Benefits Street star, White Dee, has slammed the Channel 4 show for 'exploiting' the cast.
The controversial programme followed the lives of several Brummies, who lived on "one of Britain's most benefit-dependent streets" in 2014.
Viewers were gripped watching White Dee, Smoggy, Samora Roberts (Black Dee) and James Clarke.
But now the Big Brother star, also known as Deidre Kelly, 50, reckons bosses should have offered the group more support.
The mum-of-two explained she suddenly found herself in the papers when the series aired and was often given grief for being on benefits.
She said: "When you talk about support and aftercare there simply wasn't any. There was no support while it was being made and there was certainly no aftercare."
"But no-one told us how to deal with it," she added. "We were just left to deal with the fallout from the show."
"We were exploited and left on our own, hung out to dry," reports BiminghamLive.
Channel 4 have since disputed the claims, saying in a statement: "Psychological support was offered to all those featured in the series throughout the filming, during transmission and beyond. Advice was given on the likelihood of criticisms and unpleasant comments on social media.
"All contributors were given guidance on engaging with online communities and social media. Following the unprecedented media attention, executives from production returned to Birmingham to provide ongoing support to contributors throughout transmission. Close contact and support continued beyond transmission."
The Mirror has contacted Love Productions, however the company previously denied allegations that the show was 'poverty porn'.
A former administrator for Birmingham City Council, Dee found herself out of a job and claimed she was "too depressed to work".
The matriarch of the street was praised for looking out for her neighbours, but moved out just up the road to another part of Birmingham after the show ended.
Later that year Dee went on Celebrity Big Brother.
Appearing alongside celebs including Lauren Goodger and Strictly Come Dancing 's James Jordan, she came fifth in the show, which was won by Hollywood star Gary Busey.
During her time in the house Dee admitted: "This documentary kind of f***** us up in a way.
"And in another way it didn’t because I’m sitting here. The saving grace is a lot of people saw the real us," she said to her fellow housemates.
"A lot of people have called us spongers and scroungers and saying we should have our kids taken off us."
