Keri Russell was a cast member of the Disney Channels 90s revival ofThe Mickey Mouse Club.
Which, probably, I was one of the first.
They were like, She is out!
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Meanwhile, the boys stayed till they were like 19, Russell added.
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She joined the cast when she was 15.
I was living in Colorado at the time, Russell said.
THE ALL NEW MICKEY MOUSE CLUB, Keri Russell, 1989-1994. Everett Collection
And I went, I stood in line, and did my little nerdy, you know, dance.
And then I just happened to get it.
Russell managed to avoid the depredations faced by some child stars.
So, that really accelerates the adultification of everything.
And for The Mickey Mouse Club, there were 19 of us.
The adults were invisible to me.
So, I wasnt completely alone with all the adults, she added.
And I think that was helpful.
