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Amanda Bynes pauses podcast after one episode, won’t do show without Drake and other A-list guests

“What a Girl Wants” is Drake — and without the rapper on her podcast, Amanda Bynes isn’t interested in continuing.

The retired actress told her TikTok followers on Sunday that the “Amanda Bynes and Paul Sieminski: Podcast” is coming to an end after one episode.

“So even though the podcast is doing really well and the response has been great, I am going to take a pause on it for now,” the “She’s the Man” star, 37, said over the weekend. “We are not able to get the type of guests that I’d like on the show.”

In addition to Drake, the “Amanda Show” alum noted that she would like to interview Jack Harlow and Post Malone.

“So maybe one day if we’re able to get those types of guests on the show, we will resume the podcast,” Bynes said. “But for now, I’m taking a pause on it. Thank you everyone who watched. I really hope you enjoyed it. That is all for now.”

Amanda Bynes has decided to “take a pause” on her new podcast.
The actress clarified that the single episode of the “Amanda Bynes and Paul Sieminski: Podcast” has done “well.” Amanda Bynes/Instagram
However, she won’t continue without Drake and more A-list guests. Getty Images
The “All That” alum “maybe … will resume” if that happens. Amanda Bynes/Instagram

The former Nickelodeon star’s followers encouraged her to continue filming episodes in the comments, calling her the “big star” they want to hear from.

“WE DONT NEED GUESTS. We would love to hear about YOU,” one TikTok user wrote.

Another added, “Honestly Amanda i would just listen to you talk about whatever’s on your mind. you’re better than all them in my eyes.”

Bynes first revealed her podcast plans in November. Diggzy / SplashNews.com

A third user asked the “All That” alum not to “disappear again.”

Bynes remained out of the spotlight for most of the year as she was placed under multiple psychiatric holds — until her surprise November announcement that she was launching a podcast with pal Paul Sieminski.


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“At first we are going to interview our friends and then we’re hoping to take it mainstream, and interview celebrities and artists,” she said at the time.

She planned to “take it mainstream” and interview stars. Amanda Bynes/Instagram

The friends’ first episode dropped on Dec. 11, with the co-hosts speaking to Los Angeles-based tattoo artist Dahlia Moth about her work.

While Bynes did not give insight into her own life during the interview, she did reveal via Instagram Stories at the time that she got “blepharoplasty surgery on the skin folds in the corners of [her] eyes” and felt “better” after the cosmetic procedure.

The “Hairspray” star, who also debuted platinum blond hair last week, was placed under a conservatorship in 2013. The arrangement ended last year.