'Boy Meets World's Ben Savage Has Not Spoken to Co-Stars in 3 Years: 'He Ghosted Us'
29.06.2023 - 00:51
/ etonline.com
Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle and Rider Strong made a startling admission while discussing their former co-star, Ben Savage -- the group hasn't spoken to him in three years. They've tried, but according to the trio, he «ghosted» them.The three actors — who played Topanga, Eric and Shawn, respectively, for all seven seasons on the hit ABC sitcom from 1993 to 2000 — are perplexed about the estrangement, given that there's no logical reason to explain the, for lack of a better word, fallout. They said as much in a lengthy profile, in which they talk about their popular iHeart Radio rewatch podcast, .It wasn't always this way.
When the cast reunited at fan conventions, Savage — the show's star as Cory Matthews — was also there front and center. With so much interest still surrounding the staple, the trio approached Savage about joining them for the rewatch episode. But it was a hard pass for Savage.«He was very adamant that it was not for him,» Fishel tells.
«He was also very clear, 'I don't want it to stop you. If you guys want to do it, go ahead.' The time between those conversations and the time we actually started the podcast was a significant amount of time.»Fishel, Friedle and Strong launched the podcast last June. Prior to that — and out of the blue without a warning or explanation — Savage stopped attending conventions.«He just kind of disappeared from our lives,» Fishel explained. All in all, the group says they haven't spoken to Savage in three years.
They've tried, to no avail. Friedle, especially.«He disappeared — I wish I knew why, to this day,» he says. «We didn't have a fight.
There's no falling out. There was no animosity. He just woke up one day, and decided .»«I finally sent a text saying, 'I've known you
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