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Why Danielle Fishel Was 'Angry' When 'Boy Meets World' Called Her 'Fat'

Danielle Fishel admittedly felt “so uncomfortable” when Boy Meets World featured a story line dedicated to her character Topanga’s weight. “When I started the show at 12, I did weigh 94 pounds, and now I’m 19 and I weigh you know, 115 or whatever it is, and I have put on that weight,” Fishel, 45, said on the Thursday, May 7, episode of her “Pod Meets World” podcast, detailing her mindset at the time to read scripts poking fun at her character’s apparent weight gain. “It is my responsibility and as an actor, my body is part of my instrument.” Fishel was particularly aware of her body while film...