Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia is celebrating a significant personal milestone—gaining 11 pounds—while moving on from her breakup with Zach Bryan. The podcast host shared the news in a TikTok video posted on December 27, 2024, expressing her excitement about the weight gain and the positive shift in her well-being.
“I’ve gained 11 pounds, and it’s great!” LaPaglia cheerfully announced in the clip. She attributed this weight gain to finally regaining her appetite, which she had lost during the emotionally draining period of her breakup with Bryan. “I’m eating, I’m like, b–ch, you haven’t eaten for a year but maybe relax a little bit,” she joked, celebrating the return of her hunger and vitality.
LaPaglia revealed that the weight loss she had initially experienced was linked to the stress and emotional toll of her breakup. She shared that it was a toxic and painful situation that caused her to struggle with eating. “I became skin and bones,” she explained. During this difficult time, she forced herself to eat unhealthy foods like pasta and fast food, hoping to regain some weight.
She also detailed some of the physical changes she’s noticed since regaining her appetite. “The jeans are starting to fit around my thighs. Not baggy on my thighs anymore. Double chin, coming back! I don’t know if that ever really left,” LaPaglia laughed. These changes, she said, are making her feel happy and positive about her recovery.
It took LaPaglia about three months to regain her appetite after the breakup. She explained how she felt ravenous and eager to nourish her body. “It’s possible it’s happening and gaining weight isn’t a bad thing,” she reflected. “Sometimes it can actually be a really good thing. And a really good sign that things are going well.”
This celebration of her weight gain comes after a challenging few months. LaPaglia had previously opened up about the emotional toll of her breakup with Bryan. In October, she described being blindsided by the country star’s public announcement of their split. The following month, she shared in a TikTok video that she had lost 15 pounds due to the emotional strain, explaining that she was physically sick from the anxiety and stress.
“I was physically sick from what I was going through mentally,” LaPaglia recalled. The stress left her in a constant fight-or-flight mode, where she couldn’t eat or hold anything down due to the overwhelming anxiety.
