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Brianna “Kip” LaPaglia puts her mental health first.
The “BFFs” podcast cohost announced on Wednesday, Oct. 30 that she is taking a break from the popular Barstool Sports podcast she hosts Dave Portnoy And Jos Richards after her divorce from country singer Zach Bryan.
“Hey guys! We’ve been trying to record this week, but I’m having a really hard time figuring out how to approach this publicly because of all the backlash,” LaPaglia, 25, said in a message posted via the podcast. TikTok account.
The message continued: “I’m going to put my mental health first this week. Josh and Dave want to make sure I’m doing what’s best for me. I need to prioritize the right things this week. I hope you can all understand.”
More details are coming to light about Zach Bryan and Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia’s unexpected split. “[Brianna] was blindsided by Zach using dating apps and dating while in a committed relationship,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “Someone sent her Zach’s Raya profile and girls started contacting him about dating him […]
Bryan, 28, announced his divorce from LaPaglia on October 22 after a year of dating, although LaPaglia admitted she felt blindsided by the breakup.
“Addressing something: Brianna and I broke up [SIC] and I respect and love her with every ounce of my heart,” the country singer shared in an Instagram Story statement. “She has loved me unconditionally for a long time and I will always thank her for that.”
He continued: “I have personally had an incredibly difficult year and have struggled through some pretty serious things. I thought it would be helpful for both of us to date in different ways. I am not perfect and never will be.”
Zach Bryan and Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia.
Courtesy of Brianna ‘Chickenfry’ LaPaglia/InstagramLaPaglia responded via her Instagram Story by revealing that she didn’t see Bryan’s public post coming.
“Hey guys, I’m really feeling blindsided right now. “I’m going to be off social media for a while and try to heal privately, when I’m ready I’ll be back and ready to talk,” she wrote. I love you guys so much, thank you for all your kind words. Remember that you are so loved and everything will always work out.
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia made a name for herself online long before she dated Zach Bryan. LaPaglia started working at Barstool Sports as an intern in 2020. Shortly after she joined the company, they offered her a full-time position coupled with her own podcast. The “PlanBri Uncut” brand was born when LaPaglia told listeners […]
LaPaglia shared her devastation by echoing the sentiment in a YouTube video posted shortly afterwards.
“How can you give every ounce of yourself to someone and then be thrown away within a few days,” LaPaglia said. “It’s really heartbreaking and I don’t want to talk about details right now.”
Getty Images (2) Zach Bryan and Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia were together for just over a year before their relationship took a shocking turn. In October 2024, Bryan posted a statement on social media revealing that he and LaPaglia had split. (The couple made their relationship public in July 2023.) “I respect and love […]
LaPaglia’s “BFFs” cohost Portnoy slammed Bryan during an appearance on “The Named Show” podcast on Thursday, Oct. 24, labeling the singer an “insecure baby.”
Portnoy also said it was “crazy” that Bryan signed up for the dating app Raya during the split.
“That’s dirty business,” Portnoy said, adding, “He was on a dating app before the body was cold!”