In the 2000s, Amanda Bynes was known for her roles in films such as “A Dream for Her” (2003), “She's the Boy” (2006) and “Hairspray” (2007), in which she starred alongside Colin Firth, Channing Tatum and Zac Efron were in the spotlight. The now 37-year-old Californian actress began working in the film and television industry at the age of seven and had her own show on Nickelodeon, El Show de Amanda, between 1999 and 2002. But around the turn of the decade, she began to be known for appearing not in films, but in headlines about illegal drug possession or numerous traffic problems due to driving under the influence. She gradually lost track of them until she made headlines again in March 2023 when she wandered the streets of Los Angeles, California, naked and disoriented. She was admitted to a psychiatric hospital for 22 days and was admitted again alone to another psychiatric hospital last July, realizing that it would be better for her to be in a more therapeutic environment than her then outpatient program provided. After this experience, the actress opened a new Instagram profile (@amandaamandaamanda1986) where she shares some moments of her new life at home as well as her new projects. The last one, a podcast.
Last Saturday, December 9, Bynes launched the first episode of Amanda Bynes & Paul Sieminski: The Podcast on Spotify and YouTube, the new weekly space she presents with her boyfriend Paul Sieminski, whom she met during her psychiatric treatment . According to the show's synopsis, the podcast will talk about “fashion, artists, actors, actresses, music and everything else.” In this first chapter, Bynes and Sieminski host Dahlia Moth, a model and tattoo artist from Los Angeles, and both say on their social networks that the goal is to interview their friends first before contacting celebrities.
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Bynes announced this new project excitedly, but that excitement contrasts with her attitude during the 26 minutes the episode lasts. While Sieminski chats animatedly with the guest, the actress remains reserved, quiet and quiet for most of the episode, with a serious and shy face that only flinches every now and then to look at her phone. On rare occasions, she breaks the silence to mention an anecdote about how she met Dahlia Moth thanks to her ex-fiancé, tattoo artist Paul Michael, to briefly agree with the other presenter, or to ask the guest a question she had written down on phone without deviating from the script.
Many were surprised by the physical change of the actress, as Bynes, who was used to remembering her with her appearance as a teenager, following the rules of a naughty but good girl, in her thirties with a much darker look and completely black dyed hair reappeared. and the face with piercings and tattoos. After his hospitalization, he once again stunned his followers with his black hair turned platinum blonde, his eyebrows dyed blue and some of his most visible tattoos now gone, such as the heart he wore above his right eyebrow. In fact, in the latest videos he posted on his Instagram profile, the distinctive heart he wears on his cheek is also blurred.
After the many comments that this change in appearance generated, the actress revealed in one of her videos that she recently underwent plastic surgery on her eyelids. “I've seen a few stories online saying I had a new look and I've never been open about it, but I actually had blepharoplasty on the skin folds and corners of my eyes,” he explained Monday through his Instagram stories, where he is already followed by more than 44,000 people. “It was one of the best things I could have done for my confidence and it made me feel much better about myself,” Bynes added.
Since 2013, the same year she first agreed to enter a detox center, Bynes had been in the legal custody of her parents, who were responsible for giving her medication to control her psychotic outbursts. However, in 2022, the interpreter requested the end of this guardianship and it was granted when the judge considered that “it was no longer necessary”. They also don't think it's necessary at the moment and, according to American media, they trust it and won't think about demanding it again. Her return to social media and her new podcast means Bynes' voice will be heard again for the first time in a long time, albeit in small doses.