EastEnders star Laila Morse has been declared as bankrupt.

The actress, who has played Mo Harris in the soap since 2000, filed a petition under both her stage name and real name - Maureen Bass - earlier this month.

Morse opened up previous money worries in her autobiography Just A Mo and discussed her tough battle to help her son Gerry who had a long-term addiction to heroin.

The bankruptcy order was issued on August 9, with the legal announcement printed in The London Gazette last week.

Morse's EastEnders contract was not renewed last year, and she now only appears in the soap as a guest character.

Former EastEnders star Martine McCutcheon was also declared as bankrupt back in February.