Maitland Ward rose to fame on shows like The Bold and the Beautiful and Boy Meets World, but in 2019, she pivoted to a career in the adult film industry and hasn’t looked back since.
In an upcoming episode of the Investigation Discovery docuseries Hollywood Demons, Ward opens up about her transition into adult films and compares her earnings now to what she was making when starring as Rachel McGuire on Boy Meets World from 1998 to 2000.
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