With tours and movies that generate millions of dollars in revenue as well as a string of lucrative endorsement deals, it would be easy to assume that these stars are set for life. But that is not always the case. Take a look through to see the stars who may not be laughing all the way to the bank...

Lindsay shot to fame as a child star when she took on the leading dual role of twins Hallie and Annie in 1998 Disney comedy 'The Parent Trap'. By her teenage years was one of the most sought-after stars in Hollywood with roles in 'Freaky Friday' and 'Mean Girls', however, she endured a tough time personally and returned to acting in 2022 after a decade away. Despite being in some box office hits of the 2000s, Lindsay has a reported net worth of $1.2 million these days.

The late pop star - who died in 2022 at the age of 34 - made his name as a teen pop singer with hits like 'I Want Candy' and multiple appearances on Nickelodeon and Disney but left behind an estate reportedly worth just $550,000, which was inherited by his 17-month-old son Prince.

The 'Uncut Gems' actress had a brief relationship with billionaire Kanye West shortly after he divorced reality superstar Kim Kardashian but now that the relationship has fizzed out, Julia has set the record straight that she is not earning huge bucks for her acting. She said: "People are really freaking out over it. I just want you guys to know that, first of all, I'm not worth $30 million. Not even close. I don't give a f*** because I don't need $30 million. What does one person need $30 million for? I have survived on a lot less and I'm doing just fine. And also it's really not that deep. This just happens to be the apartment that I took my son home to from the hospital!"

Pamela Anderson shot to global fame as a blonde bombshell lifeguard in 'Baywatch', her notoriety only increased thanks to her Playboy covers and marriage to Tommy Lee. Pamela is thought to have a net worth of $20 million, but did not make a single penny from the intimate video of her and her now ex-husband which was leaked. The tape generated $77 million for the Internet Entertainment Group in its first year of release in 1997. About the tape, she said: "I made not one dollar. was stolen property. We made a deal to stop all the shenanigans. I was seven months pregnant and I was thinking it was affecting the pregnancy, the stress. I said, ‘I’m not going to court anymore, I’m not being deposed anymore by these horny, weird lawyer men.’ I don’t want to talk about my vagina anymore."

Mel B shot to fame as part of the Spice Girls in the 1990s alongside Geri Halliwell, Melanie C, Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham, and whilst the 'Wannabe' hitmakers are thought to have made $30 million through a string of hit singles and several lucrative endorsement deals, Mel was on the "brink of bankruptcy" by 2017 following her expensive divorce from Stephen Belfonte. Whilst promoting the Spice Girls' reunion tour in 2019, she joked: "There's no denying, it will help with my lawyer's bills!"

Patti LuPone has been the toast of Broadway for decades, having originated roles in 'Les Miserables' and 'Sunset Boulevard' and is known to TV audiences for roles on 'Glee' and 'American Horror Story' but remarked that even more than three decades into her career she was still "not in a position" to retire.

Having sold over 95 million records worldwide, TLC is the best-selling American girl group of all time, just behind British group The Spice Girls. However, some years later, member Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins explained that they had to give most of their earnings from their multi-million album 'CrazySexyCool' straight back to their management. She said: "I will never forget the day we were millionaires for literally five minutes. Because the check was written to us and we had to sign it over, back to [Pebbles, their former manager]."

Toni Braxton has a reported net worth of $10 million today after starring in her family's long-running reality show 'Braxton Family Values' but even though her 1990s hits 'Un-Break My Heart' and 'Another Sad Loved Song' pulled in a reported $170 million in record sales, she ended up bankrupt because she remained "in debt" because of advancement deals. She said: "What happens is they give you advancement on the next record and then the next record. So, you kind of stay in debt in a sense."

Josh Peck became a teen idol in the 2000s as he starred alongside Drake Bell on the Nickelodeon sitcom 'Drake and Josh', but despite filming four seasons and two TV movies, explained that he and his co-star didn't make the millions you might assume. He said: "The reality is that when we were making the show, we did 60 episodes and we made about $15,000 an episode. So, when all is said and done, we were sort of left after agents and managers and taxes. You live with about $450,000 over five years, which breaks down to a little less than $100,000 a yea, now, certainly a great amount of money, but not enough to set you up for life. And a lot of it, we lived on, and I'm not gonna brag: My mom and I had a used BMW five series. We lived in a two-bedroom apartment with amenities… We lived a very middle-class life."

The pop icon was freed from a conservatorship that was governed by her family for over a decade in 2021 and now has free reign over her financial affairs. But, according to reports, most of her assets are in the form of real estate and investments and she has just under $3 million in cash. When the conservatorship was put in place in 2007, Britney was almost a decade into a lucrative music career but her father Jamie later explained that she had to work constantly with her Vegas residency and world tour after it was put in place because she was "broke". He said: "She was broke. She had no money whatsoever. The conservatorship set a resource where she could get back financially. And, you know, we worked - and she worked - and she got herself straight up financially."