Ben Savage has become a father for the first time at 45 after welcoming a baby girl with wife Tessa Angermeier on Wednesday, November 26.
The actor, best known for playing Cory Matthews on Boy Meets World and its spinoff Girl Meets World, announced the joyful news with a heartfelt Instagram post shared just ahead of Thanksgiving.Â
Alongside a carousel of tender photos, Savage wrote simply: ‘Welcome little one.’
One image showed the proud new dad gently holding his newborn’s tiny hand, while another captured Angermeier cradling the swaddled baby in her arms.
A third photo offered a glimpse down a hospital corridor, with Savage pushing his newborn’s bassinet while wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words ‘Girl Dad,’ marking the quiet, emotional moments following their daughter’s arrival.
Another heartfelt picture showed Savage cradling his baby girl, who was wearing a pink-striped knitted cap, in a soft blanket.
Ben Savage welcomws his first child with wife Tessa Angermeier on Wednesday, November 26 and the proud ‘Girl Dad’ shared a carousel of photos on Instagram
Savage got a ton of support from his social media followers and some well-known pals gave shout-outs too.
Matthew Lawrence, who co-starred with Savage in Boy Meets World, wrote, ‘Wow bro!! a very happy Thanksgiving’ alongside duckling and baby bottle emojis.
Danica McKellar, who played Winnie Cooper in Wonder Years starring Savage’s older brother Fred Savage, wrote an enthusiastic ‘Congrats!!!’ followed by a trio of heartfelt emojis in the comments.
The younger Savage met Angermeier in 2018 and made their relationship Instagram official in August of that year.
In January 2023, Savage proposed to Angermeier beside a lake in Indiana, writing on Instagram that ‘the best is yet to come.’Â
A month later on February 18, the couple tied the knot at the exclusive Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California.
The bride wore a long strapless white gown for the ceremony and later slipped into a 1920s flapper-style mini dress and white trainers to dance with her new husband, who wore a black tux.
Savage previously stressed that he tries to live by the golden rule to follow your heart.
‘That’s easier said than done,’ he shared with People in 2021. ‘It’s not an easy thing to do, and obviously it requires sacrifice – but I think, in the end, that’s what makes people happy.’
The Boy Meets World star couldn’t resist showing off his beautiful child swaddled in a cozy blanket and pink striped knitted capÂ
Ben wrote ‘welcome little one’ alongside a snap of his newborn grasping his thumb
Ben got a ton of support from his social media followers and some well-known pals gave shout-outs too
Matthew Lawrence, who co-starred with Savage in Boy Meets World, wrote, ‘Wow bro!! a very happy Thanksgiving’ while Danica McKellar from The Wonder Years shared, ‘Congrats!!!’
Angermeier showed her support when Savage ran for West Hollywood City Council in 2022, posting photos of her and friends wearing ‘Savage for West Hollywood’ t-shirts.
Savage lost his bid in the election, coming out in seventh place.
The former child star, who starred in two television movies in 2020 and 2022 and an episode of Homeland in 2020, has stepped back from acting in recent years to focus on politics and philanthropy.
Back in 2023, his former co-star Danielle Fishel revealed they no longer talk, telling Variety, ‘He just kind of disappeared from our lives.’
Ben and Tessa got engaged in January 2023 after dating five years and wed a month later in February 2023
Ben, pictured with a very pregnant Tessa, has said he tries to live by the golden rule by following his heart because ‘in the end, that’s what makes people happy’
Fishel said Savage wanted no part of the Boy Meets World rewatch podcast featuring their sitcom comrades Ryder Strong and Will Friedle.
‘He was also very clear, ‘I don’t want it to stop you. If you guys want to do it, go ahead,” Fishel said, noting, ‘The time between those conversations and the time we actually started the podcast was a significant amount of time.’
Fishel reflected on the time Savage supported her when her son was in NICU in June 2019.
‘We were just so, so close, especially during that time. He was checking in with me regularly.’ Then, she added, ‘He ghosted us.’
Ben has stepped back from acting in recent years with his former co-star Danielle Fishel declaring in 2023, ‘He just kind of disappeared from our lives’
She insisted, ‘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.
‘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.Â
‘I don’t think this is the end of our story, but time will tell,’ Fishel concluded.
