Danielle Fishel is speaking out about a “Boy Meets World” storyline that focused on her weight. Fishel, who hosts a rewatch podcast with former costars Will Friedle and Rider Strong called “Pod Meets World,” addressed the problematic narrative involving her character during the Aug. 12 episode, which featured “Full House” star Candace Cameron Bure as a guest.
During the seventh and final season of “Boy Meets World,” one episode titled “She’s Having My Baby Back Ribs,” focuses on Fishel and Friedle’s characters, Topanga and Eric, going on a diet after noticing they’ve gained weight. Topanga’s husband Cory (Ben Savage) also speculates that his wife is pregnant after she struggles to fit into her jeans. Fishel reminisced about the storyline while chatting with Bure — who filled in for Friedle — and explained how she was approached about the episode beforehand.
She said one day the show’s creatives “called me into the office to tell me they were going to. It wasn’t really like they asked. They just kind of said, ‘We just want you to know.
..’ — it was Will and I.
Will had gained some weight. I had gained some weight.” Fishel explained that the two of them were told, “‘Obviously, you guys have gained a little bit of weight.
So we’re going to write an episode about it, and we just wanted you to know and here’s what it’s going to be. It’s going be really funny.’” Bure was stunned by how the situation was handled.
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