KEY POINTS
- Frankie Muniz says his friendship with Hilary Duff ended because of her mum's 'stage-mum' behaviour.
- The rift began during Duff's Lizzie McGuire era and Agent Cody Banks casting.
- He hasn't spoken to Duff since 2003, and says he still regrets losing contact with one of his first Hollywood friends.
Frankie Muniz has opened up about one of his earliest Hollywood friendships — and how it suddenly ended. Speaking on The Joe Vulpis Podcast, the Malcolm in the Middle star said that Hilary Duff was 'probably one of my first friends when I moved to LA,' explaining that the two met as young performers living near the Oakwood Apartments, a well-known hub for aspiring child actors. The friendship, however, changed when he was invited to guest-star on Duff's breakout Disney series Lizzie McGuire in 2002. There, he said, he encountered her mother — Susan Duff, a credited producer on The Lizzie McGuire Movie — and immediately felt tension. He shared, 'We became really, really good friends... we had a great relationship for a long time.'
