general | March 30, 2026

This Is What Happened To Topanga From Boy Meets World

They say you have to strike while the iron is hot and that's exactly what Fishel did when she released her memoir, Normally, This Would be Cause for Concern: Tales of Calamity and Unrelenting Awkwardness, shortly after Girl Meets World premiered. 

The 2014 book is by no means a juicy tell-all. There are no TMZ-worthy stories about Fishel feuding or partying hard with castmates. But Fishel did reveal that her first kiss took place on camera. "I looked over at Ben, and he had gone completely white," she wrote about Savage (via the Hollywood Reporter). The on-screen couple proceeded to kiss practically every week for seven years. Though Fishel and Savage never dated IRL, Savage revealed on THR's Off the Cuff podcast that they actually did go out on one date — but Savage didn't know it was a date at the time so he totally blew it.

In other shocking revelations, Fishel also wrote in her book that she initially got passed over for the role of Topanga, but later landed the job because the actress who got the part was unable to follow the director's notes. That's right, Fishel was plan B.