Watch: Zach Bryan Marries Samantha Leonard One Year After Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia BreakupZach Bryan found his Oklahoma smokeshow. One year after the "I Remember Everything" singer's public breakup with Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia, he shared that he and girlfriend Samantha Leonard tied the knot in Spain. Alongside a snap of Zach holding Samantha-dressed in a strapless white wedding gown with a glass of wine in her hand-he captioned the Dec. 31 Instagram post, "Tougher than the rest." Videos also circulated online of the 29-year-old carrying his now-wife into a green convertible with the banner "Just Married" laid on the trunk and cans attached to the bumper. E! News has reached out to Zach's reps for comment and has not yet heard back. Before the nuptials, he shared a photo of what appeared to be his groomsmen. Dressed in a tuxedo while posing with his equally dapper-looking friends, Zach captioned the snapshot with lyrics from Black Eyed Peas' "I Got a Feeling." Samantha, 28, first sparked dating rumors with the "Pink Skies" singer when she posted a photo of them at Spain's Running of the Bulls on Instagram in July. A month later, she shared a pic of them cozied up on a boat. readZach Bryan Shares He's Nearly 2 Months Sober in Personal Message About His Mental HealthUltimately, Zach-who was previously married to Rose Madden from 2020 to 2021-made their relationship Instagram official, posting a loving birthday message for his girlfriend in October. "From bull runs to all the bullshit, today is your birthday and I love you Samantha Marie," he captioned the Instagram tribute. "To the only woman who can hike six miles in Chanel flats, skydive over the alps and catch a bigger fish than me all in the same day." And it was quite the journey for Zach to find love again. After all, he said he was facing "pretty severe" struggles when he announced his split from ex Brianna in October 2024. "She has loved me unconditionally for a very long time and for that I'll always thank her," he wrote on Instagram Stories at the time. "I thought it would be beneficial for both of us to go our different ways." However, Brianna said she was "blindsided" by the news, alleging that she was never told about the split before Zach's social media post.
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy"I had no idea that post was going up," she said in an October YouTube video. "He didn't text me, he didn't call me." And as the Barstool Sports employee's inner circle rallied around her-with Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards releasing a diss track aimed at her ex-Zach eventually had to defend himself against "couch warriors attacking and belittling my friends." "No matter how bad of a person you think I am, go ahead and come for me," he wrote on Instagram Stories in January. "I can take all the hatred because I'm not a child. But do not come for my friends who do nothing but love and care for me." "I love my life," he continued. "I have worked REALLY hard for it. Whether you think I deserve it or not. Whether you think I suck or not. Stop being such sad fat fingered internet sleuths to my friends. We're all humans." For a look back at Zach and Brianna's split, keep reading.
YouTube/ Plan Bri UncutNo News YetBreakup speculation was in full bloom after the Internet noticed fewer couple's posts than usual from Zach Bryan and Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia, and commenters did not keep their suspicions to themselves. "It was a bad week," Brianna acknowledged on the Oct. 2, 2024, episode of Barstool Sports' BFFs podcast when cohosts Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards quizzed her about the split rumors. "It's crazy, we don't post each other for a week, it took the Internet by storm. But he's going through a lot of personal stuff and I went home and just separated-we're together now and everything's OK." Meanwhile, Zach was already on Dave's naughty list for making a crack about Taylor Swift (that he apologized for), but the Barstool Sports founder and self-proclaimed "King of the Swifties" allowed him one pass because he was Brianna's boyfriend.
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicBrianna LaPaglia Advises Not to Date CelebritiesBefore it was publicly known that Brianna and Zach were no longer together, she advised against dating famous people during a sit-down on Haliey Welch's Talk Tuah podcast. "I said on the BFFs [podcast] that I would never date anyone famous ever," Brianna noted on the episode released Oct. 22, 2024, the same day the breakup news broke. "Literally never wanted to and then it kinda just happened." She didn't know why she changed her tune, she admitted. But, Brianna continued, "I wish it... don't date famous people." On that note, she explained, "I think it's better for the mental to not date someone famous. It's a lot."Instagram/Brianna LaPagliaBrianna's Cryptic Message DecodedIn an Oct. 21, 2024, Instagram post, Brianna had shared a photo of a handwritten note detailing some pretty intense feelings. "And eventually you'll find that li