Who is Deb Peifer, Zach Bryan’s ex before Brianna ‘Chickenfry’ LaPaglia? The fashion influencer posted a video of herself dancing to Taylor Swift’s ‘Clean’ after Bryan was accused of emotional abuse

Nov 12 , 2024

Country music star Zach Bryan and Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia have broken up, but who is his previous ex, influencer Deb Peifer? Photos: TNS; @deb_peifer/Instagram

When fans suggested that Peifer may be enjoying her ex’s break-up, she said, ‘I just wanna be clear on the fact that I don’t find any gratification in other people hurting’

Country music star Zach Bryan, who is facing emotional abuse allegations by his ex, Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia, has become the subject of greater speculation after another of his former partners, Debra “Deb” Peifer, posted a cryptic TikTok video that fans believe may have a connection to him.

The video, captioned simply, “Wine Thursday with my roommate,” shows Peifer enjoying a glass of Josh Wine while dancing to Taylor Swift’s “Clean”. For non-Swifties, the song is about moving on from a painful break-up.

Peifer and Bryan were first linked in 2022 and separated a year later, with the Grammy-winning singer claiming, “Things are mutual between us – we’re leaving with plenty of memories and good times.” Within months of their split, the “I Remember Everything” singer made things official with LaPaglia. Whether their highly publicised break-up and all the allegations that came with it have anything to do with Peifer, we don’t know … yet.

But what do we know about Deb Peifer?

What does she do for work?

Zach Bryan’s ex Deb Peifer is a fashion influencer. Photo: @deb_peifer/Instagram

Peifer is a Manhattan University graduate, having earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business marketing and business administration respectively. She lives in Philadelphia, where she works as a project coordinator for Emota, a creative events agency, per her LinkedIn. Outside her 9 to 5, she is a budding fashion influencer, with 99,600 Instagram followers. She also plays lacrosse.

She spoke about Bryan and LaPaglia

Zach Bryan and Deb Peifer (pictured) broke up in 2023; he went on to date another TikTok influencer, Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia, who has since alleged emotional abuse. Photo: @deb_peifer/Instagram

Peifer was quite the fan favourite when it came to Bryan’s romantic partners. So when fans suggested she must be happy about his split from LaPaglia, she set the record straight. “I just wanna be clear on the fact that I don’t find any gratification in other people hurting. Specifically other women hurting,” she said in a TikTok video.