Country music singer Zach Bryan has been in a prominent relationship with Barstool Sports personality Brianna Chickenfry for over a year. Now, it seems he’s leaving Barstool and the sports world behind.
The singer took to Instagram to post a story detailing his side of the split.
“Brianna and me have broken up with eachother and I respect and love her with every ounce of my heart,” Bryan posted.
“She has loved me unconditionally for a very long time and for that I’ll always thank her. I have 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. Please respect Brianna’s privacy and space in this and if you have it in your heart, mine too. With everything I am and to anyone I let down, I am sorry. I try my best in everything. I failed people that love me and mostly myself.”
Chickenfry did not see the split coming, posting a story of her own in which she admitted: “I’m feeling really blindsided right now.”
She later uploaded a video to YouTube to expand upon her feelings.
“How can you give every ounce of yourself to someone and then be discarded of in a few days,” Chickenfry wondered. “It’s really, really heartbreaking and I don’t want to talk about details right now, I don’t want to talk about it yet. I wanted to heal privately and I didn’t even know that he was going to post that. We broke up yesterday, so I wasn’t ready to do anything publicly.”
It’s devastating to see Bryan treat Chickenfry like this and hopefully she gets the closure she needs before returning to Barstool and sports media.
About Qwame Skinner
Qwame Skinner has loved both writing and sports his entire life. In addition to his sports coverage at Comeback Media, Qwame writes novels, and his debut; The First Casualty, an adult fantasy, is out now.