Bynes had previously talked about growing her bangs out. “What’s up everybody? I wanted to make a post that I finally grew my bangs out. I’m so excited right now, oh my god I can’t believe it [sic],” she said in one of her Instagram highlights.
She also shared that she and her best friend had gotten matching tattoos to celebrate their ten-year anniversary. She said, “We got matching Roman numeral X’s for the number 10. I got it on my finger; Dylan got it on her rib cage. So excited about that too.”
Bynes has also experimented with hair dye. In one of her past stories, she explained that she had been inspired by a girl with green in her hair and thought the color would complement her own green eyes. She showed the dye while it was still setting and later returned with the finished look.
The photos of her LA outing surfaced just months after Bynes co-hosted an art event in December 2024, which was her first semi-public appearance in years. On that occasion, she wore a fitted black crop top with long sleeves and high-waisted pants, completing the look with slicked-back platinum hair.
Noah Cyrus, Miley Cyrus’ younger sister, was among those in attendance, as well as Liam Poulsen, a best friend of Bynes, who congratulated her on his Instagram page.
The renewed public attention has revived conversations about Bynes’ journey since her years as a child star. She began acting at age three and rose to fame in the late 1990s with roles on “All That” and “The Amanda Show.”
She made her film debut opposite Frankie Muniz in “Big Fat Liar” and continued to earn fan-favorite roles in “What a Girl Wants” and “Hairspray,” often winning Kids’ Choice Awards. But by her late 20s, Bynes was facing significant challenges.
In July 2013, she was placed under a 72-hour involuntary psychiatric hold after starting a small fire in a stranger’s driveway. Authorities later confirmed there was no damage and no arson charges were filed, but the incident marked a critical point.
Bynes was hospitalized for evaluation, and shortly after, her mother was granted temporary conservatorship. That conservatorship became permanent in October 2014.
In 2022, Bynes released a formal statement after a judge ruled to terminate the conservatorship, which had lasted nearly nine years. “I would like to thank my fans for their love and well wishes [sic] during this time. I would also like to thank my lawyer and my parents for their support over the last nine years,” she said.
She continued, “In the last several years, I have been working hard to improve my health so that I can live and work independently, and I will continue to prioritize my well-being in this next chapter. I am excited about my upcoming endeavors — including my fragrance line — and look forward to sharing more when I can.”
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