Amanda Bynes Opens Up About Her Dramatic 28-Pound Weight Loss Transformation

Former Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes is opening up about her recent weight loss, revealing that she has dropped nearly 30 pounds. In an Instagram Stories post, Bynes shared a paparazzi photo of herself, noting how different she looked compared to a few months ago.

“I usually don’t like paparazzi pictures [because] I was 180lbs, but now I’ve lost 28lbs on Ozempic!” the 39-year-old actress told her 600,000 Instagram followers on December 22. She added, “I’m down to 152lbs. I know I still look big, but this photo is really inspiring to me!”

Bynes first mentioned using Ozempic to help with weight loss earlier in 2025. During the summer, she shared a clip on social media, saying, “Oh, I’m going on Ozempic. So excited. I’m 173 now, so I hope to get down to like 130, which would be awesome, so I look better in paparazzi pictures.”

Throughout 2025, Bynes has also been trying new styles and cosmetic updates. In August, she posted about her new lip fillers, and a month earlier, she showed off a new set of grillz. She explained that she got the grillz after discovering that tooth gems wouldn’t stick because of her veneers, saying, “I can’t wear tooth gems because I have veneers; they don’t stick on my teeth, so this is my way of having tooth gems.”

Bynes has had a very public journey over the years. Since a 2012 DUI charge, she has faced scrutiny over her social media posts and personal decisions. In November 2025, she responded to false claims about her former Nickelodeon boss, Dan Schneider, writing that her followers should not believe the rumors and that she had contacted social media platforms for support.

The actress seems happy with her recent transformation and is sharing her progress openly, giving fans a closer look at her life today.

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