The relationship betweenNickelodeon child stars Amanda Bynesand Drake Bell began when they were just children.
Bell initially met Bynes on her popular namesake comedy series.
This role eventually landed Bell and co-star Josh Peck with their own show called “Drake & Josh.”
However, it appears the two were once incredibly close.
The two began dating in February 1999, which sparked while filming “The Amanda Show” for Nickelodeon.
“Amanda, to me, was like Carol Burnett.
She was Lucille Ball.
She was a big star,” Bell recalled toSpeech Bubble.
Such instances would lead toBynes being placed in a conservatorship.
Magazine, “She’s brilliant.
She’s good, and she’s healthy.”
At that point, the musician stated they were still speaking regularly.
“She’s experiencing life for real, without the spotlight, for the first time.
She is a girl who is finding herself,” Bell shared.
The March 2024 Investigation Discovery documentary “Quiet on Set” could have reunited Bell and Bynes.
However, Bynes reportedly declined to be featured in the explosive series as her experience differed from those featured.
