{"id":263811,"date":"2026-09-18T20:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T20:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/frankie-muniz-says-his-life-is-a-nightmare-hes-praying-to-wake-up-from-following-divorce\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T20:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T20:53:00","slug":"frankie-muniz-says-his-life-is-a-nightmare-hes-praying-to-wake-up-from-following-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/frankie-muniz-says-his-life-is-a-nightmare-hes-praying-to-wake-up-from-following-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Frankie Muniz Says His Life Is a &#8216;Nightmare&#8217; He&#8217;s &#8216;Praying to Wake Up From&#8217; Following Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Over the summer, Frankie Muniz announced that he and wife Paige Price were divorcing after five years of marriage.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Malcolm in the Middle<\/em> star revealed the news with a celebratory video in which the couple danced with their young son.<\/p>\n<p>He deleted the post after taking flak for celebrating an event that may well prove traumatic to his kid.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Muniz has definitely changed his tune, and he now says he\u2019s suffering as he never has before.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-857717526-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"Frankie Muniz and Paige Price attend People's &quot;Ones To Watch&quot; at NeueHouse Hollywood on October 4, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-563368 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-857717526-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-857717526-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-857717526-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-857717526-2048x1350.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-857717526-960x633.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-857717526-1080x712.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-857717526-1200x791.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-857717526-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frankie Muniz and Paige Price attend People\u2019s \u201cOnes To Watch\u201d at NeueHouse Hollywood on October 4, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a shockingly candid social media post, Muniz described his life as a \u201cnightmare\u201d that\u2019s left him feeling as though he has \u201cnowhere to hide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last 6 weeks of my life have been a nightmare I\u2019m praying to wake up from. Everything felt heavy, unclear, and like it was falling apart at the same time,\u201d he wrote, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t wish this season on anyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe unexpected gift in the middle of it is that I\u2019ve had nowhere to hide. I\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. Not the polished version I show the world\u2026the actual one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Muniz does not appear to have any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/hayden-panettiere-investigators-oxy-laced-with-fentanyl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">substance abuse issues<\/a> \u2014 in fact, he says he\u2019s never even been drunk \u2014 but he describes his current state as \u201crock bottom.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The last 6 weeks of my life have been a nightmare I\u2019m praying to wake up from. Everything felt heavy, unclear, and like it was falling apart at the same time. I wouldn\u2019t wish this season on anyone.<\/p>\n<p>The unexpected gift in the middle of it is that I\u2019ve had nowhere to hide. I\u2019ve\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CwnqJ7k7Er\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/CwnqJ7k7Er<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Frankie Muniz (@frankiemuniz) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/frankiemuniz\/status\/2100952985320694023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">September 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI read that sometimes hitting rock bottom is the thing that wakes you up. It forces the changes you needed to make all along so you can live the best life possible,\u201d he wrote, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat idea has been sitting with me. In 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t the end of the story. It\u2019s the part where I start doing the work\u2026the uncomfortable, unglamorous, necessary work. I\u2019m choosing to treat this season as the foundation, not the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>\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>For obvious reasons, Frankie\u2019s post has sparked concern among fans.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, he concluded it on an optimistic note.<\/p>\n<p>Frankie has not offered any further clarification, but it feels safe to assume the challenges he\u2019s referring to are the result of either his divorce or the pushback he received for his announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Everybody deals with challenges in their own way, of course. And we hope the public will not continue to fault Frankie for remaining optimistic in the face of life\u2019s setbacks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"thg-endcard\" hidden=\"\" aria-label=\"Get the Hollywood Gossip app\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"thg-endcard-title\">Get the app \u2014 celeb news first<\/span><span class=\"thg-endcard-sub\">Push alerts the second a story breaks \u00b7 4.8\u2605 \u00b7 Free<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"thg-endcard-get\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/apple-store\/id372387225?pt=367523&amp;ct=web-endcard-cta&amp;mt=8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get the App<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/frankie-muniz-says-his-life-is-a-nightmare-hes-praying-to-wake-up-from-following-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Over the summer, Frankie Muniz announced that he and wife Paige Price were divorcing after five years of marriage. The Malcolm in the Middle star revealed the news with a celebratory video in which the couple danced with their young son. 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