90s TV star unrecognisable 32 years after iconic Nickelodeon show and being left homeless – can you guess who?

A NINETIES TV star looks completely different three decades after finding fame on her hit Nickelodeon show. The American actress, who has faced a number of hardships including drug addiction and homelessness in her 44 years, now cuts a very glam figure on her Instagram page. This American actress looks completely different after finding fame on kids TV Credit: Instagram The 44-year-old has turned her life around following addiction and homelessness Credit: Getty Natanya Ross is best-known for playing fresh-faced Robyn Russo in kids series, The Secret World of Alex Mack, which aired from 1994 to 1998. Natanya’s character was a close friend of the protagonist, and she showcased a goth look as well as her natural auburn hair and striking blue eyes for the role. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! She starred in the show for its entire four seasons and scooped two Youth In Film awards for her role. Natanya then went on to star in telly favourites Boy Meets World, 90210 and Baywatch as well as the Freaky Friday movie and many others. read more nineties tv stars Natanya played Robyn in Nickelodeon series The Secret World Of Alex MackCredit: Refer to Source She won two Youth in Film awards for her role, which saw her embrace her natural auburn locks Credit: Google She also starred in Baywatch Credit: Instagram Natanya’s new look sees her embrace a darker, longer hairstyle and sober lifestyle Credit: Alamy After rocketing to fame she fell on hard times in her Twenties, often ending up homeless or on Skid Row, a Los Angeles neighbourhood of unhoused people. She previously told Voyage LA: “I battled a drug and alcohol addiction for the majority of my 20s. “Went to treatment for the final time at 30 years old which is what originally inspired me to start working in treatment”. The screen star battled addictions with cocaine and heroin and recently told the Against All Odds podcast how drugs ruined her chance at a role in Eminem movie, Eight Mile. Most read in Showbiz Showcasing her new sleek dark red hairstyle, perfect eyebrows and chunky glasses she explained to the show: “I got all the way down to the call, the very last call before you were going to screen test with Eminem. “They asked us to bring a scene partner to play Eminem’s character and I killed every audition up until then. “I got so nervous before going in to this audition, I thought it would be a great idea to shoot up cocaine”. She added: “I go in there like that, dripping sweat, and I’m not kidding you guys, by the time I got home my agent of 17 years dropped me”. Now, Natanya has moved away from acting to focus on her podcast and charity work – with a lifestyle re-vamp to boot after getting sober. She set up the San Fernando Valley feed the homeless non-profit organisation, as well as sitting on the board of the Women’s Association of Addiction. As part of her healthy lifestyle, she also recently experienced “the most important morning in my entertainment career in the last 25 years”. This came when she launched her podcast, We’re Still Here Babe, last month. She launched the show with a glam snap showing her in a leopard-print dress and told fans: “Some of you guys have literally stuck with me throughout a lifetime. I’m talking AOL sign up days. “And many of you have asked me throughout the years, if and when I will return to acting. I’ve had a little pops here and there. “But nothing like this. I promised myself at the beginning of this. I just could not care what the outcome was gonna be. “And instead, I’d rather just take this journey with you guys, and we’ll go wherever the wind takes us. “This is truly my love letter back to you all”. Comment now