Zach Bryan and his girlfriend of over a year, popular YouTuber and TikTok star Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia, have broken up.
Sharing the sad news on his Instagram Stories, LaPaglia posted her own Story afterwards, claiming that she was “blindsided” by Bryan’s post.
Bryan made the announcement on Instagram today (23 October), where he wrote:
“Addressing something: Brianna and me have broken up with eachother and I respect and love her with every ounce of my heart.”
Adding that LaPaglia has “loved [him] unconditionally for a very long time” and for that, he’ll “always thank her,” Bryan wrote that he’s had “an incredibly hard year” on a personal level and struggled with “some pretty severe things.”
He continued, “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.”
Zach Bryan’s Instagram Stories
In a post of her own, LaPaglia wrote: “Hey guys I'm feeling really blindsided right now.”
Revealing her plans to “hop off social media for a while” and “heal privately,” LaPaglia said she’d return to social media when she’s “ready” and “ready to talk.”
She continued, “I love you guys so much thank you for all of your kind words. Remember you are so loved and everything's always gonna be okay.”
Brianna ‘Chickenfry' LaPaglia’s Instagram Stories
People reports that speculation of the pair’s breakup began after LaPaglia posted a note on her Instagram account, which read:
“And eventually you'll find that life goes on, even if you don't want it to. The days will pass and the world will move while you ask it to stop. You'll believe life is cruel for continuing on while your feet are stuck.
“You'll find people and moments to blame for your concrete feet. Then there will come a morning when you wake and realize things go on, life isn't cruel. Your feet are. The world keeps on spinning in hopes of showing you that you can as well.”
Bryan and LaPaglia met in 2023 and made their red carpet debut as a couple at this year’s Grammy Awards, where Bryan took home his first Grammy.
In January of this year, LaPaglia threw Bryan a surprise graduation ceremony with his team in what looked like the backstage area of one of his concerts. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree, although the Something In The Orange star didn’t publicly share the subject.
In May, the pair were in a “traumatising” car crash, with LaPaglia revealing that their car “flipped a bunch of times.”
In a video she posted to TikTok, she added, “There was a lot of blood, and we thought… we were, like, saying goodbye to each other. After the ambulance came and he got all stitched up, we were like, ‘Oh my God, thank God. Didn’t hit an artery. It was just a huge gash.’
“We were OK. We are happy and alive.”
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