LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes, who has an estimated net worth of around $6 million, is allegedly thinking of moving away from Los Angeles to focus on her career following her struggles with mental health.
Bynes witnessed a rough year as she institutionalized herself several times for her mental health.
In July, the ‘She’s The Man’ star checked into an intensive inpatient mental health treatment center in Orange County. Just a week before that, she checked into an outpatient treatment facility in Los Angeles,
In June, the 37-year-old actress was also put on the 5150 psychiatric hold.
However, things are looking better as a source close to the ‘Hairspray’ star told ETOnline that she is looking forward to restarting her career and considering leaving Los Angeles for good.
The source revealed that Bynnes is "thinking about her future and considering moving away from LA and getting away from the spotlight. She feels like it is long overdue."
The insider also sounded hopeful as they said, "She is also considering taking on a new work project and looking forward to moving forward with exciting offers that have come her way.”
Amanda Bynes earned big bucks from acting but fashion brand tanked
Before Bynes quit acting in 2010 in favor of launching a fashion and fragrance brand, she had a prolific career in acting and music.
Per Celebrity Net Worth, Bynes’s parents divulged her finances in 2014 which resulted to around $5.7 million.
She started her career with a candy ad when she was seven years old. Bynes went on to star on the Nickelodeon series ‘All That’ (1996-2000), the ‘All That’ spinoff ‘The Amanda Show’ (1999-2002).
In between, she also features in ‘Figure It Out’ (1997-1999). From 2002 to 2006, Bynes starred in the WB sitcom ‘What I Like About You’.
Bynes also acted in several movies including ‘Big Fat Liar’ (2002), ‘What a Girl Wants’ (2003), ‘She the Man’ (2006), ‘Hairspray’ (2007) and ‘Easy A’ (2010).
Bynes started her fashion label ‘Dear’ in August 2007 which she co-created with Steve & Barry. Unfortunately, her fashion line was shut down after Steve & Barry's went bankrupt.
Bynes has a four-bedroom house in Los Angeles from where she earns a considerable amount of rental income for a decade.
Amanda Bynes was placed under conservatorship
The teen heartthrob was placed under her parents' conservatorship in July 2013 after several brushes with the law.
Her conservatorship was terminated in March 2022 after she successfully pleaded her case in court. Her parents also supported her decision.
During this period, Bynes also dated her on-and-off boyfriend Paul Michael.
Michael said in an interview with Page Six that Bynes was irregular with her medication. When she was under her parents’ conservatorship, her mother ensured that she took her prescribed medicine.
An insider too confirmed the same in an interview with ETOnline in June, "Amanda was doing better recently and trying her best to take care of herself.”
The source added, “She has been making an effort to go to AA meetings, trying to hang out with sober people, and she looked good. The only problem is she is inconsistent about taking her medication, which causes issues.”
Nevertheless, the source added, the actress’s well-wishers "want her to get home safe and get settled," before adding, "She is a great girl who means well and wants to get better."
