AceShowbiz - Candace Cameron Bure and Danielle Fishel, who played D.J. Tanner and Topanga Lawrence on "Full House" and "Boy Meets World", respectively, have opened up about the weight pressures they experienced while growing up on popular sitcoms.

Bure shared her experiences during an appearance on the "Boy Meets World" rewatch podcast "Pod Meets World", where she recalled being perceived as the "chubby-cheeked girl" on "Full House". Despite being a "normal, average girl," she encountered people who would comment on her thinness in person. "As a teenager, you feel that insecurity whether you're on television or not," she said. "It gets magnified when you are."

Bure also discussed a season 4 episode of "Full House" titled "Shape Up", in which her character goes on a crash diet to lose weight. She revealed that the writers had consulted with her and her parents before writing the episode to ensure her comfort. "When you're in it and doing it, it feels a little awkward," she admitted.

Fishel, on the other hand, recalled a different experience on "Boy Meets World". In an episode titled "She's Having My Baby Back Ribs", her weight gain, along with that of her co-star Will Friedle, was addressed. Fishel stated that the producers did not consult her about the storyline beforehand. "They just kind of said, 'We want you to know... you guys have gained a little bit of weight, so we're going to write an episode about it,'" she said.

Despite the initial discomfort, Fishel later found acceptance with the episode. "I'm fine with it because they didn't even present to me another alternative," she explained. "And even if they did, I probably wouldn't have felt comfortable being like, 'Yeah, I don't want to do that.'"

Both Bure and Fishel emphasized the importance of body positivity and self-acceptance for young people facing similar pressures. "Don't listen to anyone," Bure advised her teenage self. "You're perfect just the way you are."