Sometime we can be so sucked into the glitz and glamour of showbiz that we forget that celebrities can have debt worries too.

For us mere mortals, money can be a constant consideration, particularly as we struggle to recover from the effects of the recession. But for celebrities too, money can become a worry.

And it seems that some of the stars that have entered the Big Brother house this year may have made this career move for that very reason.

Movie star Steve Baldwin is reportedly in £1.4 million worth of debt because he has fallen behind with mortgage, tax and credit cards bills. In July 2009, it was reported that he filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and he is hoping that the £150,000 fee he is getting from the reality programme will help him and his family to recover from this debt.

But Big Brother is not his only hope because the star of The Usual Suspects has also signed up for seven US reality shows to try and pay back his debts.

And it seems that Steve is not the only one in the house struggling for cash. Glamour girl Nicola T is also allegedly scraping together the pennies after friends claimed that she is in £35,000 of debt on credit cards. Her fee for Celebrity Big Brother should wipe this though as she is reportedly getting paid £50,000 for appearing on the show.

So it’s not all glitz and glamour in the showbiz world. Sometimes they actually have to work for a living!