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Maitland Ward went from G-rated to X-rated — and has some sexy secrets to share.

The former “Boy Meets World” star, who now has a successful career in adult films, has revealed the title of her forthcoming memoir, “Rated X: How Porn Liberated Me from Hollywood,” to The Post, along with the red-hot cover of the book that will hit bookstores on July 5, 2022.

“I’m so excited about my book cover reveal and sharing my memoir with the world,” the sexy redhead, 44, told The Post from her Los Angeles home. “I can’t wait for everyone to read my fun and juicy stories in my career.”

In May, Ward first announced her debut book, which is available for pre-order now and published by Simon & Schuster’s Atria books division.

A “steamy” read, the book will cover her rise to fame in Disney’s “Boy Meets World” as Rachel McGuire, as well as on famed soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful” and cult classic movie “White Chicks.” But she will also dig into her frustration when she realized she was being “typecast” in the girl-next-door role over and over again in her formative years by Hollywood execs, who would not allow her to embrace her own sexuality on-screen. Her openness and sex-positive attitudes ultimately led her from mainstream to high-end pornography, for which she’s earned several Adult Video News (AVN) awards — otherwise known as the Oscars of porn.

“‘Rated X’ is a sharp and provocative look at a former Disney princess who found her fairy tale in porn,” Simon & Schuster said.

More importantly, her dramatic career change has given her more bang for her buck, but also the ability to take on meatier acting roles that fulfill her both creatively and sensually, along with support from fans and fellow actors — yes, including her “Boy Meets World” colleagues.

Full of wit and candor, Ward’s book isn’t intended to elicit desire — though there will definitely be some shock and awe in her spicy, sexy tales. However, it divulges Hollywood secrets from a person who has truly seen it all. No topic is too taboo or off-limits, whether about what really happens behind the scenes working on an adult film set or even her deeper emotions, like dealing with stigmas associated with sex work.

“All the behind-the-scenes info and salacious tales are here,” she told The Post. “I hold nothing back.”

Ward made her small-screen debut on CBS’ long-running “The Bold and the Beautiful” before stealing the hearts of many on Disney’s coming-of-age sitcom, “Boy Meets World,” which ran for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000. She spent the following years auditioning, growing tired of being pigeonholed as a good girl, landing roles on TV shows and in the Wayans brothers’ 2004 comedy “White Chicks” along the way.

In the next decade, she spent her time meeting fans of the beloved Disney series at cosplay events and Comic-Cons, where she was able to get creative with sexed-up costumes to express her inner passions.

Being true to herself eventually led her to her porn debut in 2019 in the adult film “Drive,” for which she won two AVN porn awards — one for best three-way sex scene.

Her splashy arrival in pornography caught not only the eyeballs of fans — who support her shift into X-rated — but also major adult film companies like Deeper.com, a purveyor of artsy, high-end sex content, for which she has a contract.

All along, she’s made quite the name for herself on social media, where adoring fans of the “Boy Meets World” variety and beyond back her with respect as well as paid content sites like OnlyFans, for which she earns a hefty payday.

“I have a lot of ‘Boy Meets World’ fans who have followed me all the way through my metamorphosis,” she told The Post, calling them “a loving and supportive force.”

Now, she’s hoping her memoir will give followers — and those unfamiliar with her unlikely journey — a deeper look into what makes her so titillating, in every sense of the word.

“My personal story is raw and untethered and completely exposed,” she said.

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