Maitland Ward Calls Out ‘Problematic’ Story Lines on ‘Boy Meets World’: ‘Cory and Shawn Were Total F—kboys to Me’
usmagazine.comTaking a walk down memory lane. Maitland Ward‘s time on Boy Meets World came with its ups and downs — which the actress is reflecting on two decades later.“It was eye-opening to me how much sexual innuendo was [placed] on my character.
And [male characters] like Cory [Ben Savage] and Shawn [Rider Strong], they were total f–kboys to me [on screen],” Ward, 45, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting her memoir, Rated X: How Porn Liberated Me from Hollywood.The model recalled not being thrilled by the story lines that her character, Rachel, was involved in. “They stole my parking space that I had worked for.
Then they blame me and [have] this whole prank war that breaks out. Then they’re going through my lingerie [and] they read my diary,” she added. “They’re just, like, ‘Oh, we’re cute.’ And then the girls even defend them.
It was just really weird.”Ward, who appeared on the sitcom from 1998 to 2000, noted that not being “part of the joke” affected how the material resonated with her. “If I was doing it now, I’d be fine with it.
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