Jennie Garth has tried to reconnect with Amanda Bynes.

The 40-year-old actress - who recently realized she is not ready to date following her split from husband of 11 years Breaking Dawn: Part 2 actor Peter Facinelli - claims she is desperately concerned about her former What I Like About You co-star who is like a "little sister" to her, but has so far failed to reach her.

"I haven't talked to her. I've tried. She's like a little sister to me, so I would love to wrap my arms around her right now. But I haven't been able to reach her," the mother-of-three told The Jeff Probst Show.

Amanda, 26, has suffered a string of setbacks recently including being charged with driving on a suspended license and having her car impounded.

Jennie admitted that like Amanda she too thought her career was over after the end of their comedy series until she realized she loves being an actress: "I forgot that I actually like what I do. I thought that I was done as an actress [after the sitcom]. I really thought that I was retiring and I didn't want to do it anymore. And now I'm doing it again, and I really enjoy it."