Ashley Olsen is amazed she managed to avoid the pitfalls of early stardom, insisting that the pressures of showbusiness should have caused her to have a public breakdown, similar to the one suffered by Britney Spears.
Ashley and her twin sister Mary-Kate have been in the public eye since they were hired as infants to star as Michelle Tanner on the ABC sitcom Full House in 1987.
“I look at Britney, and I’m surprised I didn’t end up like her,” Ashley, now 23, remarks in the September issue of Marie Claire Magazine.
Ashley has taken a vacation from acting, instead turning her focus to nurturing her growing fashion empire. She confesses that her stressful childhood has left her jaded toward showbusiness, “(Growing up) it was almost like I was in the army. School, work, homework, fly to New York, get in at two in the morning, do a morning show at 5am, then another one at seven, then a radio interview at 10.”
Twin fashionistas Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will be inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America this fall.
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The sisters have been recognized by the exclusive organization for their contributions to American fashion through their labels, The Row and the Elizabeth and James collection, named after their younger brother and sister. Read the rest of this entry »
Ashley Olsen is turning her focus away from acting to pursue her dream of fashion design full-time.
Ashley and her twin sisters Mary-Kate are already partners on the women’s clothing line, The Row, but it is Ashley who has taken over the day-to-day operationher sister continues to act.
She tells VMAN Magazine: “I’ve been transitioning from acting as a kid to doing something that I’m choosing for myself – to be part of the fashion industry. That’s what I want for my future. It has nothing to do with my past, nothing to do with anyone else’s agenda. And I followed my heart the whole way.”
Ashley adds, “The Row is really something that I’m doing while my sister still wants to focus on acting. She’s my partner in The Row, but she trusts me with the everyday. I mean, I see her like 10 times a day.”
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen still watch old episodes of Full House, the 80’s-90’s sitcom on which they launched their careers in showbiz. Read the rest of this entry »
The Hollywood Walk of Fame stars of actresses Sharon Stone andd Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were defaced and smudged with the words “FUR HAGS!” by anti-fur campaigners over the weekend.
Activists supporting animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have made a campaign of routinely discouraging the use of fur and protesting against the torture inflicted on animals as part of the fur trade.
After catching a screening of Revolutionary Road at a Regal Cinema in NYC’s Union Square neighborhood this week, the pint-sized media mogul was spied leaving the Ladies Restroom without washing her hands.
Animal rights activists’ favorite fur-wearing celebrity sibs are seeking to expand their literary franchise with the publication of a new book for kids. Read the rest of this entry »
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen join 23 other famous faces, including Kate Hudson, Cindy Crawford, Denise Richards, Elisha Cuthbert, Felicity Huffman, Salma Hayek, and Susan Sarandon, as vintage pin-up girls in the Timothy White’s new photography book, Hollywood Pinups.
While you were sleeping, Ashley Olsen stopped by the Late Show on Thursday, where she promoted the Olsens’ new book, Influence, with funnyman David Letterman.
Ashley Olsen is letting boyfriend of seven months Justin Bartha make an honest woman out of her, celebrity spies have revealed to the National Enquirer.
The 22-year-old entertainment mogul is planning a Summer 2009 wedding extravaganza at the famed Hotel du Cap Eden Roc in the French Riveria. The alleged wedding will be followed by a lavish $100,000 honeymoon in Greece, the report claims. Read the rest of this entry »
