Ben Savage ‘ghosted’ ‘Boy Meets World’ co-stars out of the blue: He ‘disappeared’
Ben Savage allegedly cut ties with his “Boy Meets World” co-stars without a word.
“He disappeared — I wish I knew why, to this day,” Will Friedle, who played Eric Matthews in the series, told Variety in an interview published Wednesday.
“We didn’t have a fight. There’s no falling out. There was no animosity. He just woke up one day, and decided ‘I don’t want this person in my life anymore.'”
Sitting alongside former castmates Danielle Fishel (Topanga Lawrence) and Rider Strong (Shawn Hunter), Friedle told the magazine that he and Savage (Cory Matthews) haven’t spoken for three years.
The castmates worked together on the popular TV show for seven seasons, later joining forces again over a decade later for three seasons of “Girl Meets World.”
Fishel, 42, recalled a similar experience when Savage allegedly separated himself from the other actors very suddenly.
“He just kind of disappeared from our lives,” she said, adding, “He ghosted us.”
Fishel shared that Savage’s alleged ghosting came even more so as a surprise to her given that he had supported her during the premature birth of her first child, Adler, in 2019.
“We were just so, so close, especially during that time. He was checking in with me regularly,” she said.
Savage, 42, had also regularly attended conventions with his castmates in the past, but suddenly dropped out of them without an explanation.
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Friedle, who played Savage’s older brother on the series, explained that — even today — his former co-star’s disappearance is still a “sore subject.”
“I finally sent a text saying, ‘I’ve known you for 30 years, what’s going on?’” the “Kim Possible” voice actor recalled.
“I said, ‘I’m gonna call you every day until you tell me not to call you anymore.’ That lasted about three weeks or a month, every single day.”
Friedle said he “tried and tried and tried” to contact Savage “for months” to no avail.
Eventually, the “My Date With the President’s Daughter” star’s wife, Susan Martens, asked him, “Why are you doing this to yourself? He obviously doesn’t want you in his life.”
Friedle, 46, explained that Savage’s disappearance cut deep because the two had “a shared history” and had known each other “since [Savage] was 11 years old.”
“And we were doing these conventions together, and we were getting to know each other as adults, and then he just kind of went, ‘I’m done with you.’”
Leading up to Savage’s alleged disappearance, Fishel claimed the “Little Monsters” star turned down an offer to join her, Friedle and Strong for their podcast, “Pod Meets World,” in which the trio watched back episodes of “Boy Meets World.”
“He was very adamant that it was not for him,” she explained.
“He was also very clear, ‘I don’t want it to stop you. If you guys want to do it, go ahead.’ The time between those conversations and the time we actually started the podcast was a significant amount of time.”
Since his alleged disappearance from the friend group, Savage has been busy building a career in politics and getting hitched.
In March, the “Girl Meets Boy” star tied the knot with fianceé Tessa Angermeier after dating for four years.
Career-wise, Savage has traded spotlights from acting to his bid for Congress.
The former child star officially filed paperwork in January for California’s 30th district seat, currently held by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank.
Since then, Savage’s Instagram has promoted numerous campaign stops, including a visit to the Calif. Democratic State Convention in May.
It is unclear why Savage allegedly made the choice to cut ties with his former co-stars.
His rep did not immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.
However, Fishel is hopeful that the sitcom stars will revive their relationships one day.
“If there’s anything this podcast has taught me, it’s that everyone is on their own journey and having their own experiences that can be perceived many different ways, depending on your POV,” she said.
“Speaking for myself, Ben and I may be estranged right now and we may have our complaints about each other, but I will always love Ben and want what’s best for him. I don’t think this is the end of our story — but time will tell.”
