'Boy Meets World' original Topanga actress says she was fired for not being 'pretty enough'
foxnews.com"Boy Meets World" almost had a different leading lady. During a recent appearance on the "Pod Meets World" podcast, Bonnie Morgan, known for her role as Samara in "The Ring," opened up to hosts Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong and Will Friedle about her experience getting hired to play Topanga Lawrence on the show and how she felt when she was eventually let go. "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 a connection to the role.
She said the character Topanga had hippie parents, and, in real-life, her mother "grew kombucha mushrooms in our kitchen." Morgan added the name Topanga "was out of my parents' love history," noting they "got married in Topanga Canyon.
It was the coolest thing ever." Morgan then explained she was told by her agent that the creator of the show, Michael Jacobs, loved her for the part.
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