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Frankie Muniz Reveals Hitting 'Rock Bottom
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In Short: Actor Frankie Muniz has revealed that he recently hit 'rock bottom,' describing the past six weeks as a 'nightmare' he is praying to wake from.
Actor Frankie Muniz has revealed that he recently hit 'rock bottom,' describing the past six weeks as a 'nightmare' he is praying to wake from.
In a series of posts on social media, Muniz shared his struggles and expressed gratitude for his estranged wife, Paige Price Muniz, and their son.
Muniz wrote, 'Sometimes hitting rock bottom is the thing that wakes you up.' He hopes that in five years, he will look back at this moment and feel grateful for the growth it has spurred.
Price, Muniz's wife of five years, shared a cryptic message about perspective on Instagram, posting a clip from an interview between podcaster Jay Shetty and divorce lawyer James Sexton.
Muniz and Price announced their divorce in July, revealing they had undergone a period of separation. Muniz said he remains grateful to Price for her support and sacrifices throughout their marriage.
Muniz, best known for his role in 'Malcolm in the Middle,' has been candid about his mental and physical setbacks in recent years.
Price defended Muniz in the comments section of a post where he shared a video of their family, which he later deleted due to criticism.
The couple shares a 5-year-old son, Mauz, and Muniz emphasized that their son remains the center of their world.
Muniz's recent posts extend a run of candid public statements about his personal struggles, including a post where he wished he could go back to his childhood.
Fans rallied around Muniz in the comments, offering support and encouragement.
Muniz and Price reunited over the weekend, showing that despite their separation, they continue to co-parent their son.
What's confirmed
- The actor said on Friday that the past six weeks were like “a nightmare I’m praying to wake from.” Frankie Muniz ’s estranged wife Paige Price shared a cryptic message about life following his admission that he recently hit “rock bottom.” Price, whom Muniz married in 2019, gave some insight about her “perspective” in an Instagram Story post on Friday.
- “I’m endlessly grateful to Paige for everything she’s done for me and our family,” Muniz shared on social media in July.
What's still developing
- Muniz also wrote that he has been turning over the idea that a low point can be a starting point.
- The post arrived roughly two and a half months after Muniz and Paige Price Muniz announced they were ending their marriage in a joint statement.
- Frankie Muniz is speaking openly about a very hard recent stretch, telling followers on Sept.
- "Life is all about perspective," Price wrote in an Instagram Story Friday, per Entertainment Weekly.
- Muniz captioned a photo of himself, Price and their son, according to Entertainment Weekly.
- "After 10 beautiful years together, we’ve grown in ways that made us realize our relationship feels most natural and strong as a deep friendship and as co-parents," Muniz previously wrote on social media.
- Frankie's post comes just over two months after he and wife Paige Price announced they were ending their marriage after a decade together.
- Let's keep going!" Fans quickly rallied around Frankie in the comments, with one writing: "You will come through this, Frankie.
- “Frankie, I am so sorry that you felt the need to delete an old funny video of our family because people are so cruel to you. This world is so f–ked,” she wrote at the time.
- Frankie Muniz has hit a “low point” after enduring what he described as a “nightmare” six weeks of his life.
- Muniz, 40, said the “unexpected gift” of his recent struggles is that he’s “had nowhere to hide.” “I’ve had time to sit with myself, do real self-reflection, and finally see the areas of my life that need work if I want to become a better version of me,” he continued.
- “In five years, I believe I’ll look back at this exact low point and feel grateful for it, because the high I’ll be standing on then only exists because I went through this,” Muniz added.