Brianna Chickenfry is going through it!
Just last week, the Barstools Sports podcaster, born Brianna LaPaglia, was “blindsided” after her boyfriend of over a year, Zach Bryan, suddenly broke up with her and went public with it online, seemingly without giving her a heads up. This came after he was reportedly seen on the dating app Raya. It’s still unclear why they parted ways, but in an emotional video, Brianna said she had loved him “through stuff” she shouldn’t have only to feel “discarded” later. So s**tty!
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To make matters worse, while she’s been processing this heartbreak, fans started to speculate about another kind of breakup that might’ve been going on in her life — a possible BFF feud!
You see, Brianna hosts the PlanBri Uncut podcast with her bestie Grace O’Malley, but fans started to wonder if something was off between them after an October 8 episode, in which they didn’t seem to be getting along. Specifically, they were chatting about a “bad” incident that Grace experienced a decade ago in Atlantic City that “shaped [her] as a woman.” She said she was “coerced or forced” into a situation when she was 16 — but her pal then reminded listeners that teens shouldn’t be “hanging out with the divorced men at the bar.” Hitting back at this, Grace insisted what happens “wasn’t [her] fault.”
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The vibe had people speculating about the status of the duo’s friendship — and it doesn’t help that they haven’t released a new episode since October 10. Then came the awkward silence on Grace’s birthday!
Sunday marked the podcaster’s 26th birthday, but it slipped by without a public acknowledgment from Brianna. That’s when you know something is going on! Rumors spread on TikTok, causing Brianna to clear the air on Wednesday, writing on her Instagram Story:
“I haven’t had TikTok in months. But apparently all anyone does on there is talk about my life. So here ya go, I’m not interested in sharing my personal relationships online anymore because the internet so badly wants to ruin them all.”
Addressing Grace, she continued:
“Grace has been like a sister since I was 15 years old. I wished her a happy birthday privately. I’m sorry but I’m having a week from hell and I’m tired of having to feel the need to explain myself to people who don’t know me. Love ya guys and that’s all there is to it.”
So, she tried to play it off as if everything was totally fine — but it’s actually NOT! Grace also took to her Story to break her silence on all the friendship speculation, and while she had love for her (former?) bestie, she wasn’t shy about spilling the tea. Grabbing people’s attention, she posted a photo of her holding a fake gun pointed at Zach, captioning it:
“Now that I have your attention: This last year & however many has been quite the whirlwind for Brianna and I’s friendship. Yes. There’s no denying that. But, I wouldn’t feel right if I didn’t at least ask nicely for you guys to please give her the space and time that she needs to move on and heal.”
Wait, what happened? They haven’t been good for a whole year?? That’s about as long as Brianna was linked to the Something in the Orange crooner, and now she’s using an eerie AF photo of she and Zach to share this news. Was he part of the problem? Hmm.
FWIW, this is the second time they’ve had to shut down feud rumors in recent months. Back in May, Brianna said she was thinking of starting a solo podcast, and you can imagine what fans thought of that! They assumed she was just trying to get away from Grace, who admitted the co-workers hadn’t been “seeing eye to eye” since they weren’t spending as much time together as Brianna’s romance with the musician heated up. That said, she slammed critics for trying to “pin [them] against each other.” On the BFFs pod, Brianna insisted they’d be “best friends forever.”
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So, they may be working through something, but they’re doing their best to stay amicable. We still have so many questions, though!
Right now, don’t expect any clarity. Brianna is taking time off her successful BFFs podcast, which she co-hosts with Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards, as she gets through this separation. Also on Wednesday, she shared a message to the podcast’s TikTok page, announcing:
“Hey guys! We tried to record this week but I am having a very hard time figuring out how I want to handle this publicly due to all the backlash. I am going to put my mental health first this week. Josh and Dave want to make sure I do what’s best for me. I need to prioritize the right things this week. I hope you can all understand.”
Jeez. This has clearly been a brutal split. Poor thing!
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[Image via Zach Bryan/Grace O’Malley/Instagram & Plan Bri Uncut/YouTube]
