# Disney star Brenda Song recalls passing out on set amid brutal working conditions: ‘Underpaid and overworked’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/disney-star-brenda-song-recalls-passing-out-on-set-amid-brutal-working-conditions-underpaid-and-overworked/
- Published: 2026-11-10T17:43:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T18:39:52+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://pagesix.com/2026/11/10/entertainment/disney-star-brenda-song-says-she-passed-out-on-set-was-underpaid-and-overworked/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Music, TV, World

## Key points

- Brenda Song says she fainted in a dangerously overheated hot tub on set.
- The heater was reportedly set to 250 degrees.
- Song says the cast was underpaid and overworked, despite valuing the platform Disney provided.

## Summary

Brenda Song recalled fainting while filming “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” after a hot tub heater malfunctioned, with the water reportedly reaching 250 degrees. Her account highlights the cast’s concerns about working conditions and comes alongside her claim that the actors were underpaid and overworked.

Speaking on former co-star Dylan Sprouse’s podcast, Song said she felt her chest grow hot and began breathing heavily before losing consciousness. Sprouse said others in the tub had complained about the heat, and that the incident made the crew take the danger seriously. Song also said the cast receives no residuals from Disney, though she credited the network with giving her a platform; the original series ran from 2005 to 2008, followed by a spin-off through 2011.

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