Former Nickelodeon child star reveals hidden price of fame after sharing residual checks worth pennies

The price of childhood fame can be steep.

The checks that come afterward? Sometimes just pennies.

"Ned's Declassified" alum Jennifer Tedmori recently went viral after revealing the surprisingly small residual checks she still receives from her time on the hit Nickelodeon sitcom.

The former child star-turned-lawyer, who now hosts the mental health podcast "Off My Meds," told Fox News Digital that those small payments expose just one part of the hidden cost of fame that can follow child actors long after the cameras stop rolling. 'MARRIED...

WITH CHILDREN' STAR TED MCGINLEY REVEALS HE GETS PENNY RESIDUAL CHECKS FROM HIS HIT TV SHOWS "I've had a lot of time to think about why so many child actors struggle into adulthood," she said.

"I think it's a couple of things.

I think home life is a big part of it.

I think upbringing, I think intentions as to why somebody is in the business is a big one.

"But I think, as I watch some colleagues and co-stars go through really tough times with being an adult, I think I would just want the public to know that these are human beings.

And I think there should be a level of compassion that is given to some of them because, as much as they're prepared for being a child star, they really aren't prepared for the adult world.

And they're not really taught the real world things outside of acting that can prepare them for just being a regular human being." When Tedmori sifts through stacks of unopened mail only to find residual checks worth pocket change — sometimes just a few cents, occasionally $5 — she laughs.

But behind the humor is a reality that could have looked very different.

WATCH: JENNIFER TEDMORI REVEALS REALITY BEHIND ACTORS’ RESIDUAL CHECKS Growing up, Tedmori said she was encouraged to build a life beyond acting and pursue other passions.

Many of her peers, she noted, were prepared for fame and success — but not for what happens when the spotlight fades and the hit show ends.