Twice As Nice!
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen play the mischief-making twins in Nickelodeon's Two Of A Kind. Funday caught up with the star sisters, when they visited the UK recently to film their new movie, Winning London.
Nickelodeon's Two Of A Kind is a popular show in this country, and its stars Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are fast becoming TV favourites. However, that's nothing compared with how famous the twins are in America!
During their recent trip to London, Mary-Kate and AShley relished the fact that they could hit the shops without being recognised everywhere they went. In America, it's a completely different story. More than 15,000 screaming fans turned up to see them at a recent movie premiere, and their dolls outsell Christina, Britney and even Barbie!
The 14-year-old twins have appeared in American TV Shows for the last nine years, and they even have clothing, books, Game Boy Color and PlayStation games based on themselves!
Hi Mary-Kate and Ashley, are you anything like the characters you play in Two Of A Kind?
Ashley: We have similar personalities but they were exaggerated for the show. I'm not as girlie as the character I play and Mary-Kate isn't as sporty.
Mary-Kate: I don't mind playing sports. I just don't have that much time!
Do you have your own favourite Two Of A Kind episode?
Ashley and Mary-Kate: The Halloween episode!
Ashley: We had a lot of fun making it.
Mary-Kate: The director and the crew and the actors were all playing tricks on each other.
You've made one series of Two Of A Kind, will there be another?
Ashley:[u/] Not of Two Of A Kind, but there is a different series we might be doing together next year. We're waiting for the script!
Do you prefer making TV shows or movies?
[u]Mary-Kate: I like both. When you're on a TV show, you get into a routine and it's easier to plan things. But movies are fun too because you get to travel to places and do something new and exciting every day.
Where's the best place you've visited?
Ashley: I like London, and we loved Australia - we went there last summer. It was beautiful and the people were nice.
Mary-Kate: I really want to go to Africa - I'd like to go on a safari.
What were your first TV roles?
Mary-Kate: A show called Full House. It ran for about eight-and-a-half years.
Ashley: We started on it when we were nine months old!
Do you miss much school when you're filming?
u]Mary-Kate:[/u] We bring a teacher with us when we travel and study for three hours a day.
Ashley: When we're not working, we just go to regular school.
And do the two of you get on with each other off-screen?
Ashley: Yes, we're very close. We're best friends.
Catch Two Of A Kind on Nickelodeon, every Monday to Thursday at 4pm, and look out for the Two Of A Kind special on Friday, December 29, from 1pm to 7pm!
The Funday Times, November 19, 2000
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen play the mischief-making twins in Nickelodeon's Two Of A Kind. Funday caught up with the star sisters, when they visited the UK recently to film their new movie, Winning London.
Nickelodeon's Two Of A Kind is a popular show in this country, and its stars Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are fast becoming TV favourites. However, that's nothing compared with how famous the twins are in America!
During their recent trip to London, Mary-Kate and AShley relished the fact that they could hit the shops without being recognised everywhere they went. In America, it's a completely different story. More than 15,000 screaming fans turned up to see them at a recent movie premiere, and their dolls outsell Christina, Britney and even Barbie!
The 14-year-old twins have appeared in American TV Shows for the last nine years, and they even have clothing, books, Game Boy Color and PlayStation games based on themselves!
Hi Mary-Kate and Ashley, are you anything like the characters you play in Two Of A Kind?
Ashley: We have similar personalities but they were exaggerated for the show. I'm not as girlie as the character I play and Mary-Kate isn't as sporty.
Mary-Kate: I don't mind playing sports. I just don't have that much time!
Do you have your own favourite Two Of A Kind episode?
Ashley and Mary-Kate: The Halloween episode!
Ashley: We had a lot of fun making it.
Mary-Kate: The director and the crew and the actors were all playing tricks on each other.
You've made one series of Two Of A Kind, will there be another?
Ashley:[u/] Not of Two Of A Kind, but there is a different series we might be doing together next year. We're waiting for the script!
Do you prefer making TV shows or movies?
[u]Mary-Kate: I like both. When you're on a TV show, you get into a routine and it's easier to plan things. But movies are fun too because you get to travel to places and do something new and exciting every day.
Where's the best place you've visited?
Ashley: I like London, and we loved Australia - we went there last summer. It was beautiful and the people were nice.
Mary-Kate: I really want to go to Africa - I'd like to go on a safari.
What were your first TV roles?
Mary-Kate: A show called Full House. It ran for about eight-and-a-half years.
Ashley: We started on it when we were nine months old!
Do you miss much school when you're filming?
u]Mary-Kate:[/u] We bring a teacher with us when we travel and study for three hours a day.
Ashley: When we're not working, we just go to regular school.
And do the two of you get on with each other off-screen?
Ashley: Yes, we're very close. We're best friends.
Catch Two Of A Kind on Nickelodeon, every Monday to Thursday at 4pm, and look out for the Two Of A Kind special on Friday, December 29, from 1pm to 7pm!
The Funday Times, November 19, 2000
