{"id":852505,"date":"2026-09-18T20:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T20:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/852505\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T20:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T20:46:14","slug":"frankie-muniz-says-hes-hitting-rock-bottom-as-he-calls-past-6-weeks-a-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/852505\/","title":{"rendered":"Frankie Muniz says he&#8217;s &#8216;hitting rock bottom&#8217; as he calls past 6 weeks a &#8216;nightmare&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Frankie Muniz has hit a \u201clow point\u201d after enduring what he described as a \u201cnightmare\u201d six weeks of his life.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cMalcolm in the Middle\u201d actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ddbfq6Zzv_Y\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">took to Instagram<\/a> Friday to detail what he\u2019s been going through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last 6 weeks of my life have been a nightmare I\u2019m praying to wake up from. Everything [has] felt heavy, unclear, and like it was falling apart at the same time,\u201d he captioned a photo of himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t wish this season on anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Frankie Muniz (pictured above in a new Instagram upload) revealed that he has had a \u201cnightmare\u201d six weeks of his life that he\u2019s \u201cpraying to wake up from.\u201d frankie miuniz\/ instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t wish this season on anyone,\u201d Muniz wrote in part in the caption of his post. frankie muniz\/ X<\/p>\n<p> Muniz, 40, said the \u201cunexpected gift\u201d of his recent struggles is that he\u2019s \u201chad nowhere to hide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve 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,\u201d he continued. \u201cNot the polished version I show the world \u2026 the actual one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Emmy nominee \u2014 who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/10\/entertainment\/frankie-muniz-details-his-surreal-return-to-hollywood-for-malcolm-in-the-middle-revival\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reprised his role as Malcolm<\/a> in the \u201cMalcolm in the Middle\u201d revival series \u2014 admitted that he\u2019s hit \u201crock bottom,\u201d but said reaching that point can be the \u201cthing that wakes you up\u201d and \u201cforces\u201d you to change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn five years, I believe I\u2019ll look back at this exact low point and feel grateful for it, because the high I\u2019ll be standing on then only exists because I went through this,\u201d Muniz added.<\/p>\n<p>Muniz (seen above in Mexico City at a presentation of \u201cMalcolm in the Middle: Life\u2019s Still Unfair,\u201d said he\u2019s \u201chad nowhere to hide\u201d amid his recent struggles. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Muniz (pictured above at the New York premiere of \u201cMalcolm in the Middle: Life\u2019s Still Unfair\u201d) said he\u2019s hit \u201crock bottom\u201d but believes he\u2019s \u201cfeel grateful for it\u201d in five years. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t the end of the story. It\u2019s the part where I start doing the work \u2026 the uncomfortable, unglamorous, necessary work,\u201d he continued. \u201cI\u2019m choosing to treat this season as the foundation, not the finish line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded his post with a message for anyone going through a difficult time of their own: \u201cIf you\u2019re in a low place right now too, you\u2019re not broken. You\u2019re being rebuilt. Let\u2019s keep going!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Muniz, now <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/11\/09\/entertainment\/frankie-muniz-involved-in-nascar-crash-during-race-in-phoenix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a professional stock car racing driver<\/a>, announced in July that he and his estranged wife, Paige Price, were divorcing after \u201c10 beautiful years together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actor-turned-NASCAR driver (seen above at the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series) concluded his post with a message for anyone else going through a difficult time. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Muniz (pictured above with his estranged wife, Paige Price, and their son) announced in July that they were getting a divorce after \u201c10 beautiful years together.\u201d frankie muniz\/ instagram<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve grown in way that made us realize our relationship feels most natural and strong as a deep friendship and as co-parents,\u201d he wrote in part in the Instagram announcement, which he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/02\/celebrity-news\/frankie-muniz-hastily-deletes-paige-price-divorce-announcement-amid-backlash\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">deleted shortly after amid backlash<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Muniz and Price, who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/02\/27\/frankie-muniz-marries-longtime-girlfriend-paige-price\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tied the knot<\/a> in Phoenix, Arizona, in February 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/03\/25\/frankie-munizs-wife-paige-price-gives-birth-to-baby-boy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">share 5-year-old son Mauz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe share an incredible son who remains the center of our world, and we\u2019re both happier, stronger parents because of the love and growth we\u2019ve shared,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Muniz and Price (seen above with their son) married in February 2020 before welcoming their Mauz in March 2021. frankie muniz\/ instagram<\/p>\n<p>Muniz deleted his initial divorce announcement amid backlash, while Price defended Muniz in the comments of the since-deleted post. frankie muniz\/ instagram<\/p>\n<p>Price, for her part, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/02\/celebrity-news\/frankie-munizs-estranged-wife-responds-after-actor-deletes-initial-divorce-announcement-this-world-is-so-f-ked\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">defended Muniz in the comments section of the since-deleted post<\/a> after some people criticized him for sharing a video of their family dancing together in their living room while announcing their divorce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrankie, 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\u2013ked,\u201d she wrote at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDivorce is bad, sure, it\u2019s not like we\u2019re excited about it, but we\u2019re [two] adults who know how to be on the same team. I can\u2019t believe people could scrutinize that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Frankie Muniz has hit a \u201clow point\u201d after enduring what he described as a \u201cnightmare\u201d six weeks of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":852506,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[2865,10586,3597,3598,7297,91,94,88,28173],"class_list":["post-852505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-celebrity-couples","tag-celebrity-dads","tag-celebrity-divorces","tag-celebrity-exes","tag-celebrity-marriages","tag-celebrity-news","tag-celebrity-social-media","tag-entertainment","tag-frankie-muniz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=852505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/852506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=852505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=852505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}