Who actually is Brianna Chickenfry, and what’s going on with her and Zach Bryan?

Brianna Chickenfry is everywhere on TikTok right now. Every day, a new story emerges about her break-up with the country singer Zach Bryan.

Why is Brianna Chickenfry famous? What’s going on with her and Zach Bryan? Why even is her name Chickenfry? We shall answer all. Here’s everything you need to know about Brianna Chickenfry, and what’s happening with her and Zach Bryan.

She’s a Boston girlie

The internet personality’s real name is Brianna LaPaglia. She was born on 17th June 1999, making her 25 years old and a Gemini. Brianna is from Massachusetts.

How did she become famous?

For the uninitiated, Barstool Sports is a massive group of popular podcasts. David Portnoy founded and runs the company. The shows are mostly about sport, but have recently branched out into pizza reviews and general chat shows.

While Brianna was in her second year of studying medicine at the private college Baldwin Wallace University in Ohio, Barstool Sports slid into her DMs and offered her some work experience at their offices in New York. The internship turned into a full time job. She dropped out of uni in 2021.

Brianna explained the thought process behind this on the Ugh It’s Joe YouTube channel.

“I was pre-med. I gotta pick. If I’m gonna ruin my career online, I can’t be a doctor if I’m, like, drunk online. So I was like, kinda gotta pick one of the two. And I dropped out, and it worked.”

She now hosts two really popular podcasts. On PlanBri Uncut, she and the comedian Grace O’Malley discuss the endless struggle of being in your 20s. Brianna is one of the three hosts of BFFs, alongside David Portnoy and the TikToker Josh Richards. They chat about pop culture (and themselves).

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What are these fries and why are they made of chicken?

Her nickname originates from a viral Vine video (remember that?) Brianna joked about her legs looking like Burger King chicken fries. Apparently this is strips of chicken cut into the shape of chips? I’m too British and too vegetarian to get it.

Apparently this is a food
(Image via the Burger King website)

Brianna decided to capitalise on the clip’s success by changing her name on social media to Brianna Chickenfry.

She dated Zach Bryan for well over a year

Back in July 2023, Brianna spilled on her PlanBri Uncut podcast that she was going out with the country singer Zach Bryan.

The 28-year-old singer-songwriter shot to fame in 2022 with Something in the Orange. His single I Remember Everything with Kacey Musgraves won them a Grammy.

Their relationship was super public. The couple was all over each other’s feeds. They got a dog called Boston in Septmeber, and rocked up to the 2024 Grammys together in February.

Their recent break-up was, shall we say, acrimonious?

In October, screenshots went viral of Zach Bryan’s new profile on the celebrity dating app Raya. Brianna posted a cryptic poem on Instagram.

Then on 22nd October, Zach suddenly put on his Instagram story that he and Brianna had split.

The very, very long message read, “Addressing something: Brianna and me have broken up with each other and I respect and love her with every ounce of my heart. She has loved me unconditionally for a very long time and for that I’ll always thank her. I have had an incredibly hard year personally and struggled through some pretty severe things.

“I thought it would be beneficial for both of us to go our different ways. I am not perfect and never will be. Please respect Brianna’s privacy and space in this and if you have it in your heart, mine too. With everything I am and to anyone I let down, I am sorry. I try my best in everything. I failed people that love me and mostly myself.”

A small novel
(Image via Instagram)

Brianna then posted to social media that Zach’s story “blindsided her”. She wrote, “Hey guys, I’m feeling really blindsided right now. Gonna hop off social media for a while and attempt to heal privately, when I’m ready I’ll be back and ready to talk.”

(Image via Instagram)

Their split just keeps getting messier and messier

Seriously, their break-up is making the chaos that is MAFS UK 2024 look tame.

On 11th November, Brianna claimed on TikTok that Zach stole their cat Stump.

For context, the cat is called Stump because the couple apparently found him in a tree stump.

Brianna said tearfully, “I miss Stump so much. I want to f*cking kidnap him. But when he left and didn’t tell me anything, he took Stump, like out of spite. He didn’t even like cats. Can someone steal the cat back for me?”

@ihatebriannachickenfry

♬ original sound – Brianna LaPaglia

She also claimed Zach offered her $12 million (£9.4 million) and a fancy apartment in New York city in exchange for “not talk(ing) about the relationship”.

Brianna has, however, said she plans to keep her matching tattoo with him.

Zach Bryan has been approached for comment.