The former actress announced via an Instagram Story, that she is currently attending cosmetology school.

Former Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes continues to show how much she is done with Hollywood. After seeing an end to her conservatorship and embarking on a rap career, Bynes is now attending cosmetology school in pursuit of a path to make an honest living in the manicure industry. The former All That actress wrote in her Instagram Story, which also featured a video of herself dressed in an all-black outfit with her hair in a ponytail while giving a tour of the salon-inspired classroom,

While it is not clear how far along the She’s the Man actress is in the cosmetology school process, she has been out of the acting industry for years after officially announcing her retirement back in 2010. In 2013, she took to Twitter to explain.

“In cosmetology college to become a manicurist!”

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Bynes made a brief return to acting to star in the 2010 movie Easy A, but later said she “couldn’t stand” her appearance in the film, which she said convinced her that it was time to stop acting. She explained to Parade magazine,

“Being an actress isn’t as fun as it may seem. If I don’t love something anymore, I stop doing it. I don’t love acting anymore, so I’ve stopped doing it. I know 24 is a young age to retire, but you heard it here first."

In 2013, Bynes was placed under conservatorship due to substance abuse issues, an arrangement that wasn’t terminated until March 2022. Since then, she has opened up about her plans for the future, including finishing her degree from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles.

“I was high on marijuana when I saw that, but for some reason it really started to affect me. I don’t know if it was a drug-induced psychosis or what, but it affected my brain in a different way than it affects other people. It absolutely changed my perception of things. I saw it, and I was convinced that I should never be on camera again and I officially retired on Twitter, which was, you know, also stupid. If I was going to retire [the right way], I should’ve done it in a press statement — but I did it on Twitter. Real classy! But, you know, I was high, and I was like, ‘You know what? I am so over this’, so I just did it. But it was really foolish, and I see that now. I was young and stupid.”