she’s the older sister even though I’m the older sister,” Gypsy said. “She’s had far more life experience than me.”
Mia said she was looking for someone who would be “worth it” for her sister and proceeded to grill Anderson, telling him that she didn’t think Gypsy’s life would ever be “normal” and he would have to be okay with it.
Though she said her conversation with Anderson put her “at ease,” she was still skeptical at the idea of Gypsy getting married.
“I’m not going to keep from doing anything, I want her to live,” she said in the documentary. “But she has a whole life to experience, a whole life to live.”
source: people.com
