Amanda Bynes spotted in LA after abandoning plans to be a manicurist in favor of fashion collaboration

Amanda Bynes was spotted taking a walk in Los Angeles.

The former child star, 38, wore a white long-sleeved crew-neck T-shirt with black leggings.

She carried a small white handbag and wore her dyed black locks half-up.

The Amanda Show alum was engaged in an animated conversation on the phone.

This is the What a Girl Wants actress’ first appearance since ditching her plan to become a manicurist and announcing her fashion collaboration.

Amanda failed to pass the licensing requirements to become a nail technician despite several attempts.

Amanda announced her fashion line in an Instagram post on October 2, revealing that she is collaborating with designer Austin Babbitt, also known as A**pizza, on some original designs.

Bynes said she and Babbitt are “working on a pop-up art show in December” and that it will “include art and apparel” in a statement to People.

The Nickolodeon star shared some images of her upcoming collection on her Instagram Stories.

“My university degree in product development at FIDM paid off,” she wrote in the post.

Among the pieces was a T-shirt with a drawing of a woman, which retailed for $60 on Babbitt’s website.

There was also a pair of shorts with black and red graphics, which sold for $100.

She then posted one of her works of art — featuring a crying woman wearing a star earring and the words “You broke my heart” — and wrote, “Maybe I’ll do an art show for the holidays…”

The image appeared to be a self-portrait as the woman, like Amanda, had a heart-shaped tattoo under one of her eyes.

The former Hollywood star graduated from California’s Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in 2019.

In October 2022, she revealed that she was going to cosmetology school to become a manicurist.

However, last April, Amanda explained that despite several attempts, she had failed to pass the board exam to obtain her manicure license.

Her new fashion collaboration comes 14 years after Bynes retired from acting due to mental health issues and substance abuse.

The California-born star entered the film industry at the age of seven and went on to become one of the greatest child actors of her generation.

She later transitioned to teen rom-com queen, starring in a number of successful films, including She’s the Man, opposite Channing Tatum, in 2006.

In 2010, at the age of 24, she declared on Twitter that she would retire, writing that “being an actress is not as fun as it seems.”

The retirement was short-lived and Bynes returned to work just a few weeks later, announcing that she would star in the 2010 film Easy A alongside Emma Stone and Penn Badgley.

However, her career took a hit after a DUI arrest in 2012, culminating in her being charged with two misdemeanor counts of hit-and-run.

And her problems didn’t end there, as the following year the actress was placed under a conservatorship for nine years – after an ongoing battle with mental health issues and substance abuse.

The former child star, 38, wore a white long-sleeved crew-neck T-shirt with black leggings

She carried a small white handbag and wore her dyed black locks half-up

Amanda announced her fashion line in an Instagram post on October 2, revealing that she is collaborating with designer Austin Babbitt, also known as A**pizza, on some original designs

Bynes said she and Babbitt are “working on a pop-up art show in December” and that it will “include art and apparel” in a statement to People

The Nickolodeon star shared some images of her upcoming collection on her Instagram Stories

In 2019, Bynes entered a mental health facility after a relapse.

The former child star had planned a Hollywood comeback in 2018, and that decision contributed to her relapse, it was reported at the time.

In 2022, Bynes’ nine-year conservatorship was terminated after a judge ruled the legal arrangement was “no longer necessary.”

In 2023, she was placed in a psychiatric facility after being found naked and alone on the streets of downtown LA in the early morning hours.