Amanda Bynes: Ready for a Fresh Start or Another False Dawn?

Amanda Bynes assures her she is ready to return to a healthy, stable life. Since becoming more active on social media, paparazzi have increasingly photographed her around town. See what the former American teen idol looks like today.

At the turn of the 90s and the aughts, Amanda Bynes was one of the biggest child stars in the USA. After ending her career at the Nickelodeon station, she successfully performed in youth films. Around 2013, something bad started happening in the actress's life. Controversial posts on social media, legal disputes and increasingly bold experiments with her image and substances led to adult Amanda being placed under parental guardianship.

Since then, the media has reported on the ups and downs in her life from time to time. The former child star recently left the psychiatric hospital again. Since then, she has ensured she is ready for a "fresh start." For now, however, she focuses on social media activities rather than a return to the screen.

For a long time, Amanda was mocked and misunderstood by the media. However, the latest revelations about working conditions at the Nickelodeon station have cast new, shocking light on her childhood. Minors appearing in the channel's programs had to deal with improper behaviour from adult producers. Drake Bell, Bynes' colleague from the "The Amanda Show," admitted years later that he had been sexually exploited by one of the series' creators.

Amanda did not directly address her past under the Nickelodeon banner, but she does not hide that she struggled with depression in her life.

Recently, paparazzi "caught" her on the streets of Los Angeles as she walked with a sweet drink, a vaporizer, and a friend. Bynes was wearing a casual outfit consisting of a black t-shirt, ankle-length pants in the same color, and white sneakers. She also occasionally hid behind dark sunglasses.

Is she looking better?