Frankie Muniz and his estranged wife, Paige Price, are putting on a united front for the sake of their 5-year-old son, Mauz.
“Post soccer shenanigans with the fam,” Muniz, 40, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, September 19, alongside a car selfie with Price, 33, and Mauz. “Our little dude got a medal for excellence in sportsmanship!”
Muniz, who announced his separation from Price in July, opened up about a series of apparent personal struggles several hours earlier.
“The last six weeks of my life have been a nightmare I’m praying to wake up from,” he wrote via Instagram on Friday, September 18. “Everything felt heavy, unclear and like it was falling apart at the same time. I wouldn’t wish this season on anyone.”
He continued, “The unexpected gift in the middle of it is that I’ve 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. Not the polished version I show the world … the actual one.”
The Malcolm in the Middle actor further acknowledged that “hitting rock bottom” can sometimes enact certain “changes.”
“It forces the changes you needed to make all along so you can live the best life possible. That idea has been sitting with me,” he continued at the time. “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. This isn’t the end of the story. It’s the part where I start doing the work … the uncomfortable, unglamorous, necessary work. I’m choosing to treat this season as the foundation, not the finish line.”
Muniz further offered a message of support to his followers, noting, “If you’re in a low place right now too, you’re not broken. You’re being rebuilt. Let’s keep going!”
Within hours, Price shared a cryptic message about “perspective.”
“Life is all about perspective,” she wrote via her Instagram Stories on Friday. “If you ask the grass, the zebra is the monster and the lion is the protector.”
In addition to her reflection caption, Price shared a video of herself pouring black wax on a white surface and adding a seal on top. She did not address the meaning of her upload or any potential connection to Muniz’ post.
Muniz and Price were married from 2019 until their split this summer.
