Christy Carlson Romano says she and her Even Stevens co-star Shia LaBeouf did not get along while filming the Disney Channel sitcom. Speaking on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast with Amanda Hirsch, Romano describes their on-set relationship as “like oil and water,” emphasizing that they were incompatible during production.
Both outlets report that Romano attributes the friction to differences in background and upbringing, framing their lack of connection as something rooted in how they were raised. ComingSoon.net and Variety both highlight Romano’s account given when she was 14 and LaBeouf was also a teenager at the time. The reports present the comments as a personal reflection rather than new information about the show’s production.
While neither outlet provides additional corroboration from other cast or crew members, both agree on the core points: Romano discusses her experience working with LaBeouf, characterizes their dynamic as unusually mismatched, and ties it to contrasts in their personal histories.
