Where Is ‘Boy Meets World’s Ben Savage Now? His Relationship With Danielle Fishel & More

Alyssa Norwin June 30, 2026, 12:40 pm Updated June 30, 2026

BOY MEETS WORLD, from left: Danielle Fishel, Ben Savage, 'Torn between Two Lovers — Courtesy Everett Collection

Several Boy Meets World cast members recently spoke out about their estranged relationship from Ben Savage in the film Doc Meets World. Savage has been radio silent about his falling out with his costars, including Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong, and Will Friedle, who have been hosting the Pod Meets World podcast since 2022.

The estrangement from Savage was seemingly quite sudden. Fishel and Savage were love interests on Boy Meets World, then reprised their characters in the Girl Meets World spinoff, which aired from 2014 to 2017. More recently, though, Savage has distanced himself from the show and his former castmates.

So, what is the actor up to now, and what happened here? Scroll down for everything we know.

What is Ben Savage doing now?

Savage has taken a step back from acting and has navigated his career into politics and working more behind the scenes. His last two roles were in television movies in 2020 and 2022, and he also made an appearance on an episode of Homeland in 2020.

He ran for the West Hollywood City Council in 2022, but did not receive one of the three open positions. In 2023, he ran for office in California’s 30th congressional district. However, he was defeated in the primaries.

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“[Savage] continues to work in the entertainment industry, focusing on producing and developing inspirational stories,” his website reveals. “He regularly engages in philanthropic work throughout the community. He is actively involved in advancing medical innovations, especially in the search for a cure for cancer which took the lives of both his grandfather and father.”

Do Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel talk?

No, Savage and Fishel no longer talk. She made the revelation during a 2023 interview with Variety, noting, “He just kind of disappeared from our lives.”

Fishel said that when she, Friedle, and Strong first came up with the idea of doing a Boy Meets World rewatch podcast, which launched in 2022, they presented the idea to Savage, and he told them he wasn’t interested. However, “He was also very clear, ‘I don’t want it to stop you. If you guys want to do it, go ahead,'” Fishel revealed, although, she noted, “The time between those conversations and the time we actually started the podcast was a significant amount of time.”

Fishel recalled Savage being there for her when her son was in the NICU in June 2019. “We were just so, so close, especially during that time. He was checking in with me regularly,” she shared. At some point after that, though, things changed. “He ghosted us,” Fishel admitted.

Why doesn’t Ben Savage talk to the Boy Meets World cast?

At the time of the 2023 interview, Fishel, Friedle, and Strong hadn’t spoken to Savage in three years, and they still don’t know why. “He disappeared. I wish I knew why, to this day,” Friedle said. “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.”

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Fishel concluded, “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.”

In June 2026’s Doc Meets World, Friedle showed Strong and Fishel his text thread with Savage, which revealed that the latter abruptly stopped answering the former’s messages in April 2020. The trio said that Savage unfollowed them on Instagram and blocked their numbers before the launch of Pod Meets World.

At one point in the doc, Strong sent Savage a message and it went through as blue instead of green on the iPhone, which seemingly signaled that he had been unblocked, but Savage still never responded. Friedle sent Savage one text that said, “Just FaceTimed you. I’m going to call you EVERY DAY until you pick up or tell me to stop.”

All three cast members are hopeful for a reconciliation. Strong admitted he and Savage were “never close,” but said he still texts his former onscreen bestie at least once a month, hoping for a response. Fishel told Screen Rant, “I don’t think it’s the end of our story. We have until we’re dead in the ground,” and Friedle told E!, “We love him and we always will. There’s always hope.”

Did Danielle Fishel and Ben Savage date in real life?

While Fishel and Savage’s Boy Meets World characters, Topanga and Cory, were love interests on the show, their relationship was nothing more than platonic in real life. However, they did go on one date, which Fishel detailed during a 2022 appearance at 90s Con.

“There was literally I think one moment where Ben and I looked at each other after we had been working together for, like, two years and were like, ‘Are there feelings there?'” she shared. “And then we went out to dinner, and we were like, ‘No!'”

She also revealed that she took Savage as her date to one of her school dances, but just as friends.

Is Ben Savage married?

Savage and Tessa Angermeier tied the knot in February 2023. The two started dating in 2018 and confirmed their engagement just one month before their nuptials.

Angermeier is from Indiana and works as a graphic designer. It’s unclear how she and Savage met.

Does Ben Savage have kids?

Savage and Angermeier welcomed their first child in November 2025. They announced her pregnancy on Instagram six months earlier.

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Along with a photo of the couple holding their baby’s sonogram, Savage wrote, “Arriving this fall.” He later confirmed that Angermeier is pregnant with a baby girl.

Savage then shared news of his daughter’s birth, writing, “Welcome little one,” along with a photo of her tiny hand. He and his wife have not confirmed their daughter’s name, but he often posts photos of her on Instagram.