EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale being a UK staple, celebs soar to national stardom as they appear on screen most evenings.
But despite becoming a household name, there are plenty of soap stars who have fallen on hard times during and after their soap stints. READ MORE: Soap wedding day heartbreaks - from gay secrets to fake pregnancy exposed From former King of the Jungle Joe Swash to rom com icon Martine McCutcheon, here are some of the soap stars who declared bankruptcy.Joe Swash became a household name after landing the role of happy go lucky Micky Miller on EastEnders.
The now 40-year-old began playing the loveable rogue in 2003, remaining on the soap for five years until he was brutally axed in 2008.
Despite being crowned champion of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! the same year, Joe was forced to declare himself bankrupt just months later. "I fell behind on tax and bills and buried my head in the sand, which was the worst thing to do.
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