We Finally Know What Really Happened To The Olsen Twins

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were ubiquitous child stars in the 1990's, with a prominent role in Full House and dozens of starring movie roles to their names. In fact, the fraternal twins co-starred in 36 movies, most going to direct to video, all of them earning them incredible profits before they could even legally drive.

From there, the twins turned their interests toward fashion, particularly that of the mass market and fast fashion varieties. These and other business ventures largely took them away from our TV screens, leaving many fans to wonder what became of the Olsen Twins. From fabulous business successes to interesting romantic histories, we finally know what really happened to the Olsen Twins.

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The big break | 0:00
Creating an empire | 1:07
Family drama | 2:19
Their last movie together | 3:09
Amassing a fortune | 3:55
Disappearing for a while | 4:43
A new career | 5:49
Time for romance | 6:37
A rough divorce | 7:48
Remaining super close | 8:36

[TheList]

What do you think about the Olsen twins?

[AA-qbni]

They're successful fashion designers now and they're doing something they actually enjoy!!

[karenbishop]

Nice that they could go on to careers, and don’t feel they have to be “influencers” .

[chinweonyebu]

Grew up watching them...oh the memories..

[hadassah]

I’m just glad that we got Wanda Maximoff.

[giocurve]

How come they're fraternal twins when I can't tell them apart? I've always thought they were identical twins.

[angierodriguez]

Mary Kate and Ashley’s relationship is stronger then all y’all marriages

[katelynmarie]

i was born in 1992 so i watched full house and ALL of their movies 🥰🥰

[lissa]

They’re great actresses. Hardworking and never had it easy. They use to be absolutely stunning. They’ve always been petite ladies but they look so weak and frail at such a young age:(

[TheJhsofia]

It is true that Mary-Kate and Ashley, and their parents, have said that the girls are fraternal twins (i.e. not identical). However, they’ve also said that this information is based on what a doctor told their parents when they were born, and that they have not had any formal genetic testing. In other words, no one, including Mary-Kate and Ashley themselves, know for sure if they’re identical or not. Apparently they were in separate amnioic sacs in the womb, and at the time of their birth, it was still believed that only fraternal twins had separate sacs. However, now we know that that is not true. Fraternal twins ARE always in separate sacs, but identical twins can have either one or two sacs depending on how soon after conception the embryo splits. Appearance-wise, Mary-Kate and Ashley are very similar. They are not identical in appearance, but they are similar enough that they COULD be identical. The term ”identical twins” is misleading since it’s technically not about an identical appearance but about an identical set of genes (identical twins share approx. 100 % of their genes). Therefore it is possible for even identical twins to look different, especially as they grow up. Some identical twins are very hard to tell apart and with others it’s surprisingly easy. Fraternal twins share approx. 50 % of their genes, just like regular siblings. Some fraternal twins still look a lot alike, while others look completely different. With Mary-Kate and Ashley, their younger sister Elizabeth Olsen also looks a lot like them, which suggests that their family has ”strong genes”. That could explain why Mary-Kate and Ashley look so much alike even if they are ”only” fraternal”. But we can’t know for sure unless they get tested.

The fact that Mary-Kate is left-handed and Ashley is right-handed, and the fact that they are of slightly different heights, is not proof of their being fraternal, since these characteristics can occur in both fraternal and identical twins.

There is also a third, and less known kind of twins, called ”semi identical twins”. These share approx. 75 % of their genes and occur when an unfertilized egg spontaneously splits in two and each half is fertilized by different sperm. (Regular identical twins occur when an egg is fertilized by one sperm, creating an embryo which then splits in two, and fraternal twins occur when two separate eggs are each fertilized by different sperm).

But again, the only way to know for sure would be to get genetic testing.

[bobross-ndxb]

Why would he even joke about doing sexual things to a small rubber doll, saying it was supposed to be one of the Olsen twins. That's sick and beyond funny.

[brandonvigil]

I went to school with Ashley it was normal as normal could be and thankful they have moved forward in a positive way.

[HR-wdcw]

I think it's nice that they got to experience this, not that it was perfect probably. But it also makes you wonder about the parents. Sometimes, I look at parents who's children are "child stars" and perhaps amass a large fortune at a young age, and can't help to think about how they possible might be "forcing" their kids to do this, for their (the parent's) gain, especially when such people (kids) start out at such a young age and don't really know much about money, wealth or people taking advantage of them for their own financial benefit.

[shundeen]

I've been curious what happened to them. Interesting.

[artfire]

They're only watching their sister Elizabeth getting success in the MCU role.

[EnderZigg]

Love them so much, I hope they’re well

[lunalass]

As adults I reckon they could be greaT actresses but glad they are now doing something they both feel comfortable with. We just hope to see more of them in the future 😍

[jericaanthony]

I still have there powdered pink eyeshadow lol 😂 wish they made there eyeshadows again

[grumpiesngiggles]

The men they've dated speaks volumes.

[flipperj]

Her husband looks 40 years older than her