Brenda Song recalls collapse and difficult work on The Suite Life

Brenda Song said she felt underpaid and overworked while filming The Suite Life, and recalled collapsing during a hot-tub scene after the water was heated to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Speaking on former co-star Dylan Sprouse’s Wildmen podcast, she described a difficult moment on the Disney Channel sitcom but said she had a lovely overall experience and appreciated the platform it provided.

Song, who played London Tipton, recalled breathing heavily and feeling heat in her chest before seeing stars and blacking out. She described the incident as part of her recollections of working on the series; the account has not been independently corroborated. The show followed twins Zack and Cody at the Tipton Hotel and ran from 2005 to 2008, followed by the spinoff The Suite Life on Deck from 2008 to 2011.

Reflecting on the work, Song said parts of her time on the show were “black holes” in her memory and that she did not remember years of her life. She described the workload and pay as the hardest aspects of the experience, while also saying Disney gave her a platform. She characterized her time on the show overall as lovely and said she found it difficult to complain about certain aspects.