Frankie Muniz has revealed he once walked off the Malcolm in the Middle set after becoming frustrated with a ‘controlling and rude’ colleague.
The former child actor, 38, starred as the main character in the sitcom alongside Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek from 2000 to 2006, after being cast while he was 13 years old.
However, at one point he was missing from two entire episodes, and he’s now explained why.
Currently one of the famous faces appearing on the Australian version of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, Frankie shared what happened during a conversation with his campmates.
‘There were two episodes I’m not in. I walked off the set,’ he said.
The actor, who gave up acting after the show ended to become a race car driver, shared tensions had reached boiling point on set because ‘certain people’ had become so tense the rest of the cast and crew were scared of them.
‘Everyone was so afraid to stand up when certain people were controlling or rude or disrespectful. Like they walked on pins and needles,’ he continued.
‘I was so mortified by seeing people afraid to stand up for themselves, I was like: “Say something”.’
He added: ‘I didn’t care if they told me I was never going back, because it was worth it to me. It helped that the show was based around me.’
Last week on the show, the Emmy nominated actor told his fellow campmates he was worth a staggering $US40million (£31 million) by the time he was 19.
During his time as ‘Hollywood’s most bankable teen’, he starred in hit films including Agent Cody Banks, Big Fat Liar, and Racing Stripes
Speaking to news.com.au before entering the South African jungle last week, Frankie said he decided to give up acting for his mental health after battling with ‘imposter syndrome’ for years.
‘I never felt like I fully fit in the Hollywood world, even though I was in the world. I was nominated for Emmys and Golden Globes, and I was going to all this stuff, and I was there, and I was like, how am I here?’ he said.
‘I hated LA, so I kind of stayed in my own little world, my own little bubble. And moving to Arizona, I did it on a whim, and I realised immediately that I started looking up.’
He then added living in LA was a ‘miserable experience’.
Metro.co.uk has contacted representatives for Frankie Muniz for further comment.
Malcolm in the Middle is streaming on Disney Plus. I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! airs on Channel Ten in Australia.
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