Gypsy-Rose Blanchard's ex-fiancé Ken Urker dead at 33 after found 'unresponsive'
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard's ex-fiancé Ken Urker dead at 33 after found 'unresponsive'
Demetria Osei-Tutu Fri, October 2, 2026 at 2:30 AM UTC
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Ken Urker has died -Credit:Instagram/gypsyrosemedia
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard's ex-fiancé Ken Urker has died.
Ken has reportedly passed away at the age of 33 after being found unresponsive, according to TMZ. Family sourced told the outlet the news that Ken was discovered unresponsive in Louisiana on Thursday, October 1, which was his birthday. The publication was also told that Gypsy had texted him Happy Birthday and did not receive a response back.
Her brother reportedly later had found Ken in the home. Gypsy and Ken had rekindled their previous relationship in 2024 after she separated from ex-husband Ryan Scott Anderson. The two had previously dated while she was in prison. Ken had proposed to Gypsy in 2018 and they broke up a year later.
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After reconnecting and giving their relationship another go, they annouced they were expecting a baby in July 2024.
At the time, Gypsy in a since-deleted TikTok that her pregnancy was "not planned at all." She added, "This was completely unexpected, but we’re both very excited to take on this new journey of parenthood."
They welcomed their first baby together, daughter Aurora Raina Urker on January 1, 2025.
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Gypsy shared to PEOPLE in December 2024 that Ken played a role in the naming of their daughter and how there's a "whole backstory to it."
"Some people think that it's because of the Disney Princess, "Some people think that it's because Kristy's dog is named Aurora Grace," Gypsy said, mentioning stepmother. "It's not because of that."
"Back whenever Ken and I were together seven years ago, both of us have a fascination with the Northern Lights, and the proper term is the Aurora Borealis," she explained . "I think it was maybe in 2018, we wrote each other's future kid's name on pieces of paper and Aurora is what we both picked without even knowing each other was picking it."
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