It’s been almost a decade since Amanda Bynes announced her shock retirement from acting.

One day, she was one of Hollywood’s biggest young stars, and the next, lost down the dark path so many other child stars take.

Now, after years of shunning the public eye, the 33-year-old has opened up about her private life.

Read: In 2002, Amanda Bynes was the world’s biggest child star. By 2012, it all came crashing down.

Earlier this year, the now 33-year-old announced her engagement to her boyfriend of a few months, Paul Michael, who she met while attending Alcoholics Anonymous.

Sharing the news on Instagram, Bynes wrote: “Engaged to tha love of my life.”

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In early March, however, Michael shared that the couple's relationship was over.

"We did," Michael said, confirming the split to In Touch."I love her though, she's my best friend."

According to Us Weekly,Bynes was struggling following the sudden break-up.

"Amanda is really upset about it and not taking it well at all," a source told the publication.

But just a week after the pair announced their split, the pair's relationship was back on again and they announced that they were expecting their first child together.

"Baby on board!" Bynes wrote, sharing her ultrasound photo on Instagram, which she has since removed.

"It's true, Amanda is pregnant. She's very, very early. Her parents know," a source told E! at the time.

Speaking to Fox News this week, Bynes' legal representative, David Esquibias, has shot down reports that the former actress is pregnant.

"Amanda is not pregnant and she is not residing in a sober living facility," the lawyer said.

"She is sheltering in a safe location and is doing very well."

In late December, Bynes shared an Instagram photo of her new tattoo – a small heart on her left cheek.

Reporting on the news at the time,E!claimed that Bynes had been living in a sober living community for several months.

"She hasn't had a recent relapse and is not doing drugs or alcohol," a source told the publication.

"She is focused on her sobriety right now and committed to it and she feels really good about it," they added.

"She's doing really well."

In late 2018, an interview with Paper Magazine saw Bynes open up about the events that led to her dramatic downward spiral.

In the rare interview, Bynes spoke about her plans to return to acting, her struggles with drug addiction and life in the public eye.

After skyrocketing to fame with her own Nickelodeon children's comedy program The Amanda Showin 1999, Bynes soon went on to star in films.

But although many remember Bynes for her role in the 2006 filmShe's The Manalongside Channing Tatum, the 32-year-old doesn't look back on the film fondly.

Instead, seeing herself portrayed as a man sent her into a "deep depression".

"When the movie came out and I saw it, I went into a deep depression for four to six months because I didn't like how I looked when I was a boy," Bynes told Paper Magazine.

"I've never told anyone that," she added.

"It just really put me into a funk."

Although Bynes had a better experience with the filmHairspray,her role inEasy Ain 2010 ultimately convinced her to retire from acting at just 24 years old.

"I literally couldn't stand my appearance in that movie and I didn't like my performance," Bynes told the publication.

"I was absolutely convinced I needed to stop acting after seeing it," she continued.

"I was high on marijuana when I saw that but for some reason it really started to affect me... I was convinced that I should never be on camera again and I officially retired on Twitter, which was, you know, also stupid."

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