‘Boy Meets World”s Trina McGee Reveals Why Angela Was Absent From Series Finale

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Trina McGee is revealing some more hard truths from behind the scenes of the beloved sitcom, “Boy Meets World”. The series alum appeared on a recent episode of “Pod Meets World”, a “BMW” rewatch podcast hosted by stars Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle and Rider Strong, where she revealed why she didn’t appear in the show’s series finale.

McGee played Strong’s onscreen girlfriend, Angela Moore, for three seasons and was the only Black actress on the celebrated ’90s show.

Over the last few years, she’s opened up about the negative experiences that came with the fan-favourite role, including being called “Aunt Jemima” by Friedle, and feeling unwelcome by other actors on the show — including Fishel, when McGee guest starred on the revival series, “Girl Meets World”, in 2015. READ MORE: Danielle Fishel Says There Was a Pay Disparity Between Her and 'Boy Meets World' Co-Stars During the podcast’s new episode, McGee alleged that she had been told that her castmates didn’t want her involved in the finale.

Her last appearance was in the penultimate episode in which Angela leaves with her father for Europe, making her the only main character not to appear in the series finale. “I was told, in kind of a weird, off-handed way by a very important person, that you guys all went to [showrunner] Michael Jacobs, and you said, ‘We don’t want her in the last episode.