CNN has reported this morning that former Mickey Mouse Club member, Tiffini Hale, passed away at the age of 46. Hale had suffered a cardiac arrest in the early days of December. Which led to her going into a coma up until Christmas morning, when she, unfortunately, passed away as she was surrounded by her family.

This sad news was confirmed by Hale’s co-stars and friends:

Tiffini Talia Hale: July 30, 1975 – December 25, 2021

One of the first members of Disney’s Mickey Mouse Club, Hale was part of the mouse troupe when it launched in 1989 and was with them until 1991. In 1990 she was put in a pop group, along with 5 other teens, by the name of The Party. They released a couple of studio albums and had one of their singles reach number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The in 1994, Hale returned to join The All New Mickey Mouse Club and usher in some recruits that included future stars Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling, Britney Spears, and Justin Timberlake. She also would make appearances in TV shows like Blossom and Doogie Howser, M.D.