Noughties Hollywood teen movie star unrecognisable in new TikTok as fans ask ‘what happened to her?'
Over the years, Amanda Bynes has had some tough times growing up as a child actor and in the limelight.
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And fans were shocked to see her looking unrecognisable in her most recent video, shared on her social media.
The 39-year-old She's The Man star could be seen showing off her new bangs while telling her followers that she'd finally grown them out.
She rocked long blonde hair and a blonde fringe, a nose piercing and dark eye make up in the video.
The former Hollywood star could also be seen with a heart tattoo on her cheek.
Amanda added: 'Also my best friend Dylan and I have been best friends for 10 years.
'To mark out best friend anniversary we got matching roman numeral X's for the number ten, I got it on my finger and Dylan got it on her rib cage.'
Amanda then showed off her new tattoo on her finger.
The star tends to swap between brown and blonde hair, but it's the first time she's rocked a fringe.
In the comments, some fans said the star looked 'unrecognisable,' as she showed off her changed look.
Amanda Bynes sparks concern with swollen lips and chopped bangs in latest video as fans cry 'this is so sad'
With a handful of people commenting: 'You can't convince me that's the same Amanda Bynes.'
Others were quick to defend Amanda's new look, telling her she looked beautiful and saying how much her new fringe suited her.
The star has since decided to switch the comments off for her new post.
Amanda was arrested for a DUI in 2012; she has alleged that she was abused by her father; she was put under a conservatorship from 2014 to 2022; and she checked into a mental health facility in 2020.
Despite her struggles, Amanda has recently been determined to get her manicurist license.
In 2018, the former movie star attended and graduated from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising but decided not to go down that road.
In 2022, she announced that she was headed to cosmetology school.
Unfortunately, Amanda revealed that she did not pass her manicurist license exam.
In a now-deleted update posted to her Instagram last year, she said, "Since I haven't passed the board exam yet to get my manicurist license I started back at school to study manicurist theory and to practice doing acrylics before I take the test again so I'll be good to go when I get a job at a nail salon."
Her career as an actress began at the age of seven, where she performed both on-stage and on-screen.
A member of the sketch comedy series All That, Amanda later earned her own spinoff: The Amanda Show.
She went on to appear as a series regular on What I Like About You, as well as in a multitude of films including: Big Fat Liar, Easy A, She's the Man, Sydney White, Hairspray, and What a Girl Wants.
In 2018, Amanda received her Associate's degree in Merchandise Product Development.
The following year, she graduated from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising.
Amanda Bynes is currently engaged to Paul Michael, a man she met at Alcoholics Anonymous.
She has two siblings - Jillian Bynes and Tommy Bynes.
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