Celeb News: Mary-Kate and Ashley are retiring!

NathanNAVY

What do you see them doing now?

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They’ve been in the public eye since the young age of nine months, but Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen reveal that they never really felt like it was right.

Though the uber-famous twins gained extraordinary wealth and success, the 27-year-old told Women’s Wear Daily that they are finished with Hollywood and ready to focus primarily on fashion.

“We were always hard workers as kids,” Mary-Kate tells WWD. “It’s just the way we are, the way we were raised. Our work ethic was everything, and that never left us. We like to work hard, and we like to try to do everything 100 percent. In fact, it’s actually almost impossible for us not to. Sometimes you succeed and sometimes not so much, but it’s learning.”

Mary-Kate and Ashley run Dualstar Entertainment Group, which manufactures various items including fragrances, in addition to their clothing brands like The Row and Elizabeth and James.

They’ve found what they are comfortable doing now, and admit that they never felt comfortable on set.

“With what we were doing in business when we were younger, I don’t think it ever felt like we were actresses — because we spent so much more of our time not in front of the cameras, building a brand," Mary-Kate continued.

“I always looked at myself, even as a kid, as a businesswoman,” Ashley added.

“We feel so fortunate to have each other, to have a dialogue,” Ashley explained. “Communication is key; it’s the most important thing in life. And Mary-Kate and I get to communicate all day long, on all sorts of subjects. It gets us to a more educated, thoughtful place, because we often come to things from different directions — although we want to get to the same space and have the same goal and vision. But that conversation is what gets us there.”

http://gossipcenter.com/mary-kate-ol...resses-1094461

madonnafan18

At least we've still got Elizabeth Olsen.

venuss

27 y/o and retiring

Good for them I guess

Mike91

I feel like they've been retired since the 90's.

conseeded

Haven't they been retired since New York Minute? I thought they've been focusing on fashion for like 8-9 years now

Hector

In other news, the sky is blue.

This is only semi-shocking for Mary Kate because she was still acting.

ExclamationMarks

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Originally posted by conseeded

Haven't they been retired since New York Minute? I thought they've been focusing on fashion for like 8-9 years now

This. Like did they really need to announce it?

HOD

Not surprising but who ****ing else though ?!

I mean, ONLY the Olsens !

as926

This article doesn't even say "retiring" and I'm pretty sure they properly retired from acting/the Hollywood scene years ago. They were probably just asked about acting and said that they're still not doing it and just focusing on fashion, which has been the case for some time now.

TurntUp

does their fashion line do well?

Αnt

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Originally posted by Mike91

I feel like they've been retired since the 90's.

I know right.

prollyallmyfault

TBH, in my mind they retired when this happened:

uhoh-ohno

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Originally posted by TurntUp

does their fashion line do well?

Yes, it does. They do luxurious basics, if that makes sense. I've seen their line "The Row" at Barney's, and the prices are really extravagant for J. Crew lite/ Ellen Tracy type gear. Yes, it's better quality, but to me, it's like Alice and Olivia. You don't need that type of "quality" for goods that are easily and less expensively substituted elsewhere. I'll be damned if I'm a drop hundreds/thousands on ish that I can get at ASOS. That said, a lot of rich people disagree with me, because The Row sells well.

Kamil24

If I were them, I would just retire from everything. I mean, being super rich, might as well retire, fade from the public eye, and just live the rest of your live privately with lots of money.

Spector

I used to love them so much as a kid. I would love it if they had continued acting, but I mean, I thought it was clear that they weren't really here for it anymore. And of course, we have Elizabeth now, who would probably be outshining them if they were still acting, anyway.

I'm just glad they've found something that they're equally as successful in and enjoy even more, in fashion.

abrahamjmr

I would love to see them again on the big screen. The article doesn't say they're retired even if they did it years ago. Wasn't Mary-Kate going to appear on a movie?

zach

They've been retired from acting for almost a decade now!

Mary-Kate just did a few films by herself.

XTIANLOVESBRITNEY

Love them

as926

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Originally posted by prollyallmyfault

TBH, in my mind they retired when this happened:

Rogue

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Originally posted by prollyallmyfault

TBH, in my mind they retired when this happened: