30-07-2025
Suite Life of Zack & Cody fans left in tears after star's admission about the cast
Suite Life of Zack & Cody star Kim Rhodes has left fans 'in tears' as she talked about quietly watching her on-screen sons Cole and Dylan Sprouse 's careers explode from a distance and not forcing a relationship with them.
The 56-year-old actress played mom Carey Martin in the popular Disney Channel sitcom, which aired from 2005 to 2008.
In a new interview, Kim revealed that she hasn't stayed in contact with the twins, but instead watches their career with 'delight' and 'pride.'
'I follow them on social media,' she said. 'I am aware of everything they're doing, but I never want them to feel like I'm an obligation.'
Speaking to People, she she continued: 'I follow them with delight. I follow them with pride.
'I love watching them launch into who they are, but I don't expect them to necessarily reciprocate.'
Social media users, although saddened by Kim's admission, branded her 'selfless' and 'supportive.'
Some also called for Cole and Dylan to reach out to her.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one said: 'I'm sorry but this thought of her brings me to tears… this how my mother used to talk to me like…
'She is proud of you but she also doesn't expect you to care for her in old age as an expectations…. Kim Rhodes always be that mom everyone should have.'
'This is actually kinda sad,' another wrote.
A third continued: 'Wow. The Suite Life era was magical. Hearing Kim speak with so much grace just makes me appreciate that show even more.'
A fourth added: 'That's such a kind and selfless way to look at it. Pure class.'
'It's nice that she's still supportive regardless, hopefully she'll reunite with them at some point,' another wrote.
'Some kids just don't appreciate their mothers until it's too late,' a sixth penned.
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody follows 12-year-old twin brothers who live in the luxurious Tipton Hotel in Boston, where their divorced mother Carey sings and performs in the hotel lounge.
The identical twins often cause mischief at their residence.
The series also starred Brenda Song, Ashley Tisdale, and Phill Lewis.
Last year, Kim revealed that she became pregnant during filming of the series, which led to various fat jokes on the show.
During an appearance on the 90s/2000s podcast Back to the Best, she said that Dylan kept 'skipping over' the joke all week, but when it came to the taping, he stood his ground and fired a shot at the writers.
'One of my favorite memories is Dylan had a line that was a fat joke, and he just kept skipping over it. It was in the middle of a chunk of dialogue. So he kept skipping over this laugh line,' she said.
'Finally we get to in front of the studio audience, and he skips it. The executive producer screams "Cut." It's the director's job to cut by the way.
'He goes, "Cut. Dylan, say the line." He goes, "I would not disrespect any woman that way let alone this woman. You write something funny, and I'll say it."
'That's my little man. They're both my little men.'
Following her role in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Kim went on to have a recurring guest role in the series Supernatural, playing Sheriff Jody Mills.
She also appeared in Gortimer: Gibbon's Life on Normal Street, Colony, and Criminal Minds.
Earlier this week, Kim collaborated with M&M's for their PB&J Packed Lunch Specials.
Alongside the campaign, she revealed that she now lives in 'the middle of nowhere' and volunteers at an animal sanctuary.
She said: 'I water goats now. That's what I do! I pick up eggs, I rescue beat-up chickens... that's my life.
