blanchard got married Ryan Anderson, A special education teacher from Louisiana, likewise in 2020 after meeting him through prison correspondence.
“We have been able to create such an emotional bond that she can sense my feelings within two seconds of talking on the phone,” he said. People. “And he’ll be like, ‘Are you OK? Do you want to talk about it?’ So I’m grateful that I have a man who is so open with his emotions that I can let my emotions flow.”
She married Anderson in 2022, while he was still imprisoned.
Blanchard—who was portrayed by the actress joey king In the acclaimed miniseries Act– was eventually released from prison in December 2023 after serving a seven-year sentence, but by March 2024, the couple had broken up.
“Unfortunately my husband and I are going through a separation and I moved in with my parents at our house down by the bay. I have the support of my family and friends to help me get through this,” she shared on Facebook at the time. “I’m learning to listen to my heart.”
As for Anderson, he blamed “outside influences” for his divorce.
“I’m still trying to figure out how it happened so fast?” She told E! “I’m amazed at how fast things happen. It’s like a snowball and I haven’t been able to stop it. It’s one of those things where it just keeps rolling.”