16-05-2025
Why Brianna LaPaglia Wants to 'Marry a Gay Man': 'Done with Those Straight Guys'
Brianna LaPaglia is opening up about marriage — and jokes that she may have given up on dating straight men entirely
During Wednesday, May 14's episode of the BFFs podcast, LaPaglia, 25, joked that she may want to get into a "lavender marriage" with a gay man
The influencer previously dated musician Zach Bryan and has said that she is hesitant to begin dating again since their tumultuous breakup in October 2024Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia says she's done with dating — straight men, at least.
During Wednesday, May 14's episode of the BFFs podcast, LaPaglia, 25, and her co-host Josh Richards, 23, got into a conversation about "lavender marriage" — a century-old concept in which a man and a woman, usually at least one of whom is gay or lesbian, marry each other for secrecy, safety and other purposes — and LaPaglia joked that she might be interested in the concept.
"Maybe a lavender marriage is, like, last resort," LaPaglia theorized in the episode, after she and Richards discussed why the concept existed. "Maybe my gay best friend, it's like if we don't find someone, then we get married."
"Like a Ted Mosby and Robin Scherbatsky situation where it's like if by 40 we're not married, we marry each other," Richards added, referring to the characters from How I Met Your Mother.
"I have a lot of those," LaPaglia replied. "But it's with straight men. I would rather it be with a gay man."
Although LaPaglia said that the idea of people hiding their sexualities from their families and communities is sad, she joked: "If anyone needs a lavender marriage and you're cool and fun, I'm in."
"Because I'm done with those straight guys," the comedian said. "Hate them. They stink. I really would like to marry a gay man. "
"Imagine two divas dating and married, and that's so fun," the comedian continued. "And you don't have to worry about, like, 'Oh my gosh, do I look good for them?' Doesn't matter. You're just, like, perfect."
The PlanBri Uncut podcaster's comments come after speculation surrounding her relationship status, following posts shared to TikTok about her "fake boyfriend" and "real boyfriend."
In a video posted by Tarte Cosmetics during their TrippinWithTarte influencer event in January, LaPaglia joked that she "brought her fake boyfriend" with her and that she was looking forward to "maybe making him my real boyfriend" on the trip.
The internet personality previously addressed the rumors of a new romance and clarified her relationship status in another TikTok posted Jan. 1, confirming at the time: "I don't have a boyfriend."
"Everyone thinks I have a boyfriend, probably from my Instagram Stories this weekend, but I don't have a boyfriend. Maybe one day, but not this day or not tomorrow," she said at the time.
Rumors about LaPaglia's relationship status also follow her tumultuous public breakup from musician Zach Bryan in October 2024. She opened up about being blindsided when the 28-year-old country singer announced the end of their relationship on then shared details about their relationship and the breakup on BFFs in November last year, when she accused her ex-boyfriend of emotional abuse while they were together.
The influencer, who's previously identified as bisexual and said on a BFFs episode that she might be "fully a lesbian," also spoke in a recent interview with Elite Daily, about her new perspective on dating following the contentious split.
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"I feel so emotionally unavailable, which is a little upsetting,' she told Elite Daily. "There have been some really great guys that I think would be amazing for me, but I'm emotionally f----- up right now, where I can't even fathom the idea of letting someone in."
"I just want a normal person that can laugh with me, and someone that understands my life, but isn't in the same realm," she said of potentially starting a romance with someone out of the spotlight, before sharing that dating women wasn't out of the realm of possibility.
"There were actually some kind of famous women reaching out to me, and I was like, 'What? I didn't even know you were gay,' " she told the outlet. "I feel like I'm late to the game, and it's really intimidating."
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