‘Full House’ Star Jodie Sweetin Says She Had ‘$190 in My Bank Account’ Before Filming ‘Fuller House’: ‘I Had to Borrow Money the First Week’

Jodie Sweetin says she was nearly out of money when she began filming the 2016 reboot Fuller House, despite having been famous as Stephanie Tanner on Full House. She had to borrow money during her first week and received her first pay cheque with about $190 in her bank account, a financial struggle her colleagues did not know about.

Sweetin said addiction had left her with no money at one point, so she widened her job search beyond Hollywood and took ordinary work to pay bills while raising her children. She recalled having to put items back at a Target checkout when her debit card lacked enough money. Full House ran for eight seasons from 1987 to 1995; Fuller House ran for five seasons on Netflix, with nearly 80 episodes.