It wasn't exactly the easiest transition. Mary-Kate was treated for an eating disorder in , her rep confirmed, and later, both she and Ashley ended up leaving New York University before graduating. In , Ashley opened up about her decision to no longer act. I don't like to be the center of attention anymore. But if I ever get back in, it's not going to be as an actress.
Just how private are the year-old Olsen twins? The two have no public social media accounts and waited until to share their first public selfie ever , which caused a stir when it was posted on Sephora's Instagram account.
A post shared by Sephora sephora. Not only did the Olsen twins become much more private after A New York Minute , but their public image changed drastically as well. Both Mary-Kate and Ashley chose to focus on their fashion empire -- which includes labels Elizabeth and James and the more high-end The Row -- and became style icons in their own right. Gone were the trendy, more overtly feminine styles the twins displayed during their acting days, and in its place came more avant-garde, monochrome looks that had the fashion world taking notice.
As for their dating lives, both twins have remained incredibly tight-lipped, and tellingly, have chosen to date non-celebrities. It features a horse chase scene as the twins, who've been kidnapped, decide to use Santa's horse-drawn sleigh to escape to their grandma's. There was also a polo match featured in their movie Winning London. As she grew up, horses continued to be a pivotal part of Mary-Kate's life. At Campbell Hall School, she competed on the equestrian team. In , she told Elle , "Although I was always surrounded by a lot of adults [in show business], my big hobby was horseback riding, so I was surrounded by all my horseback riding friends , too.
When she moved to New York City to study at New York University, she stopped riding for a bit, but she eventually came back to it. And for more celebrity news sent right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. Mary-Kate admitted to HITS: "It is a challenge to balance both a career that requires almost all of my time and a true passion that is not a full time job. It is unfortunate that I can't be in two places at once. I have had to learn to be patient with myself. The former child star added, "Horses teach you a lot about yourself," noting that riding has allowed her "to practice being accepting, patient, disciplined, compassionate, competitive, and all of those other emotions that are very important to have in your everyday life.
They also influenced her career as a designer. All Rights Reserved. Open side menu button. In the absence of their acting career, both Mary-Kate and Ashley have been pretty focused on becoming fashion mavens. However, throughout the years, Mary-Kate has struck out on her own to debut a talent that she doesn't seem to share with her twin: horseback riding.
PopSugar reported that Mary-Kate rode three different horses during the event, which is considered one of the most renowned show jumping events in the world.
By that point, Mary-Kate had been riding horses competitively for three years and had been photographed riding recreationally in locales like the Hamptons. It seems like this hobby holds more interest for Mary-Kate than acting, and she's clearly talented if she made it into this famous event. Though it might seem like the Olsens do just about everything together, you might not realize that after one twin stopped acting entirely, the other stayed on screen for just a little while longer.
After Ashley stopped acting, Mary-Kate continued, appearing in shows like Weeds and the critically panned film Beastly , among other projects. As Mary-Kate told the magazine, it "just felt right to move away [from the spotlight]. I've done that, but now it's important and liberating to be on the other side of the lens. I don't like to be the center of attention anymore. The two clearly found their bliss elsewhere — and with each other. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen certainly tried to leave the spotlight behind when they quit acting, but the media still focused extensively on their personal lives and exploits, especially when Mary-Kate wed the half-sibling of a former European president.
After beginning their relationship in , Mary-Kate and Olivier Sarkozy — the half-brother of former French leader Nicolas Sarkozy — announced their engagement in and tied the knot in , holding a super-private party in New York City despite the wedding's ban on cellphones and the press, reporters still managed to learn that bowls of cigarettes were used as the event's decor. However, the union broke down by , and in the spring of that year — during the onset of the COVID pandemic — Mary-Kate filed for an emergency divorce from her French husband to move the court proceedings along as quickly as possible.
Ultimately, a judge denied the request. The divorce was later finalized in January of over Zoom, thanks to the ongoing global health crisis. If you're still missing the Olsen twins, rest easy: one of their younger siblings has proven more than capable of filling their shoes. Though she had appeared in some of her sisters' projects — and even considered quitting acting after watching them face brutal public scrutiny — she didn't really break onto the scene in her own right until , when she led the indie film Martha Marcy May Marlene.
From there, the youngest Olsen became a star all on her own, appearing in films like 's Liberal Arts , the American remake of South Korean flick Oldboy , and 's Godzilla adaptation. However, you probably know Elizabeth Olsen best thanks to her ongoing role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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