Amanda (Betrayed By My Bridesmaid)

Amanda (Shana Goodman) is the main villainess from the 2022 Lifetime film *Betrayed By My Bridesmaid* (premiered and released on Lifetime Movie Club, October 7th, 2022).

## Backstory/Introduction

Not much is known about Amanda’s past except that she attended college with Tom (one of the main protagonist) who she fell in love with. One night, Amanda introduced Tom to Katie (the main protagonist and Amanda’s best friend) with the two falling in love and eventually dating much to Amanda’s jealousy. Amanda then became determined to break the couple up and preventing them from marrying after Tom proposed to Katie. Amanda is first spotted in a flashback of Katie’s birthday party where Katie finds her sister Connie in bed with her boyfriend. Katie scolded Connie who was known to be an alcoholic and had a habit of sleeping with Katie’s boyfriend. Years later, Amanda is seen with Katie and Tom as the couple take a private jet to fly out to their wedding venue while also being appointed as Katie’s Maid Of Honor. When Katie and Tom meet Tom’s mother, Mrs. Lin, Amanda charms his mother by greeting her in her native language while also telling Mrs. Lin about Katie’s sister Connie after Mrs. Lin expresses her disapproval of the wedding.

When Connie gets out of rehab, she meets up with Katie at the hotel much to Katie’s surprise. Amanda then decides to use Connie as a pawn in her plan to break Tim and Katie up. Amanda kicks off her plan by leaving a threatening letter to Katie by her bridal suite while also texting Connie the wrong time to attend the dress fitting. Amanda later admits to Katie that she purposely gave Connie the wrong time simply because she was tired of Connie’s substance abuse and believes that Connie is a terrible sister to Katie. Amanda later vandalizes the couple’s original Wedding Venue with Katie suspecting that Connie may have been involved. Later on, Amanda eavesdrops on a conversation with Connie and Tom as Connie tries to explain that she just wants to do right by Katie with Tom hugging Connie and accepting her as his future sister-in-law. Amanda snaps a photo and later drugs Connie’s drink causing Connie to appear under the influence at dinner with Mrs. Lin. Amanda shows Katie the picture with Katie accusing Connie of sleeping with Tom while also causing a rift between Tom and Katie. Connie picks up some flowers and chocolate for Tom who intended to make up with Katie after surprising her at her Bachelorette party. Amanda switches out the chocolate and replaces the original candy with chocolate containing nuts knowing Katie is allergic. Amanda also takes Katie’s epipen with Katie going into a anaphylactic shock and being hospitalized. Amanda later loosens a couple of screws at a restaurant where the couple was going to have their rehearsal dinner causing Katie to fall into the water and nearly drown to death. Katie is revived and files a police report against Connie believing that Connie is the one sabotaging her wedding.

## Reveal/Arrest

Amanda’s heel persona is officially revealed after she and Tom go to a local bar where she tries to talk Tom into postponing the wedding while also professing her love to him. Unbeknownst to Amanda, Connie followed the duo and began recording their conversation. Amanda tells Tom that she always loved him and actually wanted Katie to date Anton (a mutual friend) instead and kisses Tom only for Tom to pull away while telling her the feeling is not mutual. Connie goes to Amanda’s hotel room where she confronts Amanda about being the true culprit with Amanda callously admitting to everything. Connie reveals that she has a video of Amanda kissing Tom with Amanda trashing her room and calling hotel security claiming that Connie attacked her. Amanda cuts herself with a broken bottle while also taking Connie’s phone and deleting the video. Connie is arrested but Connie convinces Katie that she is innocent. On the Wedding day, Katie discovers the video on Connie’s tablet and realizes that Amanda is the true culprit. Katie confronts Amanda with Amanda setting the room on fire and leaving Katie inside the room to die. Connie and Heather (Katie’s assistant/friend) manage to rescue Katie much to Amanda’s anger. Amanda attacks both Tom and Katie as she attempts to strangle Katie to death while also calling Katie a terrible friend. Connie manages to pulls Amanda off of Katie and Amanda is arrested for her actions. Katie confronts Amanda one last time in the back of the police car with Amanda trying to justify her actions. Katie tells Amanda that she needs help before walking away leaving Amanda despondent knowing that she will never be with Tom.