Amanda Seyfried Dealt With Actual Mean Girls In High School

Amanda Seyfried reveals that after suffering anxiety dreams about high school for years, she decided to go back and visit as an adult, and recommends that everyone give it a try - especially for those who dealt with real-life "Mean Girls." On her tour she surprised the high school drama teacher, even though she never actually acted in the school plays!
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[@Underyourbedeyes]

you can tell she was actually bullied unlike some celebs who say there were for sympathy. You can feel her pain and stuff here, even if she seems like it's funny - it's in her eyes.

[@Lelffy]

Traumatized in middle school. Big reason I became a middle school teacher. We can help others through our own experiences, especially the painful ones. 💕

[@malovina]

❤️

[@goahead-rk1232]

Reason why I work with children because of my own experiences as a child. I always say that I’m there for support.

[@m00nl1ghtba3]

Thank you, love you ♡

[@nicoleraheem1195]

Thank you!! 💜

[@delsmontgomery]

the fact that Amanda still deals with HS trauma to this day is crazy. It makes me feel silly worrying about my MS trauma with mean girls in school, because if this literal superstar can't, what makes me think that I can? Big eye opener for me. I should stop worrying about Middle School bullies and not let their comments about my appearance in MS bother me

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

I do remember there was a few mean boys in Middle School calling me names but whatever I still had fun.

[@sohndustin]

idk, i think middle schoolers are meaner than high schoolers. they're like little sociopaths trying out different personalities and testing what they can and can't get away with.

[@laracraftstashraider5944]

middle schoolers are vicious - I still remember some stuff that was said to me. You're not alone, but you're on the right track to put it out of your mind and focus on living your life like they never had an effect on you.

[@nsasupporter7557]

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld who hasn’t dealt with mean kid in school?

[@delsmontgomery]

@@laracraftstashraider5944 thank you, I really appreciate that

[@vamanosninja4143]

They probably bullied her because she's so pretty

[@flaiirenn]

exactly. she's beautiful, intelligent, and talented. they're jealous of her.

[@tiragd928]

Facts

[@ryanciani3324]

No way

[@NavyJadeBabe]

I went to high school with her. She was a year older then me. I do remember seeing her a lot. She was gorgeous. Seriously stunning even then. I remember she would wear this peacoat like jacket. She was super short and very quiet. I can imagine she got bullied. Girls were a mess. I always admired her thick blonde hair, huge blue eyes, and her Peacoat. lol

[@Cashback13]

Not at all Jealous of you right now...

[@stefansnellgrove]

Lucky went to school with her and she was in iconic movies like Mean Girls and Mama Mia she literally acted alongside Lindsay Lohan during the height of her career 1998 Parent Trap to 2005 Herbie Fully Loaded she was the it girl. Also getting to work with Meryl Streep and Cher I wanna be an actress and singer ever since I was a kid and would love to work with them. There’s so actors/actresses and singers I’d love to work with especially the ones I wasn’t even born to high school like I was 3 when Hilary and Lindsay first movies came out in 1998 and was 3 turning 4 to just turned 4 when Britney and Christina debut Britney’s album came out in January I turned 4 in June and Christina’s album came out 2 months later in august. So I loved all 4 of them since I was 3-4 years old. I remember when I was like maybe 5-6 my older sister’s friend had to explain to me how Lindsay didn’t have a twin and played both parts I thought it was magic lol.

[@dg_loreee]

Omg I want some others trivia about her in highschool

[@frankinsaneandmyrrh1202]

do you think she got bullied because people were jealous of her beauty?

[@cdtape]

her eyes are green though

[@Serenity113]

1:45 “and so he lives with us now…”the way she delivered that 😂😂

[@laracraftstashraider5944]

straight up dry humor lol

[@greenlatte99]

I don't get it ;(

[@laracraftstashraider5944]

@@greenlatte99 it's the contrast between her deadpan delivery as if it were 100% true compared to the complete absurdity of the idea of having a stranger move in with you and your family because of a single complement

[@greenlatte99]

@@laracraftstashraider5944 now I get it :) thank you.

[@leeanntan9030]

Amanda looks absolutely beautiful. She is brave for sharing her story.

[@mafthew1813]

Amanda’s hair looks absolutely Perfect here

[@gdg1326]

It never fails to look perfect tbh

[@emilyvickery8081]

I get where Amanda is coming from. Some 30yeaes later and I was approaching the fruit and vegetables section of a local supermarket and I froze like a deer staring into headlights- there infront of me stood one of many girls who found it delightful in their world to taunt, punch, push, kick, and slagg on me during primary and secondary years of schooling. School was so much fun. Not.

[@emilyvickery8081]

*years

[@JT-mu4ly]

How did they react when they saw you? I'm curious to know what happened after if you don't mind me asking?

[@whizzardblizzard5696]

@@JT-mu4ly I need to know too!

[@pinkpunkpunk3099]

@@emilyvickery8081 did you pitty her? Usually they were looser and still are...

[@dextermoore278]

Amanda is so pretty and talented. I always thought she seemed really nice and sweet. I like her positive personality.

[@HaleyMary]

Traumatized in elementary school and middle school. Most of my bullies were boys, but dealt with a few girl bullies in middle school. Then, my mom always wondered why it was difficult for me to make friends. Luckily, my high school had a lot of kind people. Was never bullied in high school.

[@kukukuku4773]

She’s a real Disney princess

[@adrianaavellaneda3996]

Es cierto una bella princess y tan buena actriz bendiciones para todos

[@Joisu121]

They are both so great. Kelly is an awesome talk show host. The conversations are really comfortable

[@lorenzosclocco9427]

The convos are nice, but Kelly always needs to add something....sometimes she should just let the guest speak more.

[@GilbertGTV]

@@lorenzosclocco9427 Agreed. She comes across as a one-upper all the time and makes all of their statements about herself. I agree that she needs to be okay with just letting them shine alone. Someone needs to tell her that kindly, but constructively. It’s okay to give her feedback about how great she is but also how she can be better.

[@annikoponen1015]

She didnt let amanda talk ... I think its kinda rude

[@annikoponen1015]

@@lorenzosclocco9427 this!!!!

[@queenievalade474]

Nah she doesn’t let them finish. That’s not ok in a talk show. It should be about the guests.

[@kat6290]

"They can just WATCH you" 🤣

[@kat6290]

What a dream it would be to meet both of these ladies, especially Kelly 😊 Went to her concert in Grand Rapids, MI one Valentine's Day. Won the tickets & everything, in a singing competition. I just love Kelly's songs and her humor is so me 🤣

[@zzizahacallar]

I love Kelly the mean girls can watch you.

[@Elong.]

Love the heyyy to accentuate it😄

[@nsasupporter7557]

Who hasn’t dealt with mean kids in school?

[@lukeprimmer9366]

Amanda is AGELESS! OMG how FLAWLESS?! Also i can totally relate to still dealing with HS trauma years later!

[@pietro_f00]

Honestly, reading this comment section makes me feel so much better because I don't feel alone. I as well, was traumatized in High School. I was treated and labeled like the weird kid just because I was really shy and reserved, but even when I would try to open up to someone, they'd always see it as an opportunity to pick on me because that reputation had already been instilled on me; it's craxy how a label or a reputation can be put on you without you doing anything in particular. Anyway, I got depressed and anxious, and since those days, it never left me. Unfortunately, bullying experiences never really leave you, but you can try your best not to let those memories influence you, and let them go. For me, some days are easier than others, but it's always nice to have reminders that it can happen to anyone and that it wasn't "my fault" or whatever. I know that I have already done everything that I could, but when someone picks on you, the problem is them, not you, so there is only so much you can do. Whoever is reading this, please, remember that you are not what people tell you, or used to tell you. They were actually projecting their own unhappiness for life on you, and they didn't actually know you; they would just see what they wanted to see of you, not the real you. Take care, you deserve better, and know that you're gonna get it. xx

[@jt2481]

You totally hit the nail on the head!!!!!! I truly hope you feel in your heart what you said is true. Hurt people hurt people, period. They don't see the truth, they only project unhappiness and cruelty. YOU are not what they said. YOU are amazing, one of one!!!!!!! Never to be replicated! I hope your life is showered upon with blessings.

[@pietro_f00]

@@jt2481 Awwww, you're so sweet! Thanks so much for your amazing words; they truly made my day and made me smile!! I really hope you yourself know that you are amazing the way you are, and that you are as kind and gentle to yourself as you've been to me. Know that you filled my heart with joy, and renewed my hope. Sending lots of love. xx

[@reenasingh6275]

She's a breath of fresh air

[@ThinkingLikeAVIRTUOUSWoman]

I visit my old high school all the time… my daughter goes there ☺️ And she’s graduating this year, exactly 20 years after Mommy ❤️

[@ThickBarbie-qu6ep]

I know exactly how Amanda feels! I have two Disabilities Autism and Epilepsy(which means I have multiple Seizures) and I get the worst Seizures a person can get Grand Mal! I suffer from severe chronic Anxiety, Depression, and stress because of my Disabilities and growing up from Kindergarten through 12th Grade. My life was a living Hell! I had no friends and I was constantly Bullied, harassed, made fun of, belittled, spit on, verbally, and physically abused, I received Death threats you name it. All through out my school years. Not even the quote on quote loser kids wanted to be friends with me! I'm all grown up now and I still don't fit in at all anywhere! I can't make or keep friends to save my life! I can't even make friends with people I have things in common with! I never had a boyfriend, been on a date, been hugged or kissed by a man who wasn't a family member anything, The only friends I have are my Parents, my Sister, her Husband, her two kids, and that’s it!

[@fadilahe3681]

I'm so sorry you've had such a hard time. I'm glad you have a good family circle. I pray you get comfort from those around you. May you be happy always❤️

[@milesdixon9267]

@@fadilahe3681 ❤

[@alexandralaye41]

ThickBarbie1985 ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@joshuasanders2123]

God bless you. You are created wonderful by the God of the Universe and no one can take that away from you. I hope people will see the beauty and value in you, but most importantly you would know it in yourself :) I’ve had lonely times in my life and it’s tough.

[@kels95]

I'm 27 and STILL have anxiety dreams that I'm back at school or my old teachers show up it's honestly the worst I feel like my school experience is gunna follow me for my whole fuckin life lol

[@whitneyrose8265]

"I wasn't traumatized, l just didn't want to be there"

[@thereallg4587]

*I actually watched mean girls for the first time the other day and it was really funny. Thank God I have no HS trauma.*

[@somethingortheother8678]

i love these two so much

[@jeevank5027]

Amanda seyfried is like an angel , a full moon in the sky her voice is as beautiful as she looks ❤

[@delrey874]

She's great actress ❤️

[@jesusiskingofmyheart]

She's sooo pretty ❤

[@CorinneOliv]

I thought I was the only one who had these dreams and I’m 30 now lol I’ve been haunted for all these years

[@user-ms3jz7ub7n]

I loved it when Amanda brought her lovable dog Finn on interviews. I hope he's doing well.

[@benjjjjsin]

He just completed chemo apparently

[@user-ms3jz7ub7n]

@@benjjjjsin Oh no! That's awful! I hope he'll be okay.

[@dicadica1ify]

Okay this is a big deal to me. I am from Brazil, and she has always been my favorite actress since Red Riding hood. I went to William Allen in allentown and when I found out she went to that school too I flipped out ! So cool and so humble. Love her.

[@derrickcuevas6071]

I love this woman

[@ckay8191]

She’s so gorgeous

[@EmmaMarch]

"Girls are mean"... I mean my main bully at school was a guy... Bullies are not of one specific gender

[@joelk2575]

I totally agree. When I was at school the only negativity I had was from guys. And I would also witness guys say horrible things about girls (like they're fat, for instance) and vice versa.

[@EmmaMarch]

@@joelk2575 totally! Likewise... Many even punched me "as a joke"... This is only 1% of what they did... so yeah terrible times. Even though a few girls laughed about it and did not defend me, most other girls were pretty mature... the men were the ones who always started it... I hope everyone can be kind to teenage girls it's such a vulnerable time for us

[@elizrebezilmadommdo1662]

True. I've been bullied by both.

[@romenapriti]

Kelly Clarkson is amazing, and the show is great. But she doesn't let her guests finish their sentences! :/

[@coloredpencils01]

Every famous person says they were bullied/mean to in middle/high school. And everyone in the comment section is like "me too." (Including me) -- It makes me wonder where all the mean girls are today? How do they react to this type of video? Do they recognize that they were the mean girls? Or do they claim the same thing like "yeah girls were really mean to me"? Does everyone think they were bullied and no one realize they were the bullies? Did the mean girls also have their own mean girls?

[@sondralevinson7978]

I don't think everyone thinks that they were bullied, a lot of people grow up without those kinds of experiences. It's just that those people probably aren't posting comments on KZbin videos. I just think that people who were bullied are the ones who feel compelled to comment. As far as mean girls-some of them grow up, some don't. I've met plenty of "grown-ups" who still behave like they're in middle school.

[@clairewillow6475]

I’ve been on both sides of it. I wasn’t a relentless bully or anything but I had some shitty moments that I feel guilty about.

[@getshorty7549]

Amanda's bringing the 1983 JC Penny suburban Church housewife look back!

[@editsbyredeye3684]

She looks so pretty here! 😍😍😍

[@johannisloka12]

Me. Sheckler!!!!!! If you went to Allen HS and know him just imagine him running around like that Lmaoo he’s hilarious

[@cedricponcet9861]

an actress who returns a very simple and nice image, in addition to being divinely beautiful, what eyes oh my God

[@rhaenyraitargaryen6360]

Off-topic but I can't stop staring at her hair. So beautiful omg.

[@andressalgado4558]

Omg this is so trueeee I have been live the same HS trauma even finish college, thats crazy

[@clairewillow6475]

“Go back to high school if you can” I worked in my old high school for a year lol

[@mombun1320]

That's right Kelly those mean girls can sit and watch her success w.their petty a$$es! And when Amanda returns to our hometown she doesn't need to give them the pleasure of her time or company!

[@cat56789]

AND THATS ON PERIODTTTT

[@Notme811_you]

Me with a stalker. A male bully who would catcall me everyday. A guy that cornered me and a bully duo trying to harass me into wearing makeup and dressing better. And another bully that delighted in my suffering. It made her feel good about herself.

[@fatengh5946]

I love this interview but if Kelly would just listen more to her guests it would be better. I wanted to hear Amanda’s stories but she kept interrupting her....

[@liv.EJM4497]

I was about to comment the same thing! I was so interested to hear her go more in depth about her experience with bullying.. the interrupting is seriously annoying

[@fatengh5946]

@@liv.EJM4497 same, I was bullied too during my schools years and wanted to hear her experience. Seriously the producers should let Kelly know about her interruptions, maybe she doesn’t know that she’s doing it.

[@mojiahedadam4613]

Well there are time limits If u let ur guest talk and talk U wont be able to ask the following questions

[@fatengh5946]

@@mojiahedadam4613 I understand that but there is a way to do it. We can barely listen to her guests and I can’t keep up with their stories cuz she keeps interrupting them. I’m not bashing her it’s just she needs better communication skills, maybe she doesn’t realize that she’s doing it.

[@mojiahedadam4613]

@@fatengh5946 i think it depends on the guest or the situations Because in other videos alot of people admire her hosting and letting her guest speaks compared to ellen jimmy wendy and other male host

[@damirbabic7403]

I love blonde very very much 😍💛Amanda seyfried what a great talented young lady like herr very much she is a princess 😍🥰💛💛💛💛 great interview how she deals with herr fears and trauma respect to herr i say

[@giordanotirelli6028]

Happy birthday amanda from italian boy live in rome

[@roxyd7127]

Shout out Allentown 🙌🏼

[@bindahumaira8830]

Masha Allah, she's so pretty 🥰🥰

[@dwainesworld1019]

Never knew Kelly clarkson had a show

[@jackchop1576]

Karen was the nice Mean Girl though. The other three were conniving and selfish.

[@hillyplays29]

My high school was demolished and rebuilt a few years ago.

[@tinakiielii319]

Mean Gurls ❤❤

[@user-yk9dq9bc9i]

I well leave you alone with your friends and family but you're multi talents person

[@ryanjonsson2468]

And i didn't get to go to other actuall hard classes until my sophomore year where the teachers thought i couldn't do harder work so they tried to have me do school work that was preschool or kindergarten school work looking back at that moments i should have told my special ed teacher that i wanted to go to other classes and do harder school work but the past is the past

[@andrebrandao6618]

0:51 - I believe

[@podsmpsg1]

Amanda looks beautiful.

[@xenio]

I went back to my traumatising high school and it was shut down 👀

[@kaitlin4945]

Wait i can’t believe she’s from Allentown PA

[@benjjjjsin]

Why? Is it rare to have Hollywood actors from her hometown?

[@andrebrandao6618]

2:35 - Torch..

[@kathleenreynolds7113]

Talented and beautiful

[@claudiaandrea222]

They can just watch you ayyeee😌

[@ryanciani3324]

There’s nobody named Elizabeth in this conversation

[@blue-lc4ry]

She looks like Michelle Pfeiffer. Very pretty.

[@MLG88726]

High school sucks for most ppl… let it gooooooooo why be a prisoner of your past?

[@chaddrake1276]

Amanda is beautiful

[@no1nestandsalone387]

Karen.. WUT 😳🥴🤣

[@johannisloka12]

I went to WILLIAM Allen High School I have nightmares of being there too 😑

[@SL-lz9jr]

Absolutely hated middle school and high school. Yuck. All my current closest friends came from college and work. I’m still in touch with a handful of good people from my youth but, honestly, I could care less about the rest.

[@tinakiielii319]

She look cool

[@Chr1st1an11]

Ironically she was a mean girl 😂

[@Artnotforthesakeofart]

If you're from Africa, then why are you white?

[@allentrice1547]

Hope that Kelly and Amanda won't be able to be lovely "Mean Girls" at! ❤️💕

[@giordanotirelli6028]

Today amanda 38 years

[@glamoursrosha602]

I did come bk and i hated it even tho i was popular and i loved my days there loved my friends but the skool board + teachers not into me so they made my life a living hell

[@amandaseyfried643fanofjamien]

Wow... I got A Crush on Amanda. And I've had this crush for 2.5 years already and to this day I still have a crush on Amanda. Hopefully She's my Girlfriend one day

[@Mark-qt5ux]

I understand your trauma

[@princeicio]

How come she still looks and sounds like a high schooler?

[@Tiffanylouisekelly]

Amanda looks like Kate Hudson

[@andrebrandao6618]

2:05 - """""""""""""""""" buah""""""""" sensei

[@bigthreeproductions7460]

why did kelly interrupt so much like girl i love u but i wanted that tea

[@4rmAshes]

Yes kelly let's perpetuate this notion that "show them you're doing waaay better than them, look at me, look what i did" so those girls can feel miserable about themselves.

[@dextermoore278]

Yeah showing THE BULLIES she is doing better than them.

[@RevolutionaryGlory]

Idk. I think if somebody once tried to drag you down, you've kind of earned that right

[@ninalou4629]

Well considering theyre shitty people.. they should :)

[@benjjjjsin]

If the success of someone you weren’t nice to makes you miserable, that’s a YOU problem. See a therapist.

[@4rmAshes]

Guys, pitting a girl against a girl, or a person against a person is not right.

[@andrebrandao6618]

JFaith!

[@r.22r]

Seriously what goes in american high schools ?! They make it sound like a nightmare!! In my part of the world, its considered the best,most carefree days of ones life!

[@ritaevergreen7234]

It could be the way people or media where you live depict the way the US schools are. Some people get enamored with it but you have to understand not everyone’s expirence in US are not all the same.

[@hannahwalmer1124]

What country are you from, if I may ask?

[@TaylorTot-13]

🙂‍↔️🙂‍↔️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

[@gigia95421]

I think Kelly talks a bit too much over the guest... I'd like to hear a complete story from the guest

[@matthewkeating6970]

NOONE has this girls eyes thats for sure.

[@user-uh1dd2jb2p]

OMG her eyes 🥵🥵🥵🥵🔥

[@realtalk6195]

Lindsay Lohan just got married recently. I hope Kelly brought that up, but I doubt she did. Kelly seems to have no clue what to say to actually further the conversation. Her interview skills are still super weak.

[@mynameis2013]

Why would that be relevant at all for Amanda Seyfried??

[@user-ms3jz7ub7n]

@@mynameis2013 Because they starred in the movie Mean Girls together many years ago.

[@mynameis2013]

@@user-ms3jz7ub7n I know they starred in Mean Girls together but that was a long time ago and they are not friends. Kids born when Mean Girls was released are now adults. It makes more sense to talk about her current life, work and costars then one from 18 years ago. She’s not going to give an interesting answer because they haven’t kept up with each other.

[@user-ms3jz7ub7n]

@@mynameis2013 I mean it depends. Some actors remain friends for years after making hit movies but some don't. Personally I thought Amanda was absolutely brilliant in The Dropout and deserves every award available to her.

[@benjjjjsin]

This interview was done before LiLo got married

[@andrebrandao6618]

1:24 - no no no no no.........caveman

[@scarlettalberternst2913]

First

[@chefdave1157]

Another great interview but baby I keep seeing you with the makeup and the black nails all this I like but you already know I'd rather see you with no polish no makeup us just having a conversation about life and for me I guess the only thing that could be better is heaven. ❤️💗💕💞💖💖🌹