Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia has seen the viral hypothesis that her ex-boyfriend Zach Bryan is relationship a girl who resembles the Barstool Sports activities character.
“Subsequent query is [one] that I obtained one million instances. ‘What do you consider Zach's girlfriend trying precisely such as you?'” LaPaglia, 26, stated on the Sunday, October 12, episode of her “Plan Bri Uncut” podcast. “I feel that's narcissism textbook 101, like, that's what narcissists do. They only go and discover one other model of you thus far.”
LaPaglia dated Bryan, 29, from summer season 2023 to fall 2024 and later accused him of being emotionally abusive. (He by no means addressed the claims. Us Weekly reached out on the time). The nation singer moved on with Samantha Leonard this summer season, with followers usually flooding social media with feedback in regards to the uncanny resemblance between the 2 ladies. (Neither Bryan nor Leonard have addressed the comparisons in any respect.)
“Individuals are like, ‘Are you creeped out? Are you mad? Are you flattered?' I'm flattered to be trustworthy,” LaPaglia stated. “I dyed my hair so that individuals [would] cease sending me each single image that he posts of her, and I blocked him. I don't wanna see this [and] I don't need to take pleasure in something that he does.”
She continued, “The one time he comes throughout my desk is when he, like, jumps over fences or talks about ICE … when he's within the information. I've him blocked on all the things, so I solely see articles after they come up on my [TikTok] For You Web page, however his [new girlfriend] trying precisely like me is loopy nonetheless.”
Each time Bryan and Leonard submit a brand new picture collectively, many followers usually ship LaPaglia messages and ask why she reconciled with the “One thing within the Orange” musician.
“I'm like, ‘Guys, no, that's not me. I actually dyed my hair for that reason,'” LaPaglia defined of her responses to the plethora of DMs. “I used to be, like, ‘I can't constantly hold being in comparison with somebody. It's exhausting.' It's loopy and it's bizarre that he's relationship a brand new model of me, however who cares at this level?”
Zach Bryan and Samantha Leonard. Courtesy of Samantha Leonard/ Instagram
LaPaglia additional burdened that she “doesn't care” what Bryan does together with his life.
“I'm simply so glad he's not close to me — simply close to my clone,” she quipped. “Sorry, I've to say it. Your new woman is my clone.”
Bryan introduced the pair's break up in October 2024, citing that they went their separate methods amicably.
Courtesy of Grace O'Malley/Instagram Barstool Sports activities' Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia has shut down rumors that her friendship with Grace O'Malley has come to an finish. “I haven't had TikTok in months. However apparently all anybody does on there may be speak about my life,” she captioned an Instagram Story submit on Wednesday, October 30. “So right here ya […]
“Brianna and me [sic] have damaged up with one another and I respect and love her with each ounce of my coronary heart. She has liked me unconditionally for a really very long time and for that, I'll at all times thank her,” Bryan wrote in an Instagram Story assertion on the time. “I've had an extremely arduous 12 months personally and struggled by some fairly extreme issues. I believed it might be useful for each of us to go our other ways. I'm not good and by no means can be.”
LaPaglia, in the meantime, claimed that she was blindsided by Bryan's determination to announce their breakup. The breakup has even been her motivation for happening Fox's Particular Forces: World's Hardest Take a look at season 4.
“I feel going by what I went by final 12 months gave me the adversity and the psychological energy to most likely do something,” LaPaglia completely informed Us Weekly final month. “With out that, I don't suppose I might have gotten by Particular Forces. I don't suppose I'd have been mentally robust sufficient. If something, like, silver lining, it ready me to get by this course.”
