‘Boy Meets World’ Fired Young Actress For Not Being Pretty Enough, She Claims
deadline.comActress Bonnie Morgan shared some ugly truths on the podast “Pod Meets World.” Early in her career, she was signed to play lead character Topanga Lawrence on the show “Boys Meets World.” She talked with podcast hosts and show cast members Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong and Will Friedle about her experience on the show and how she felt when she was fired. “I had three callbacks,” she said. “They kept bringing me back, and … it was rooms full of people every time.
And, weirdly, every time I’d audition, we’d talk a lot. Every time I’d come back, the script would change slightly, it seemed, to things we had talked about.” Morgan felt the role was deeply connected to her.
Even the name Topanga “was out of my parents’ love history,” noting they “got married in Topanga Canyon. It was the coolest thing ever.” But things were not all rainbows and unicorns when the show moved forward.
She revealed she was told by her agent that show creator Michael Jacobs loved her for the part. However, there was apparently a “power struggle,” and she was “stuck in the middle of it.” She arrived on the set for her first day and immediately felt a vibe.
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