Comedian and actress Laura Clery has opened up about a period of financial ruin that coincided with her divorce, revealing in a new memoir that her water was cut off while she was still living in a house worth $3 million (£2.4 million). The disclosure highlights the gulf that can exist between outward appearances of wealth and success and the private financial and personal turmoil a public figure may be experiencing, particularly during a difficult separation.

Clery, 39, shares the details in her memoir titled "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Hotter", in which she reflects candidly on some of the darker moments of her life, including the breakdown of her marriage. Despite living in a property valued at $3 million, she says she found herself effectively broke, to the point that utilities such as water were shut off during the divorce proceedings.