“And I say this completely truthfully: I was literally the least talented one there. I’m not kidding,” the “Diplomat” actress told W magazine.
Keri Russell said she’s “lucky” to have gotten “out alive” after being chosen for Disney’s coveted Mouseketeers program.if she “saved” anything from her time on the “All-New Mickey Mouse Club,” the “Americans” alum responded, “My sanity, my dignity. Not everyone got out alive.”
Despite her serious response, Russell, 47, admitted that she was the “least talented” performer in the program, having been in the same company as Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling and more. “Some of those people are still my best friends — Ilana [Miller] and Lindsey [Alley]. I was there at a time when there were a lot of famous kids there,” she explained.
Keri Russell said she was lucky to have gotten “out alive” after appearing on the “All-New Mickey Mouse Club” in the ’90s.“My sanity, my dignity. Not everyone got out alive,” she told W magazine of what she “saved” from her time on the variety series.©Disney Channel/courtesy Everett / Everett Collection
“And I say this completely truthfully: I was literally the least talented one there. I’m not kidding. When I look at those kids, I’m like, why in the world did they pick me?
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