Emotional Video Documents Her 1st Time At The Beach

32-year-old Gypsy Rose Blanchard has stepped foot on the beach for the first time, leaving her fans in tears.

The Louisiana native spent the last eight and a half years behind bars for the involvement in her mother’s murder. She was 23 years old at the time. Before prison, she spent her life practically locked up by her mom, who convinced medical professionals, among many others, that Gypsy suffered from several illnesses and disabilities.

She did not have much freedom when she was younger, considering her mom had convinced her she needed a wheelchair, a feeding tube, and constant care. She also was not allowed to leave the house without her mother.

Now that she is out of prison on parole, she is trying to adapt to “normal” life and experiencing things for the first time.

The 32-year-old flew to the West Coast for the ‘An Evening with Lifetime: Conversations On Controversies’ FYC event panel, but since she was already in Hollywood, she decided to extend her stay and visit some of the must-dos, including the Hollywood Walk of Fame and walking into a Sephora for the first time.

While in California, Lifetime took Gypsy Rose Blanchard to the beach for her first time, which she clearly enjoyed.

She had a mini interview with the network while holding a giant cup of fruit and wore a hot pink body-con dress, which many said made her look like Barbie.

“This feels so weird,” she said as she stepped foot on the sand for the first time. “It feels so different. Like, I don’t even know how to describe it right now. Like it’s heavy, and it seeps into your toes. You’re trying to walk, but it’s like you’re walking in really heavy shoes

After stepping foot onto the sand, it was time to dip his toes in the water, another first for the ex-convict.

“We’re going in the water?” she exclaimed as the camera crew walked her over to the Pacific Ocean. As soon as the waves came up and touched her toes, she looked back at the camera and yelled, “I want to go swimming in it!”

She went out a little bit further, about knee-deep, before returning and telling Lifetime, “It was so cold, but it was like a scene out of a movie.”

“It was so beautiful,” she added.

Fans were left in tears after watching this monumental moment. “This is so sad but so heartwarming,” one user expressed as another fan commented, “This broke my heart. She’s never been to the beach?!  I’m so happy she’s free and can live her best life!”

“This made me tear up. I don’t care what anyone has to say. She deserves to experience every good thing life has to offer,” another wrote.

“When you realize how much stuff she missed out on, it really kind of gets you. She missed out on so many of the little things, and it’s sad,” a third said.

One follower commented, “OMG, I’m about to cry,” as another chimed in, “Watching her experience life is the most amazing thing ever.”

In another video shared to Gypsy Rose’s TikTok page, she stood on the boardwalk with the beach in the background, sporting the same pink dress and lip-syncing to Sabrina Carpenter’s latest hit, ‘Espresso.’

“YES BARBIE GIRL,” one of her fans commented. “IT’S GIVING BARBIE,” another similarly expressed.

“Telling my kids this is Sabrina Carpenter,” another said.

“Omg, that glow-up was insane, girl,” one of her fans expressed.

Lifetime’s ‘Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup’ will debut on June 3.