Dylan Sprouse Reflects on Body-Shaming Joke in 'The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'


Dylan Sprouse and his twin brother Cole Sprouse played Zack and Cody respectively in the comedy.

Dylan Sprouse Recalls Why He Refused to Make a Certain Joke The suite life of Zack and Cody.

Dylan Sprouse starred alongside his twin brother Cole Sprouse in the hit comedy, which catapulted them to stardom.

In a recent appearance on Andy Cohen Live On SiriusXM, she recalled having to decline to tell a joke that referenced Kim Rhodes' weight. Rhodes played the twins' mother on the show and was also pregnant at the time.

“I don’t know, but I don’t think fat jokes are funny either,” Dylan shared. “I think it’s like there’s a better joke somewhere else, unless you’re talking about yourself, unless it’s self-referential, which I think is funny.”

“But if you point your finger at people and talk about their appearance, I generally don't find it very funny,” he added.

“I think there are better jokes, and I mean, you'd be surprised what having your own show at 11 years old can do for your confidence,” he said. Beautiful disaster noted star.

“I was a strapping kid who, again, didn't really develop until I was about 18,” Dylan shared.

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