Candace Cameron Bure is reflecting on an interesting role from her past. The Full House actress, 48, is outspoken about her devotion to Christianity, but she once portrayed a Satan-worshiping witch on Boy Meets World. On a Halloween episode of the show titled “The Witches of Pennbrook," Candace played an evil witch named Millie. The role was quite a bit different from the work she's best known for, such as portraying DJ Tanner on Full House and working with the Great American Family network.
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She was OK with portraying a witch at the time because she's an actress.
On the Pod Meets World podcast, which is hosted by former Boy Meets World cast members Rider Strong, Danielle Fishel, and Will Friedle, Candace explained that she agreed to take on the role because she's an actress, so it would be "fine" and "fun."
"I remember when they asked me if I would feel comfortable, and they asked me to do that part,” she said. "They were like, ‘How do you feel about playing a witch?’”
She then explained why she was comfortable with the role: “Well, I’m an actress. Like, totally fine. This is fun. It’s sitcom. It’s comedy.”
It helped that it was on 'Boy Meets World.'
Candace also suggested that if the role had been on a different show, her feelings might've been different. Because it was Boy Meets World, "it still felt like a very safe place to do that, because of what the show was all about in itself."
"It’s a family show," she added. "So I felt comfortable in that way."
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At the same time, it was still kind of uncomfortable for her.
In spite of all of these things that made her feel OK about the role, she still felt "weird" about it, she admitted.
"It was a little weird," she said. "I mean, I remember saying some of those lines now having watched. And I'm like, yeah, this doesn't totally feel good."
She feels weird watching that episode of the show.
Though she didn't really have a problem playing a Satan-worshiping on the show at the time, she perceives it a bit differently now. Watching it back today, some of the lines she had to say — like "I'm the queen of darkness" — feel a bit weird and uncomfortable.
She described how being on the episode felt at the time as well: "They were like, say it in the most evil, growly voice that you possibly can, my demon voice. And I'm like, I didn't even know I had one. But as an actor, you're kind of just like, 'OK, let's just have fun with this and do that.' But I'm laughing watching this show."
Redemption is what's truly important, she says.
When reflecting on her decision to take on that role — or any role — she explained that redemption is a priority for her.
"If there was a part that called for the evil witch, but it was redemptive at the end, that's what I'm always looking for in my storytelling and stories of faith, whether they have faith or not," she said on the podcast. "I just want redemption. So if the through line was like, 'Evil is good. Let's keep practicing this,' my answer would be no."
Candace was recently in the news for making controversial statements about the Olympics.
Some of Candace's views regarding her faith came to light recently in the midst of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Candace accused the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics of "blasphemy" and called it "disgusting." She was among the many celebrities, church leaders, and conservatives who believed the opening ceremony was mocking the Leonardo da Vinci painting The Last Supper, which depicts Jesus' last meal with his disciples.
Several people, including her former costar Jodie Sweetin, argued that this was not the case. They explained that the performance was inspired by ancient Greek god Dionysus, not The Last Supper.
Candace, however, said she was "not buying it."
"I still don’t see how that relates to unifying the world through competitive sports and acceptable for children to watch," Candace wrote on Instagram at the time.
