It's a year since Benefits Street horrified viewers on both sides of the political divide - and with another series in the pipeline, the legacy for its 'stars' remains a mixed one. Deirdre 'White Dee' Kelly was the Channel 4 show's big winner, halting welfare claims after she began charging £1,500 an hour for nightclub gigs and appeared on Celebrity Big Brother. But others fared less well after attention dwindled - including one man who was dropped by his agent and another whose deal with a millionaire entrepreneur fell through. Scroll down for video She's walked a long street: Deirdre 'White Dee' Kelly (left in her home in Birmingham's James Turner Street) has made thousands and spoken at the Tory party conference (right) - but others were less fortunate
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C4 show last January prompted horror and 900 'poverty porn' complaints
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'White' Dee Kelly now charges £1,500 an hour for nightclub appearances
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But others have been less fortunate after public's attention dwindled
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'Smoggy' lost out on chance to open 50p store backed by millionaire
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'Fungi' moved to Cardiff, cut down on drink but was dropped by agent
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Mark Thomas, however, is said to be in work and no longer on benefits
The final straw, he claimed, came when @placeholder took part in a magazine interview claiming he had a girlfriend, but the woman involved later claimed she was nothing of the sort.