Tuesday, April 27, 2004

Is Mary-Kate Olsen Too Skinny?

That significant cultural artifact Star Magazine runs the subject of the world famous Gemini twins. Is she too skinny? Peter Davis, Victoria Gotti and Nathan Cooper share authorship on this:

"First she ditched her twin sister Ashley's sunshine-blonde hair color in favor of a reddishbrown hue. Now, on the eve of the May 7 opening of the Olsen twins' $40 million debut feature film, New York Minute, Mary-Kate is upping the ante in her quest for individuality by becoming skeletal-thin, observers say.

"Mary-Kate looks shockingly skinny in recent photographs, leading some to question whether the pressure of her busy career is taking its toll.

"'It looks like she's got no body fat at all,' says psychologist Dr. Robert Butterworth, who has closely examined the pictures of Mary-Kate, but does not treat her. 'She seems thin. I think she's underweight and she's hiding it.'"

"... And with adulthood around the corner -- the twins turn 18 on June 13 -- the girls are gearing up to attend New York University this fall. If that weren't enough, Mary-Kate is also in the midst of her first serious relationship -- she dates Boston University student David Katzenberg, son of DreamWorks honcho Jeffrey Katzenberg."

The article concludes:

"Though a rep denies that either sister has an eating disorder, other reports paint a different picture. At a Hollywood function in December, according to one source who was there, Mary- Kate and her sister barely touched their food. 'They both played with the food on their plates, moving the food from side to side,' the source says. 'And Mary-Kate looked like nothing but skin and bones.'"

Sad.