Keri Russell spills “Mickey Mouse Club” details and the cut-off for “sexually active” Mouseketeers. 

July 11, 2024- Actress Keri Russell joked that she was let go from the ‘90s Disney show, “Mickey Mouse Club”, for being “sexually active” on the “Dinner’s On Me” podcast.

Keri Russell Mickey Mouse Club

On Tuesday’s episode of “Dinner’s On Me”, hosted by actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Russell reminisced about her time spent on the beloved “Mickey Mouse Club.”

“It is weird that I was on that,” Russell said. “The creepiest part of child acting, is that it’s usually like one or two children with a lot of adults. That accelerates the adult-if-acation.”

Russell continued, “For the Mickey Mouse Club, there were 19 of us, and adults were invisible to me. I did the show from 15 to 17, and I wasn’t completely alone.”

Ferguson, who starred in the hit sitcom “Modern Family”, asked Russell if there was a cut off age where Disney couldn’t have you on the show anymore.

“It’s usually girls who looked like they were sexually active. I was probably one of the first. They definitely had said ‘She’s out!’ Meanwhile the boys stayed till they were 19.” Russell said. “Umm by the way, I had sex with that person, so I know they have had sex.”

Russell left “The Mickey Mouse Club” at 17 years old in 1993.

Russell jokingly said, “Pregnant Mouseketeers aren’t on the roster.”

Fellow Mouseketeers included stars Ryan Gosling, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, and Britney Spears.

Keri Russell Matthew Rhys Split

Russell first met actor Matthew Rhys on the set of FX’s hit series, “The Americans”.

The pair became romantically involved in 2014, and eventually had a son together in 2016.

Russell and Rhys were recently spotted at the 2024 Golden Globes together.