While researching for her role in new play 'Forever in Your Debt', actress Sarah Thom discovered a man who changed his sex to avoid debt collectors.he beauty learnt about the man, from the West Midlands, while interacting with workers at the Wolverhampton Credit Union.

The man owed around 50,000 pounds after falling behind on his mortgage payments and credit card bills after losing his job.

It is believed he has gone through with the operation, but is still trying to sort out his debts.

The union, which provides financial advice and loans to members, also narrated to her the tale of an owner of a 99p store in Wolverhampton who had to shut down after penny-pinching customers demanded 1p change.

"The thing I picked up was the humour people have at the point of tragedy," the Telegraph quoted Thom, as saying. (ANI)