Kerry Stacey, former Emmerdale actress, is living in a “mouldy” and “vermin infested” house after spending her soap earnings on a Fame Academy style school.
Kerry played feisty barmaid Toni Daggert in the ITV soap for two years between 2005 and 2007.
She set up a drama school for underprivileged children in 2008 but was forced to close it three years later when her cash supply dried up.
Kerry said: "Since leaving Emmerdale, things have been tough.
"I was young and a bit immature, and all of a sudden I had the money to be able to do the things that I wanted to.
"I came from an underprivileged background, so I wanted to give something back by opening up a drama school.
"Initially it went very well, but things started to take a turn for the worse when I started to offer free lessons.
"It meant that I could pay the costs of renting the premises, and very quickly my life started to turn upside down.”
Kerry, who has two young children, moved into social housing in Nottingham in 2015 but says the property is rat infested and covered in mould.
She explained: "All sorts of vermin have been able to get in and out of the home, so it's not a healthy environment for the kids.
"At one stage there was sewage coming through the taps, it was horrific.
"I had to explain to the little ones that they couldn't drink from there. My little boy now thinks that you can't drink water from taps, because that will happen.”
She went on: “"At times it's been hard to breathe. We're being treated like dogs.”
A spokesperson for Nottingham City Homes, said: "We have attempted on several occasions to visit to assess the situation and carry out any actual repairs.
"We will also be offering again to support Miss Stacey in her wish to move house.
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