She was really good at manipulation because she was forced into these scenarios where she had to manipulate to survive.” The complicated character of Gypsy garners sympathy from fans as she is shown as having no freedom in her life and her own survival is at risk. It’s not really her fault that’s the role she had to play. And then she slowly tried to find out more things-she’s her mother’s daughter, in that she also had to use manipulation to get what she wanted. King said, “I think Gypsy was confused herself. King looks almost identical to Rose as she shaved her head for the role. Gypsy is threatening to sue Hulu for creating this TV show without her consent.
Joey King stars as Gypsy Rose, who is currently serving a 10-year sentence, while her boyfriend is serving life. The show is based on a Buzzfeed news article by Michelle Dean which gave the backstory of the mother-daughter relationship and how it resulted in murder. The series follows Gypsy as she learns the truth about her life: she is not actually sick, despite what her mother said. The first season is based on the life of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who plotted with her internet boyfriend to murder her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, in 2015 in Springfield, Missouri. At first glance, Hulu’s new original TV show The Act might seem like a crazy, fictitious show, but it is based on real events.
