Maitland Ward shares how Ben Savage has supported her 20 years after they wrapped Boy Meets World.
Ward, 47, just lately detailed her friendship with Savage, 44, and her transition from performing to grownup leisure in her new memoir My Escape from Hollywood: Unapologetic, Unfiltered, Unashamed.
Ward joined the ABC sitcom in 1998 as Rachel McGuire, the roommate of Jack Hunter (Matthew Lawrence) and Eric Matthews (Will Friedle). Savage starred because the collection lead, Cory Matthews, from the September 1993 premiere to its Could 2000 finale.
In an interview E! News revealed on Wednesday, Sept. 25, Ward defined that though Savage has pursued a political profession for the reason that collection, he “was undoubtedly any person who was supportive” of her profession change. Savage ran for Congress in 2023 and for a seat on the West Hollywood Metropolis Council in 2022.
“I feel it was cool,” Ward instructed the outlet. “He’s in politics and he stood by the truth that I’m in porn. Some individuals draw back from that and really feel that sense of taboo. It stunned me.”
“I actually liked his household and his dad and mom,” Ward added. “I undoubtedly supported his marketing campaign and every little thing. He has a beautiful spouse, and he’s humorous.” Savage married spouse Tessa Angermeier in February 2023.
Ward additionally remarked that her friendship with Savage is extra just like outdated “highschool or school mates,” noting that they’ve a “very nice” bond.
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Ward was “nervous” to hitch Boy Meets World, however the solid was “very welcoming” and “very good,” she stated.
After Ward’s first night time, “Ben and the others hazed” her when she went to greet the studio viewers after taping, she stated. Alongside Savage, Ward, Lawrence and Friedle, the collection starred Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong, Trina McGee, Betsy Randle, William Russ and William Daniels.
“They instructed me that I must go on the market and sing a tune on my own,” she instructed E! Information, including, “I do not keep in mind what the tune was however he had all of it memorized.”
“Ben was totally concerned on this,” she recalled. “They usually have been all, ‘Each time a brand new individual comes on the present, they must go on the market and do that for the studio viewers.’ And I used to be like, ‘Oh,’ after which lastly they let me off the hook.”
However as soon as within the swing of issues, she noticed Savage “like a bit of brother on that present.”
“He thought that I used to be like this leggy intercourse goddess that was out prowling the night time and I fed into that, like, ‘Oh, yeah, that is what I did,’ ” she stated. “I liked to mess around with him however he undoubtedly was a naughty little brother.”
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All seven seasons of Boy Meets World can be found to stream on Disney+. My Escape from Hollywood: Unapologetic, Unfiltered, and Unashamed is now out there.