Maitland Ward

According to Maitland Ward, she may not have found the long-term success in mainstream Hollywood that she was looking for, but she's done alright in the ...

"Being an adult star is not without its pitfalls," she writes in her opinion piece. She played Rachel McGuire from 1998 to 2000 on the hit ABC series "Boy Meets World." "I wanted a long-term commitment doing something I loved and that I could be proud of," she adds."

Maitland Ward shares her journey of going from sitcom darling to porn star in her memoir “Rated X: How Porn Liberated Me From Hollywood."

Ward opens up in her book about how she felt when Crews [railed against the porn industry](https://www.instagram.com/p/2Yy6B1tpmb/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=d187e3f3-beab-4070-8230-587103d4d1d8) after revealing his [past addiction to pornography](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/05/21/terry-crews-wendy-williams-porn-addiction/77280288/). I’m not going to do it to try to please anybody or to try to get them to love me,” Ward says. “I loved my time on ‘Boy Meets World,’ ” Ward says. “Hollywood for so long would just tell me, ‘You can be kind of sexy onscreen, but you can’t be in real life’ because if you did it in real life you are embarrassing and you’re desperate,” Ward says. “He cannot speak for an entire world of people,” Ward says. “I was raised very religiously, and I just wanted to push that part of myself that loves girls away for so long or keep it secret,” Ward explains. “So, I felt like I didn’t know exactly what I was doing onscreen, but in porn, you talk about everything ahead of time.” In “Rated X,” Ward is candid about coming to terms with her bisexuality. I know we weren’t really having sex, but we were really kissing and rubbing, and I was only 17 at the time,” Ward says. “And eventually I had to just crack the screen and get out.” “It’s been so liberating these past few years to really be myself, to show people who I am and defy what Hollywood’s expectations were of me.” Now in her 40s, Ward has reinvented herself as an award-winning porn star.

Maitland Ward shot to fame on Boy Meets World but now stars in adult films, how much is she worth?

[adult content](https://www.ladbible.com/sex-and-relationships) instead in 2019. When I was young, I was so apologetic for so many years. [TV and Film](/tv-and-film), [Sex and Relationships](/sex-and-relationships), [Celebrity Net Worth](/celebrity-net-worth) "If I was on a show, like Boy Meets World, I could be sexy, I could wear a sheet with little feathers on it in nude pictures that I had for my boyfriend — that's fine. [said in an interview:](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/maitland-ward-sexuality-unapologetically-160046665.html): "I'm unapologetic about sex…but I think it's me in my truth and everything. She began by posting nude art on Snapchat and Instagram, and documented her change from actress to adult film star in her new book.

The 45-year-old former Hollywood actor – who starred as Rachel McGuire in the sixth and seventh seasons of the 1993 sitcom – made the allegations in her ...

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Maitland Ward portrayed Rachel McGuire on 'Boy Meets World' from 1998 to 2000 ¸— read all the on-set secrets in her memoir.

“I heard from Will not too long ago and he was so sweet,” the Muse actress exclusively told Us in November 2021. [Creator] Michael [Jacobs] would come down and give me a talk about how wildly desperate I was being perceived and that I needed to mind myself and handle this professionally and without a smile.” “I need to be compliant when they wanted to use my body as a story point but guilty when I wanted to express anything with it on my own,” Ward wrote in her memoir. “There was always an undertone or innuendo — some joke that junior high boys might make as they compared d—k size next to their lockers.” The tall, lean and redheaded Rachel initially served as a love interest for both Eric and Jack, and though she quickly became friends with the whole group, Ward recalled her sexually-tinged plot lines. Ward, 45, reflected on her time on BMW with both a critical lens and fond memories.

Maitland Ward dished in her new memoir about an icy exchange with her former "Boy Meets World" co-star Danielle Fishel at a "Girl Meets World" party.

[ try on lingerie ](https://nypost.com/2022/09/05/maitland-ward-had-to-try-on-lingerie-for-boy-meets-world-producers-book/)for the “Boy Meets World” producers during her time on the show. [now-adult film star,](https://pagesix.com/2022/09/05/sitcom-star-maitland-ward-says-doing-porn-is-soul-changing/) 45, also speculated that the actress — who played Topanga Lawrence on “Boy Meets World” — wasn’t too keen on sharing the spotlight with other female colleagues on the “Girl Meets World” spin-off, which aired for three seasons. While Ward did not appear on the Disney spin-off “Girl Meets World,” the star shared that she was invited to a party on set, saying that Fishel “barely acknowledged” her.

Former Disney actress turned porn star Maitland Ward reveals 'no one tried to hide' her 'sexual' storylines on sitcom Boy Meets World.

This happened more than once, as Rachel was the only character to consistently take off her clothes.’ ‘Even if I really let loose and started to enjoy taking these pictures, I would be held back from that. ‘I have always sort of been an exhibitionist, like always. Speaking about her move into porn, the actress previously said her love of cosplay and sexy selfies led to her interest in the adult entertainment industry. The former soap star continued: ‘I was asked to try on lingerie for the producers in the office. Maitland, who also starred in The Bold and the Beautiful, has spoken about her stint on the drama, saying: ‘Everything to do with my storyline was kind of sexual, and no one tried to hide it.’