Danielle Christine Fishel (born May 5, 1981) is an American actress, author, and television personality best known for her role as Topanga Lawrence-Matthews on the 1990s TV sitcom Boy Meets World, and its 2014 successor Girl Meets World on Disney Channel.
She is also known for being the host of Style Network's The Dish. Fishel also appears in National Lampoon's Dorm Daze and its sequel, and was a spokesperson for Nutrisystem. She is also a resident reporter on PopSugar, and their spin-off YouTube channel, PopSugar Girls Guide.

Biography

It has been reported that Fishel dated her Boy Meets World co-star Ben Savage. However, in a 2013 interview with Maxim, Fishel revealed that this was only a rumor that she accidentally started during an appearance on The Tyra Banks Show—in fact, she and Savage only went on one dinner date as teenagers, and "by the time the dinner was over we realized mutually that we were more like family than lovers."

She dated former 'N Sync member Lance Bass from 1999 to 2000, and he was her date to her high school prom.

At age 27, Fishel began attending California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), graduating in 2013. During her university studies, she became a math tutor, leading her to meet fellow student Tim Belusko. After over three years of dating, she became engaged to Belusko in May 2012. They married on October 19, 2013 in Los Angeles.

Former Boy Meets World co-star Ben Savage, and fellow actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas were said to be in attendance at her Los Angeles wedding.