I am one of those women who, before now, never would have admitted to finding celebrities interesting. It's a pride thing, I guess. But I do find them interesting. I regularly stop whatever I am doing so I can Google how much so and so is worth, or who so and so is dating right now, or what so and so wore to an awards ceremony.

I am especially interested in the child actors of my time (late 80's, early 90's), and what they are up to nowadays, and, of course, how much they are bringing in.

Stephanie Pappas writing for Live Science, gives an explanation to our fascination - "Humans are social creatures, psychologists say, and we evolved — and still live — in an environment where it paid to pay attention to the people at the top. Celebrity fascination may be an outgrowth of this tendency, nourished by the media and technology."

In this article, we will give you the lowdown on what is going on with the child celebs you knew and loved (or hated) as a youngster, and what their monetary situation is like nowadays. Warning: there is a chance the green eyed monster might make an appearance!

15 Ariel Winter - 9 Million

I am feeling old writing about Ariel Winter Workman. The popular American actress, voice actress and singer (phew!) was born in 1998. To put this in perspective and make you feel old too, she was born a year after the movie Titanic came out.

Ariel, is well known for her role as Alex Dunphy in the brilliant comedy series Modern Family, as well for voicing Sofia the First in the Disney Junior show. You will also have heard her in Bambi II and Ice Age: The Meltdown. She was only 4 years old when she entered the entertainment industry - her first job was in a Cool Whip commercial.

Ariel landed her job as Alex when she was just eleven years old, and did the majority of her growing up on the set of the award winning show. Nowadays, she is worth a cool $9 million.

14 Rico Rodriguez - 7 Million

We have another Modern Family star making our list, the hilarious, multi-talented American actor Rico Rodriguez. Born in 1998 the bright youngster landed his role in the show aged 11 as the sweet, honest, intelligent Manuel Alberto Javier Alejandro Ramirez "Manny" Delgado, the Colombian-American son of Gloria from her previous marriage to Javier. Just three years later, he went onto publish his own book, 'Reel Life Lessons...So Far.'

Despite growing up in Hollywood, Rico was able to keep a low profile, something he thanks his family for. "They really kept a solid ground underneath me and they kept me down to earth. When [I'm] acting, I'm putting on a character, but when I’m home I’m Rico -- Rico that still has to take out the trash, do my chores around the house and then do schooling." Today, Rico is worth $7 million.

13 Emma Watson - 70 Million

I can remember when the first Harry Potter movie came out, and I can remember not being that big of a fan of Emma Watson in her role as Hermione Granger. (I was probably jealous.) But she was only 11 years old when the film was released...9 when she was cast! So yeah, a bit harsh. I've since grown to really appreciate her both as an actress and an activist.

Emma appeared in all eight of the Harry Potter movies, earning herself worldwide fame. Despite her hectic acting schedule, she still managed to squeeze in time to study, and graduated from Brown with a bachelor's degree in English Literature in May 2014. In the same years, she was honoured by the British Academy of Film and Television, winning for British Artist of the Year. Today, Emma's net worth is around $70 million. I think she deserves every dollar.

12 Taylor Lautner - 40 Million

I was never a fan of the Twilight movies, but it was practically impossible to block out the hollering about the teen idol and sex symbol Taylor Lautner in his role as Jacob Black, the Native American werewolf friend of Bella Swan. (Anyone else come close to punching someone who so much as mentioned Team Edward and Team Jacob?)

Born in 1992 - the same year REM released Automatic For The People - Taylor started his career in comedy shows such as The Bernie Mac Show and My Wife And Kids.

When he was cast in the Twilight saga - aged just 16 - it wasn't long before his physique was generating a lot of media attention. In 2010 he was ranked second on Glamour's 'The 50 Sexiest Men Of 2010' list. Today Taylor is sitting on a vast $40 million fortune.

11 Ellen Page - 14 Million

Of all the child stars in all the world, Ellen appears to be one of the most grounded. She's the sort of star you would want to be friends with. Born in 1987 Ellen wanted to start acting when she was at an early age. Her career began at the tender age of 10 on the award winning TV show Pit Pony.

In 2005 she stared in David Slade's powerful film Hard Candy as a 14-year-old girl who meets a 30-year-old photographer on the Internet and then looks to expose him as pedophile. She's also starred in X Men: The Last Stand, An American Crime and Juno, among others.

Nowadays, the openly gay actress practices a vegan lifestyle (PETA actually named her the Sexiest Vegetarian of 2014), is a pro-choice feminist, and classes herself as an atheist. She is worth $14 million.

10 Hayden Pantierre - 10 Million

While the majority of us will recognise Hayden Panettierre in her role as rising country singer Juliette Barns in the excellent TV drama Nashville, she has actually been in the game for almost her entire life. Born in 1989, Hayden first started her career at the tiny age of 11 months. It was an advertisement for a Playskool toy train!

Sadly, Hayden suffered with postpartum depression after the birth of her first daughter. She voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility and received the help she needed. The actress has been vocal about her experiences, in an aim to show other moms that they're not alone. She's since gone onto say that she would love to have more kids. The brave and beautiful talent has a net worth today of $10 million.

9 Emily AND Joel Osment - Total Of 15 Million

Until this article, I was not aware that Haley Joel Osmont AKA the kid from The Sixth Sense even had a sister. She's called Emily and, like her big brother (Haley is 4 years older) has starred in countless TV and film productions since she was a little kid. While her brother starred along the likes of Bruce Willis, Emily was working on set with the legend that is Dick Van Dyke!

From the looks of things - as there's a whole bunch of photos out there of the two of them together - they are best buddies. I so wonder though, what it's like to be 'worth' a few million less than your sibling. Emily's net worth at the age of 23 is currently $3 million whereas Joel's net worth at the age of 27 is $12 million.

8 Elijah Wood - 18 Million

Do you remember the 1996 film Flipper? Yeah? Remember the young Elijah Wood? (Well he never seems to age, this one.) He must have been about 15 when they filmed that. He also had a small role in Back To The Future II from 1989 but my memory doesn't serve me well enough to remember that. Then there was, of course, The Faculty, the 1999 movie about a school being taken over by aliens.

Though who we all really know Elijah as is Frodo Baggins from Peter Jackson's blockbuster trilogy Lord Of The Rings as well as its prequel The Hobbit. The films gave his career a phenomenal boost, and he was offered role after role after role. Nowadays, Elijah is sitting on a hard earned $18 million fortune.

7 Christina Ricci - 18 Million

We will all forever know Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams, the coolest Goth kid that has ever been and will ever be. But Christina started acting well before she got her creepy role in the cult 1991 movie The Addams Family.

She started appearing in commercials when she was under double figures, and her debut acting role came in the 1990 film Mermaids. What gets me though, is just how good she was in The Addams Family. I mean, she was 10 years old! In my opinion she's one of the best child stars of the 90's.

While her career has been successful, she was, arguably more famous in her Addams Family and Casper years. I recently watched her play mass murderess Lizzie Borden in the excellent mini TV series The Lizzie Borden Chronicles. Her net worth currently stands at $18 million.

6 Daniel Radcliffe - 76 Million

Daniel Radcliffe was only 11 years old when he was cast as Harry Potter - apparently he was in the bath when he found out and, unsurprisingly, burst into tears.

I can hardly even begin to imagine what it must have been like to spend the last few years of your childhood and all of your teen years - the series took 10 years to complete and is the second biggest movie franchise of all time - practically living your life as a boy wizard. In interviews he has said that he's thankful to his parents for keeping him grounded, with both feet on the earth.

Daniel hardly paused for breath following the final Harry Potter film in 2011 appearing in movies and on Broadway. Now, at nearly 30 he has amassed a fortune of $76 million.

5 Dakota Fanning - 16 Million

My head starts to spin when I think of all that Dakota Fanning has done in her 23 years. And from the sounds of things, she thinks so to, as she explained to The Guardian. “I’ve had so many experiences and been so many places in my life, and met so many people, and I’m still so young and have three more lifetimes!”

Born in 1994 Dakota's rise to fame started when she was just seven years old and she landed the role of Lucy Dawson in the film I Am Sam. At just 8 years old he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, making her the youngest nominee in the award's history.

Nowadays, Dakota is a student at New York University, taking breaks every few months to make films. Her net worth is estimated to be $16 million.

4 Tatyana Ali - 13 Million

Who didn't just love The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air? When I was growing up, it was one of those after school/dinner/homework treats. My siblings and I always used to sing along to the soundtrack at the top of our voices.

If you loved Fresh Prince, you will of course remember the adorable Ashley Banks played by the hugely talented Tatyana Ali from 1990 to 1996. Tatyana started her acting career at the age of 6. She appeared as a regular child performer on Sesame Street, though it was the Fresh Prince that have her that all-important breakthrough.

Following the finale of the Fresh Prince, Tatyana launched a massively successful music career, and went onto get a bachelor's degree in African American studies at Harvard University. Today her net worth is $13 million.

3 Tom Felton - 35 Million

Does anyone remember the film The Borrows from 1997? Well that was Tom Felton's breakout movie! Born in 1987 Tom started appearing in commercials when he was just 8 years old. Two years after the Borrowers, he was offered the role as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies. For the next ten years of his life, he wasn't allowed to touch his hair or do anything remotely dangerous, like skiing.

It probably won't come s a surprise to learn than he actually won the MTV movie villain award two years running. Though the Harry Potter series came to an end in 2011 Tom's career has kept on rolling, with roles in films such as Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, Risen and Message From The King. His net worth is $35 million.

2 Erik Per Sullivan - 3 Million

Big Malcom In The Middle fan here! And my favourite character was, surprise surprise, Dewey played by Erik Per Sullivan. Born in 1991 Eric was born an only child and came to acting a little later than the majority of the names on this list. One of his earliest roles was as the child in the 2001 horror movie Wendigo.

But the roles kept on coming after this and he made appearances in films such as The Cider House Rules, Christmas With The Cranks and Joe Dirt. He also voiced Sheldon the Seahorse in the animated film Finding Nemo.

From 2000 to 2006 Erik played the role of Dewey, the fourth and youngest child of Lois and Hal. From what I can gather, Erik has, since 2010 been taking a break from acting, though ht still has a net worth of $3 million.

1 Thora Birch - 8 Million

Thora Birch (yes, she was named after the Norse thunder god) was born in 1982 and made her film debut aged just 6 with the dubiously named film Purple People Eater, for which she won a Young Artist Award.

Her major breakthrough however came with the 1993 cult classic Hocus Pocus in which she starred as Dani― Max's charming little sister who just wants to go trick-or-treating. But Max ends up resurrecting a trio of villainous witches.

She then went onto star in the 1994 comedy Money Trouble, and in later years, the phenomenal American Beauty and the slightly less phenomenal Ghost World. But then her career started to experience ups and downs and long, quiet lulls. After a look on her IMDB page it appears she is, thankfully, back in the game. Her current net worth is $8 million.

Sources: Wikepedia.com, NetWorthBox.com, MoviePiolet.com, TheGuardian.com, IMDB.com