Now Tanning Mom reveals she is making a movie about her rise to fame (and naturally, she's going to play herself)

PUBLISHED: 16:59 EST, 6 March 2013 | UPDATED: 16:59 EST, 6 March 2013

Tanning Mom has revealed that she is working on a film based on the past year of her life.

The ultra-bronzed mother-of-five, 44, whose real name is Patricia Krentcil, hit headlines last April when she was arrested for taking her then five-year-old daughter, Anna, into a tanning booth.

But now that the legal case against her has been dropped she told In Touch magazine that she planning to stay in the spotlight by starring in a movie that will 'portray everything that’s happened'.

New venture: Tanning Mom (pictured with daughter Anna) has revealed that she is working on a film based on the past year of her life, in a bid to pay back the thousands in legal bills she owes

Mrs Krentcil was charged with second-degree child endangerment for taking her young daughter to a tanning salon where she allegedly suffered severe burns on her body.

The girl, who has fair skin and red hair, told a school nurse she had 'gone tanning with mommy' when staff at her school asked her about burns on her skin.

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The incident attracted worldwide publicity and Mrs Krentcil from Nutley, New Jersey, was dubbed the world's worst mother in the U.S. by haters.

As well as having her own problems to deal with she said that the negative publicity has also impacted on her family.

Fifteen minutes of fame: Mrs Krentcil is looking at ways to cash in on her fame

Fifteen minutes of fame: Mrs Krentcil is looking at ways to pay back he thousands she owes in legal fees

Her teenage children Ashley, 18, Alec, 17, and Austin, 15, were 'badgered at school' following the incident, while Anna, now six, and Addison, four, have been hit by stress.

'We were all mentally abused, for no reason,' she exclaimed.

Filled with rage she is now considering taking action against the school nurse who originally reported her.

'She needs to be fired. If a child is sick, you call the parents. Why did she call the police. It was all a set up,' she stated.

Living hell: Patricia Krentcil, pictured left, said her life had become 'a living hell' since she was arrested for allegedly taking her six-year-old daughter, right, to a salon last April

In the spotlight: The tanning addict made headlines last year after being accused of taking her then five-year-old daughter to a tanning booth

The incident has left her with thousands in legal bills to pay and with her stock broker husband, Rich, 47, out of work she is trying to cash in on her new-found fame.

Along with her film she recently revealed that she has been working on a tanning lotion line, titled Real Tan Mom Healthy Glow, a book - although she has no agent or publisher - and has been inundated with modelling jobs in London, Paris and New York.

'It's not even near being over,' she said talking about her moment in the spotlight.

Party girl: Witnesses said that Mrs Krentcil 'seemed incoherent' as she partied at the New York XL Nightclub

Her tanning days have taken a toll and she is barely recognisable compared to a fresh-faced photo of her in her twenties

Now and then: Mrs Krentcil's tanning days have taken a toll and she is barely recognizable compared to a fresh-faced photo of her in her twenties- she now says that she is trying to avoid tanning salons

'Everyone wants me,' she said, adding 'I have a lot of other opportunities, so I’m just trying to figure out where to move my family.'

On This Morning this week she revealed that her tanning habit started when she was around 23 and then-and-now photographs reveal the aging effects caused by UV exposure.

'Everyone has some form of addictions... But I'm not tanning anymore and I was thinking how stupid it really is,' she said.

During the In Touch interview she was also quizzed about her alcohol-fuelled appearance at a New York drag show, where witnesses claim she shouted expletives at the audience, kicked over her wine glass, and even tried to 'attack' the drag queen hosting the event.

'I was drugged,' she simply replied.

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can we throw rotten eggs at her at the premiere?

- substitute , berlin, Germany, 07/3/2013 07:48

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Hi, Babe. Can I get your number?

- Maltese Mike , QAWRA, Malta, 07/3/2013 07:45

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She looks like Madge from Benidorm ...

- Suzie12 , Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, 07/3/2013 07:27

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Other songs I would like to suggest for her soundtrack: Fire by The Pointer Sisters. For the poignant moments: Fire and Rain by James Taylor. But the opening and closing credits should have the music of The Ohio Players...and guess what the name of the song is?

- saywhat987 , anywhere, United States, 07/3/2013 07:18

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This is what Courtney Stodden will look like in 10 years' time!

- mysteryjack123 , Cheltenham, United Kingdom, 07/3/2013 07:04

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Your 15 minutes are up. Please crawl back into the hole you came from.

- PGA , King, 07/3/2013 06:48

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I don't know if I'd say that she rose to fame...more like, rose to infamy? Rose to the appalled attention of the public? It's a lesson when you see how nice she looked as a young woman, and compare that to now. Not a long span of time in between, and yet look at the change. A good reason to walk away from tanning beds while you're young! I know seeing women like her was what caused ME to walk away from those things...

- Annamarie , A delightfully warm igloo, United States, 07/3/2013 05:36

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She is the same age as Jennifer Lopez. Puts things in perspective.

- Captain.Charley , Moscow, Russia, 07/3/2013 05:14

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This is sad! Her husband needs to step in and get her out of the limelight... she must be embarrassing her children terribly and I think she needs some mental help!

- Bean , Springfield, United States, 07/3/2013 05:10

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The film plot on her "rise to fame": scene 1 get accused of trying to get your five year old into a tanning bed, scene 2 deny it, scene 3 no evidence so charges are dropped scene 4 roll the credits. Did I miss anything? You are the lowest form of attention Ho - We all pity your kid - go away now.

- Dean , USA, 07/3/2013 04:50

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