Gypsy Rose Blanchard joined her family members for an intimate and private visit to honor her late ex-fiancé, Ken Urker, this weekend.
The reality TV star, along with Urker’s mother, two of his sisters and his brother, gathered in Louisiana on Saturday to pay their last respects, according to TMZ.
Blanchard and Urker’s daughter Aurora, who turns 2 in December, was also in attendance, the outlet reported, noting that Urker’s sister Autumn, who accused Blanchard of lying about details surrounding Urker’s death, apparently was not in attendance.
Blanchard, according to the outlet, wore a black dress and necklace that Urker gave her to commemorate their second anniversary, and reportedly had some alone time with him to say goodbye.
The outlet also reported that Aurora recognized her father during the visit and told him in a heartbreaking tone, “Daddy.”
The “difficult” day was followed by a Sunday lunch at IHOP for Blanchard and Urker’s loved ones, sources told TMZ. Plans are being made to care for his dog, Parker, and one of Urker’s siblings has reportedly brought the animal home in the meantime.
Urker was found unresponsive in a Louisiana home on his 34th birthday, TMZ first reported on October 1. He was discovered by a family member after he didn’t respond when Blanchard texted him “happy birthday.”
Page Six reported that Blanchard and Urker had quietly ended their relationship about a month before her death. Blanchard claimed in a statement that Urker died of a suspected overdose and said she was “in disbelief.”
The pair met as pen pals in 2017 while Blanchard was incarcerated for her role in the 2015 murder of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard.
They got engaged in October 2018, but broke up in August 2019.
Blanchard then married Ryan Anderson in July 2022 while she was still in prison, but the two separated in March 2024, just three months after his release. Their divorce was finalized later that year and Blanchard subsequently rekindled her romance with Urker.
Blanchard and Urker welcomed Aurora in December 2024.
“Ken was an extraordinary father and a deeply loved man,” Blanchard said of Urker after his death. “He will forever be my soul mate and my common thread, a bond that time, distance and even death can never erase.”
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