Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia seemingly has a message for her ex-boyfriend Zach Bryan after he got married to her apparent doppelgänger.
“Check mate: I couldn’t lose,” LaPaglia, 26, lip-synched to Taylor Swift’s “Mastermind” in a Friday, January 2, TikTok video.
When the influencer didn’t elaborate any further, LaPaglia’s social media followers speculated 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‼️.”
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A third fan chimed in, commenting, “All you’ve done is glown and blown up and he still tries to reach you, you escaped, checkmate you were never destined to lose.”
Bryan, who has been romantically linked to Leonard since summer 2025, announced their surprise nuptials on New Year’s Eve.
“Tougher than the rest,” Bryan wrote via Instagram, sharing wedding photos from their ceremony in Spain.
While Bryan and Leonard have not divulged the origins of their whirlwind romance, many fans have noticed how similar his new bride resembles LaPaglia. The comparisons have not escaped the Barstool Sports personality either.
“Next question is [one] that I got a million times. ‘What do you think about Zach’s girlfriend looking exactly like you?’” LaPaglia said during an October 2025 episode of her “Plan Bri Uncut” podcast. “I think that is narcissism textbook 101, like, that’s what narcissists do. They just go and find another version of you to date.”
She continued, “People are like, ‘Are you creeped out? Are you mad? Are you flattered?’ I am flattered to be honest. I dyed my hair so that people [would] stop sending me every single picture that he posts of her, and I blocked him. I don’t wanna see this [and] I don’t want to indulge in anything that he does.”
According to the Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test season 4 finalist, there are only rare exceptions that she keeps up with Bryan’s life post-split.
“The only time he comes across my desk is when he, like, jumps over fences or talks about ICE … when he’s in the news,” LaPaglia said. “I have him blocked on 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 nonetheless.”
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She concluded, “I’m just so glad he’s not near me — just near my clone. Sorry, I have to say it. Your new girl is my clone.”
LaPaglia dated Bryan from summer 2023 to fall 2024, later accusing the singer of emotional abuse. Bryan never addressed the accusations. Us Weekly reached out for comment at the time.
Bryan was the one who first announced his breakup from LaPaglia, claiming that the pair parted ways amicably.
“Brianna and me [sic] 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,” Bryan wrote in an Instagram Story statement in October 2024. “I’ve 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.”
