Amanda Bynes says she's ending her podcast after one episode in an effort to “have a consistent job.”
The 37-year-old actress revealed via Instagram Stories on Thursday that she is scaling back her podcasting efforts so she can find more consistent work as a manicurist.
The Thousand Oaks, California, resident said the first episode of her podcast, titled Amanda Bynes & Paul Sieminski: The Podcast, “did really well” after its release on December 9.
“I was actually surprised and of course I went ahead after friends encouraged me to do so,” Bynes said of the first podcast, which featured tattoo artist Dahlia Moth.
The Hairspray actress continued, “When I think about it, I'd rather get my manicure license and have a steady job. Instead, I'm going to follow that path.”
Amanda Bynes, 37, says she's ending her podcast after one episode in an effort to “have a consistent job.” Pictured: Visiting a Starbucks location in LA Wednesday
The actress revealed via Instagram Stories on Thursday that she is putting her podcasting efforts on hold so she can find more consistent work as a manicurist.
Bynes concluded her statement to her followers by saying, “Thank you for following my journey!”
She was pictured in Los Angeles on Wednesday visiting a Starbucks, wearing a pink top with light blue jeans with a black belt and black leather boots.
Bynes wore black sunglasses, with her bleach blonde locks pushed back and down during a daytime outing during a rainy week in Southern California.
The All That actress has previously spoken about her interest in working in the beauty and fashion industry.
In October 2022, she said on social media that she was “studying cosmetology to become a manicurist” and shared images of her educational journey.
In 2020, she explored the possibility of starting a perfume line, as her lawyer David Esquibias told People at the time: 'She investigates smells.'
Bynes also studied at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) almost ten years ago.
The She's The Man star's update came days after she took to her Instagram Stories on Sunday, revealing that the podcast was being put on 'pause' because she didn't have high-profile guests like 'Drake or Post Malone' lined up .
Bynes was pictured in Los Angeles on Wednesday visiting a Starbucks, wearing a pink top with light blue jeans with a black belt and black leather boots
Bynes previously went back and forth on the idea of continuing with the podcast
She took to her Instagram Story on Sunday to reveal that the podcast was put on “pause” because she didn't have guests like “Drake or Post Malone” lined up.
She continued, “So maybe one day, if we can get those kinds of guests on the show, we'll resume the podcast. But for now I'm going to think about it for a while.'
However, just a day later, Bynes took to her Instagram Story on Monday and revealed that she decided to “move on.”
“So I wanted to post about how I was feeling last night after I posted that we were pausing the podcast,” Bynes began. “I felt very sad and in a very bad mood because the podcast was something I was actually really looking forward to filming next week.”
She clarified in the caption, “Filming this Friday, not next Friday!”
Bynes continued that the podcast was “something that I was really excited and happy about, so I talked to some friends and they all said we should keep going, so we're going to continue with the podcast.”
She added, “I think podcasts just take time to grow and build a following so I shouldn't have said what I said last night about not getting the kind of guests we were looking forward to because you know but never. , we might get them in the future and the guys we have on the lineup are actually a lot of fun.”
“I'm really looking forward to filming the next episode, and that's about it,” Bynes concluded in the video.
A day earlier, Bynes said, “So even though the podcast is doing really well and the response is great, I'm going to hold off on it for now. We can't get the kind of guests I'd like to have on the show, like Jack Harlow or Drake or Post Malone, for example.”
“So I wanted to post something about how I was feeling last night after I posted that we were pausing the podcast,” Bynes began
“I was feeling really sad and in a really bad mood because the podcast was something I was actually really looking forward to filming next week,” she added, although she clarified in the caption: “Filming next Friday, not next Friday! '
Bynes continued that the podcast was “something that I was really excited and happy about, so I talked to some friends and they all said we should keep going, so we're going to continue with the podcast”
A day earlier, Bynes said, “So even though the podcast is doing really well and the response is great, I'm going to hold off on it for now. We can't get the kind of guests that I would like to have on the show, like Jack Harlow or Drake or Post Malone, for example.
Ahead of the premiere, she shared on Instagram a film photo of herself, Paul and Dahlia sitting together on a couch and posing with peace signs.
“First episode of Amanda Bynes & Paul Sieminski: The Podcast done,” Bynes wrote in her caption. “Thanks @dahliamoth!”
The actress announced in late November that she was working on a project: a podcast about the entertainment industry with her biochemist and scientist BFF.
The former Nickelodeon star previously teased the debut and talked about their plans to take their podcast to a 'mainstream' level.
“First we're going to interview our friends and then we hope to make it mainstream and interview celebrities and artists,” she explained in a video.
The podcast series was also made available in video format, marking her first on-camera project since her last film project more than a decade ago: the 2010 romantic comedy Easy A.