True crime fans likely think of Nick Godejohn as the most well-known man in Gypsy Rose Blanchard‘s life, but he wasn’t the only one. In The Act on Hulu, fans see the character based on the real-life woman chasing another love interest. Despite her relatively isolated life, it turns out that the now-27-year-old had a couple of different romantic prospects while still living with her mother, Dee Blanchard. But how did she meet them underneath her mother’s watchful eye? For the most part, online — but, just like in the show, she did meet one man at a convention. Michelle Dean, the co-creator of The Act, interviewed Gypsy for Buzzfeed News and shared the original story in her article. Similar to the storyline in the show, she says that Gypsy met a 35-year-old man at a science fiction convention and that they started talking online to keep in touch. Dean writes that Gypsy even tried to “escape her mother” by running away with the man and that he took her back to his hotel room, where Dee Dee later found them together. Though Gypsy was 19 at the time in February 2011, Dee Dee allegedly showed the man forged paperwork that claimed that her daughter was still a minor, putting an end to the romance. In October 2014, Gypsy told her friend and neighbor, Aleah Woodmansee, that she’d met another man online. This time she was talking about Nick, the man who would later help her escape and murder her mother. According to Dean, Gypsy said she’d met her then-boyfriend on a Christian singles site and that they’d been talking online for two years. During a November 2017 interview with Dr. Phil, she said, “Our relationship was about almost three years.” She explained that they met in person for the first time in 2015 at a movie theater. But he wasn’t the first man she’d tried to meet online. Behind a computer screen, she could talk to boys and represent herself as the adult she was without her mom interfering to claim that she was a minor or had the mind of a child. Ultimately, though, Gypsy still didn’t have the freedom she would have liked to talk to boys, and she admitted as much to Aleah online in a moment that is sure to become an explosive plot point on screen. As the women secretly chatted online, Gypsy “became more open about her feelings about boys and how she longed to have a real relationship with a guy,” Aleah said when she spoke to In Touch. “Periodically she would tell me how lucky I was because my mom let me have a boyfriend and go on dates.” Ultimately, Gypsy wanted to be a normal girl — and at conventions and online, she could be who she truly was.<doc-sep>Entertainment It Might Be Time To Say Goodbye To Sutton & Richard’s Relat... When The Bold Type returns for its fifth and final season, the relationship status of Sutton (Meghann Fahy) and Richard (Sam Page) will most definitely be<doc-sep>Episode three of Hulu’s new show, “The Act,” dropped early Wednesday morning, and viewers were introduced to a new character: Scott. So who is this guy? Hint: He plays a big role in Gypsy’s quest for independence from her mother Dee Dee. ICYMI: “The Act” is a scripted series based on the real-life story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her mom, Dee Dee Blanchard. Dee Dee had a condition called factitious disorder imposed on another (formerly and more commonly known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy), which causes people to pretend that someone in their care, like a child or elderly parent, is ill, in order to get sympathy and attention. Gypsy suffered years of abuse from her mother unknowingly: She was forced to have unnecessary surgeries, take medication that actually caused health problems for her, and use a wheelchair and feeding tube that she didn’t really need. Eventually, Gypsy figured out that her mother was lying about her health, abilities and age. She sought out and met a boyfriend online, who later helped her murder Dee Dee so she could escape. Currently, Gypsy is serving a 10-year sentence in a Missouri prison for the murder of Dee Dee. This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Wait—is Scott the boyfriend who killed Dee Dee? Despite what it might sound like, Scott from episode three is not the boyfriend who helps Gypsy murder Dee Dee. That’s Nick Godejohn, who Gypsy later met on ChristianSingles.com, and who’s serving life without parole for stabbing Dee Dee to death. But Scott did play a critical role in Gypsy’s life and her comfort level around men. Because Gypsy was lied to about her age and constantly monitored by Dee Dee, she didn’t get to have the typical teenage-girl experience of meeting boys her age and dating. But in “The Act,” she’s clearly interested in doing that. And in episode three, she gets her chance when Dee Dee allows her to attend a local comic book convention, where she dresses in Cinderella cosplay. Dee Dee of course comes with her, but is distracted by a suitor of her own, which gives Gypsy the chance to slip away and meet a man dressed as Wolverine from X-Men. They hit it off, and in the little time they have, Gypsy constructs a fantasy of how they’ll be together forever. Dee Dee finds her and pulls her away, but they agree to connect on Facebook. Gypsy later gets a secret prepaid cell phone, and starts a sort of pen-pal relationship. But it becomes more when Gypsy goes to visit Scott when he’s in the emergency room after a bar fight. This is the first time he sees Gypsy out of her wheelchair, and dressed her age. He takes her back to his place, where they kiss, and are disrupted by Dee Dee, who figures out Gypsy’s whereabouts. At one point in episode three, we see a flash forward to 2015, when Dee Dee was murdered, and her neighbors speculate about who could have done it. Shelley remembers the night Dee Dee was upset about Gypsy being with Scott, and Scott instantly becomes a suspect in the case for anyone who doesn’t know the backstory of the Blanchards. Was Scott based on a real person? The character Scott is loosely based on a real relationship the actual Gypsy Rose had. According to the BuzzFeed article the show is based on, Gypsy left a scif-fi convention with a man she met there (though they had apparently been talking online before that), and they went back to his hotel room. Dee Dee showed up and shut the whole relationship down, showing the man papers that said Gypsy was underage, which were false. She was 19 at the time. Clearly, Gypsy was interested in having a relationship, but that was yet another thing Dee Dee withheld from her. Her relationship with Godejohn was largely kept a secret, even from her closest friends, so that she could maintain it without Dee Dee finding out. The next two episodes of “The Act” will drop on Hulu next Wednesday at 3 a.m. Kristin Canning Kristin Canning is the features director at Women's Health, where she assigns, edits and reports long-form features on emerging health research and technology, women's health conditions, psychology, sexuality, mental health, reproductive justice, wellness entrepreneurs, women athletes, and the intersection of health, fitness, and culture for both the magazine and the website. 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The Act introduces Gypsy Rose's boyfriend Scott but the true story is even darker By Sam Prance Scott in The Act is based on a man who groomed Gypsy Rose Blanchard online... The Act has introduced Scott (Joe Tippett) to the Gypsy Rose saga and viewers are horrified. The Act star Joey King says that Gypsy Rose's murder of Dee Dee “came out of a loving place” The Act premiered on Hulu last week (Mar 20). The critically acclaimed new drama stars Joey King and Patricia Arquette and is based on the true story of Gypsy Rose and Dee Dee Blanchard. Gypsy became the subject of international news in 2015, when it was reported that she was involved in the killing of her mother. Dee Dee abused Gypsy and forced her to pretend to suffer from multiple severe diseases. Now Scott has joined the show and his storyline is very disturbing. Who is Scott in The Act? Was he actually Gypsy Rose's boyfriend? The Act: Was Scott really Gypsy Rose's boyfriend? The true story behind Joe Tippett's role. Picture: Hulu In this week's episode of The Act (Mar 27), Gypsy rebels against her mum. Throughout the episode, she uses the internet at night in secret. Not only that but when Dee Dee takes Gypsy to a comic book convention, Gypsy goes off on her own. Gypsy then bumps into an older man in his late 30s, Scott, who is dressed as Wolverine. The two of them flirt and Gypsy tells him that she is 18. Dee Dee finds them and takes Gypsy home but the two exchange numbers. Later Gypsy steals cash from her mum and buys a phone without Dee Dee knowing. She then starts to text Scott frequently. All the while, he woos her and encourages her as she begins to fantasise about a life with him. When Scott tells Gypsy that he is in hospital after a fight, she sneaks out of her home in disguise and visits him. Gypsy then accompanies Scott back to his home and they kiss, but Dee Dee interrupts them before they take things any further. The whole episode is extremely difficult to watch. Mainly because it's obvious that Scott is grooming Gypsy. In the episode, she finds out that she is actually 19-years-old and that her mum has been lying to her and everyone in their life. That still doesn't take away from the fact that she is essentially a child and Scott preys on that. Scott works in a nursing home but he pretends that he is a surgeon to impress her. Scott never actually existed but he is based on a real life person who also groomed Gypsy. In 2016, Buzzfeed reported that Gypsy met a 35-year-old man at a science fiction convention and they "began communicating online". He then took Gypsy back to his hotel room but Dee Dee found them and showed them newspapers claiming that she was a minor and ended their relationship there and then. Gypsy was actually 19 at the time and an adult but, given the context of her story, it's obvious that she was taken advantage of and groomed to a certain extent. She just wanted to escape her life and was discovering her sexuality. Gypsy later began dating a man online called Nick Godejohn. Gypsy then asked Nick to murder Dee Dee so that the two of them could elope. Nick has already been cast (Calum Worthy) so they will no doubt explore this relationship in later episodes. What did you think of the episode?