{"id":244042,"date":"2026-06-03T17:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/boy-meets-world-stars-will-friedle-and-danielle-fishel-discuss-hard-falling-out-with-ben-savage\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T17:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:01:08","slug":"boy-meets-world-stars-will-friedle-and-danielle-fishel-discuss-hard-falling-out-with-ben-savage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/boy-meets-world-stars-will-friedle-and-danielle-fishel-discuss-hard-falling-out-with-ben-savage\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Boy Meets World\u2019 Stars Will Friedle and Danielle Fishel Discuss \u2018Hard\u2019 Falling Out With Ben Savage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/boy-meets-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Boy Meets World<\/em><\/a> alums <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/danielle-fishel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Danielle Fishel<\/strong> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/will-friedle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Will Friedle<\/strong><\/a> are open to a reconciliation with former costar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ben-savage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ben Savage<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been hard,\u201d Friedle, 49, told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/will-friedel-danielle-fishel-talk-about-ben-savage-exclusive-11989605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>People<\/em><\/a> in an interview published on Wednesday, June 3. \u201cJust today, literally, we were recording an episode this morning of \u2018Pod Meets World\u2019 and there came a question that we all wanted to know, that we know if Ben had been on with us, it would have been answered like that and we would have heard a great story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Friedle, who played Savage\u2019s onscreen brother for the show\u2019s run from 1993 to 2000, still wants \u201cto pick up the phone\u201d so they can talk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know I\u2019m shouting into the void, but I\u2019m going to keep doing it. I haven\u2019t given up on my friend,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019m hoping that he comes back into our lives at some point, and when he does, we\u2019re going to have a lot to talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4346430\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:100%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Will Friedle, Danielle Fishel, and Ben Savage.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images (3)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fishel, 45, shared a similar sentiment \u2014 wishing that she was a part of Savage\u2019s life as a new dad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love imagining him in this new chapter of his life as a dad. I know he has had a baby girl,\u201d she said. \u201cHe\u2019s now a husband. So I love just thinking about him [in that capacity].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Savage, 45, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/ben-savage-expecting-1st-baby-with-wife-tessa-angermeier-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">welcomed a daughter<\/a> with wife <strong>Tessa Angermeier<\/strong> in November 2025. Before their falling out, Fishel told <em>People<\/em> that she discussed the possibility of fatherhood with Savage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe talked a lot about how he looked forward to being a dad someday. So I like imagining this phase of life that he\u2019s in now,\u201d she added. \u201cIt makes me sad sometimes when I think about the fact that I would love to just know, like, \u2018How\u2019s it going? What\u2019s happening now? What are the milestones that are being checked off?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/boy-meets-world-cast-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Boy-Meets-World.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C1888px%2C1066px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Boy-Meets-World.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C1888px%2C1066px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Boy-Meets-World.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C1888px%2C1066px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Boy-Meets-World.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C1888px%2C1066px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Boy-Meets-World.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C1888px%2C1066px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Boy-Meets-World.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C1888px%2C1066px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Boy-Meets-World.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C1888px%2C1066px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Boy-Meets-World.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C1888px%2C1066px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Boy-Meets-World.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C1888px%2C1066px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Boy-Meets-World.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C1888px%2C1066px&amp;resize=1600%2C900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Boy-Meets-World.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C1888px%2C1066px&amp;resize=1800%2C1012&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Boy Meets World\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/boy-meets-world-cast-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">&#8216;Boy Meets World\u2019 Cast: Where Are They Now?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBoy Meets World became a family sitcom phenomenon during its seven-season run on ABC from 1993 to 2000. Created by Michael Jacobs, the show followed the life and life lessons of Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) from home with parents Alan (William Russ) and mother Amy (Betsy Randle) to school with neighbor and forever-teacher George Feeny [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, Fishel has also reached \u201ca place of immense understanding and grace\u201d when it comes to Savage not wanting to \u201clook back\u201d at their time on the show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot everybody wants to talk about uncomfortable truths,\u201d she continued. \u201cThe three of us said it was something that we did want to do. Although we were nervous, it was a journey we were willing and excited to go down.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Fishel and Friedle launched the \u201cPod Meets World\u201d podcast with fellow former <em>Boy Meets World<\/em> costar <strong>Rider Strong<\/strong> in 2022. It was initially reported that Savage was also in talks to cohost the show, but he made the decision to step away from the project.<\/p>\n<p>By 2023, the trio confirmed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/boy-meets-world-cast-hasnt-spoken-to-ben-savage-in-3-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Savage had \u201cdisappeared\u201d<\/a> from their lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t have a fight. There\u2019s no falling out,\u201d Friedle told <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/tv\/features\/boy-meets-world-cast-podcast-ben-savage-michael-jacobs-1235654153\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a> in 2023. \u201cThere was no animosity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/will-friedle-and-danielle-fishel-discuss-ben-savage-drama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boy Meets World alums Danielle Fishel and Will Friedle are open to a reconciliation with former costar Ben Savage. \u201cIt\u2019s been hard,\u201d Friedle, 49, told People in an interview published on Wednesday, June 3. \u201cJust today, literally, we were recording an episode this morning of \u2018Pod Meets World\u2019 and there came a question that we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":244043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-244042","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}