Tiffani Thiessen was the visitor on the most recent episode of “Throwbacks,” the podcast hosted by Matt Leinart and Jerry Ferrara. This was a momentous event for Leinart who’s the precise proper age to have grown up with an enormous crush on the previous Saved by the Bell star.
The interview began with Leinart saying Thiessen was the “most anticipated visitor” within the present’s historical past. Thiessen stated she felt very beloved earlier than Ferrara launched into an embarrassing clip. Leinart had apparently had crush on the actress who performed Kelly Kaposwki and DM’d her in an try and get her to come back on the present.
Within the clip he additionally referred to her as his “all-time crush,” whereas speaking about how he needed to inform his spouse he was messaging her. Based mostly on Thiessen’s response, Leinart was not the primary particular person to confess this to her.
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.@MattLeinartQB spent years crushing on Kelly Kapowski. Now he’s face-to-face with Tiffani Thiessen 😂
Generally capturing your shot pays off. https://t.co/8Krg426NeT
— Throwbacks (@ThrowbacksShow) October 29, 2026
Regardless of Leinart’s finest efforts, Thiessen didn’t see his messages. As an alternative she ended up on the present because of doing the rounds to advertise a present. Thiessen is among the principal characters on the Disney+ sequence “Coven Academy.”
Leinart was born in 1983, which might have made him six-years-old when “Saved by the Bell” premiered, however simply sufficiently old to grasp why the present was price watching simply because it took off in syndication. He’s not the one Millennial to have skilled this, which implies Ferrara deserves some credit score for driving the interview ahead.
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It’s price noting that each Leinart and Thiessen are each fortunately married with kids. Whereas Leinart did marry an actress, she was not on Saved by the Bell. And similar to on Saved by the Bell, Thiessen did not find yourself with a soccer participant.
