After her performance on “Dancing with the Stars<\/a>,” the actress spoke candidly about how her loved ones kept her grounded in Hollywood, despite her childhood fame.<\/p>\n “My family is the thing that keeps me grounded,” the “Boy Meets World” star told Fox News Digital, while standing next to her dance partner Pasha Pashkov.<\/p>\n “My family didn’t need me to have a job, but they allowed me to have a job because I wanted it. And because of that, they then made sure I still came home from work and picked up the dog poop in the backyard,” the actress said.\u00a0<\/p>\n DANIELLE FISHEL SAYS SHE WAS ALMOST FIRED AT 12 YEARS OLD AFTER HER FIRST DAY OF “BOY MEES WORLD”<\/a><\/p>\n Danielle Fishel explains how she stayed grounded in Hollywood as a child star. (Valerie Macon\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n “Every morning I still had to make my bed, and they never let me go to like, you know, teen nightclubs,” Fishel explained.<\/p>\n Fishel became a household name on the hit series “Boy Meets World,” starring as Topanga Lawrence-Matthews.<\/p>\n WATCH: DANIELLE FISHEL EXPLAINS HOW HER CONFIDENCE HAS GROWN EACH WEEK ON ‘DANCING WITH THE STARS’<\/p>\n She landed the role at age 12, starring in the show for seven years.<\/p>\n Fishel added that her core friend group, whom she has known since high school, was also what kept her grounded while navigating stardom at such a young age.<\/p>\n Danielle Fishel pictured with Rider Strong and Ben Savage. (Craig Sjodin\/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)<\/p>\n The star said her mom told her, “‘If you don’t want to do this anymore, you just say the word and I will whip this car around so fast your head will spin.'”<\/p>\n Fishel explained that her mom’s advice would always come to mind when she started taking things for granted.<\/p>\n “My mom would remind me that like this was, at one time, a dream for me. And if it no longer becomes a dream, then let it go. And then I would think to myself, ‘Is this still a dream? No, it’s still a dream.’ And you just keep going,” the actress said.<\/p>\n Danielle Fishel pictured with her dance partner Pasha Pashkov during their performance on Oct. 21, 2025. (Eric McCandless\/Disney via Getty Images)<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n The actress and dancing pro most recently performed to “No Good Deed” from Wicked, earning a score of 36 out of 40.<\/p>\n Fishel credited Pasha with helping her grow her confidence on the dance floor, noting that he “continues to really challenge me, which I appreciate.”<\/p>\n The former child star also said she has been feeling “comfortable in my body, more like I kind of know what I’m doing, more familiar with just the space and what the days and nights are like.”<\/p>\n Danielle Fishel pictured with co-star Ben Savage on an episode of “Boy Meets World.” (ABC Photo Archives\/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)<\/p>\n “My confidence has definitely grown each week,” despite how difficult the choreography can be.<\/p>\n WATCH: DANIELLE FISHEL EXPLAINS HOW HER CONFIDENCE HAS GROWN EACH WEEK ON ‘DANCING WITH THE STARS’<\/p>\n “He could have been like, ‘Well, I don’t know if she’s capable of it. Let’s just make it easier.’ And he didn’t. He said, \u2018Look, this is what I want to do. Let\u2019s see if we’re capable of it.’ And I just wanted to rise to that challenge.”<\/p>\n![\"Danielle](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/danielle-fishel-polka-dot-dress.jpg\")
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