Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia looks like she has a message for her ex-boyfriend Zach Bryan after she married her apparent doppelgänger.
“Chess mate — I couldn’t lose,” LaPaglia, 26, lip-synched. taylor swift“Mastermind” for Friday, January 2, TikTok video
When the influencer didn’t elaborate, LaPaglia’s social media followers speculated that the cryptic post was a subtle dig at Bryan, 29, and his new wife. Samantha Leonard.
“Bri is marked safe from the worst decision ever,” one TikTok user wrote, with another adding: “They can copy the recipe but the sauce still won’t taste the same.‼️.”
Zach Bryan has confirmed his marriage to Samantha Leonard. Bryan, 29, took to Instagram on Wednesday, Dec. 31, and shared a black-and-white photo of himself carrying Leonard, 28, while rocking a strapless white wedding dress with a feather hem. The happy couple smiled as Leonard held a glass of wine. “Harder than the rest”, he (…)
A third fan chimed in, commenting: “All you’ve done is shine and explode and it still tries to reach you, you escaped, checkmate you were never meant to lose.”
Bryan, who has been romantically linked to Leonard since the summer of 2025, they announced their surprise wedding New Year’s Eve.
“Tougher than the rest,” Bryan wrote via Instagram, sharing wedding photos from their ceremony in Spain.
Although Bryan and Leonard have not divulged the origins of their whirlwind romance, many fans have noticed how much his new girlfriend looks like LaPaglia. The comparisons haven’t escaped Barstool Sports’ personality either.
“The next question is (one) I got a million times. ‘What do you think Zach’s girlfriend looks exactly like you?'” LaPaglia said during an October 2025 episode. from his “Plan Bri Uncut” podcast.. “I think that’s textbook narcissism 101, like, that’s what narcissists do. They just go and find another version of you to date.”
Zach Bryan and Samantha Leonard.
Courtesy of Samantha Leonard/InstagramShe continued: “People say, ‘Are you scared? are you crazy Are you flattered?” I’m flattered to be honest. I dyed my hair so people would (stop) sending me all the pictures they post of her, and I blocked him. I don’t want to see that (and) I don’t want to engage in anything he does.”
According to the Special forces: the toughest test in the world season 4 finalist, there are only rare exceptions where she keeps up with Bryan’s post-breakup life.
“The only time he comes across my desk is when he’s jumping fences or talking about ICE … when he’s in the news,” LaPaglia said. “I have him blocked from everything so I only see articles when they come up on my (TikTok) For You page, but his (new girlfriend) looking exactly like me is crazy.”
More details are coming to light about Zach Bryan and Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia’s unexpected breakup. “(Brianna) was blindsided by Zach having dating apps and dating while they were in a committed relationship,” a source tells Us Weekly exclusively. “Someone sent her Raya’s Zach profile and the girls contacted him about dating (…)
She concluded, “I’m so glad she’s not near me, just near my clone. Sorry, I have to say. Your new girl is my clone.”
LaPaglia dated Bryan from the summer of 2023 to the fall of 2024, later accusing the singer of emotional abuse. Bryan never addressed the allegations. Us Weekly asked for comment at the time.
Bryan was the first to announce his breakup with LaPaglia, stating that the couple parted ways amicably.
“Brianna and I (sic) have broken up and I respect and love her with every ounce of my heart. She has loved me unconditionally for a long time and for that, I will always be grateful,” Bryan wrote in an Instagram Story statement in October 2024. “I’ve had an incredibly hard year personally and struggled through some very different things in both ways. I’m not perfect and I never will be.