This was the latest crush confession on “Pod Meets World.”

Boy Meets World star Will Friedle reveals he had a crush on Danielle Fishel: ‘Thank God that didn’t happen’

This was the latest crush confession on "Pod Meets World."

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June 5, 2026 11:41 a.m. ET

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Will Friedle and Danielle Fishel on 'Boy Meets World'. Credit:

- Will Friedle admitted to once having a crush on his costar Danielle Fishel.

- The *Boy Meets World* alum shared that it was after the duo had finished the sitcom.

- Costar Rider Strong is glad it didn't happen.

The *Boy Meets World* crush reveals continue!

Over the years, *Pod Meets World* has been home to numerous confessions of previous romantic feelings for former costars, and that trend continued on the most recent episode of the *Boy Meets World* rewatch podcast.

"I had a crush on you," Will Friedle told Danielle Fishel in Thursday's episode. "Years later I almost asked you out."

Rider Strong was in complete shock, while Fishel responded, "You told me, and I never knew that!"

Rider Strong, Danielle Fishel, and Will Friedle in 2022.

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For seven seasons from 1993 to 2000, Friedle and Fishel starred opposite each other on the beloved '90s coming-of-age sitcom. Nearly five years older than Fishel, Friedle played the goofy older brother of Cory (Ben Savage), the longtime love interest of Fishel's ever-studious Topanga.

"It wasn't long after *Boy*, and we were all hanging out again a little bit," Friedle further revealed of his crush timing. "I was single, Danielle was single, and I was like, that might be interesting to entertain. And then I realized it was never going to happen. There would have been a weirdness to it."

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Crushes are nothing new to *Pod Meets World*. Fishel has spoken about recently reading her teenage diaries and realizing she was clearly into Strong during filming of the show. And Matthew Lawrence, who played the older brother of Strong's character, also confessed to having a crush on Fishel.

"Thank God that didn't happen," Strong said of Friedle pursuing a relationship with Fishel. "Unless you guys got married and had children and it was wonderful. But chances are it would have dissolved and we wouldn't be able to have this [podcast]."

Friedle added, "It would've been a whole different podcast!"

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