Olsen twins splash out
2004-08-11 14:42
New York - Actress twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who will be students at New York university, have purchased a penthouse apartment in Manhattan that they plan to use as their dormitory, news reports said.
The 18-year-olds bought the apartment for $7.3m, The New York Times reported on Monday.
The student digs for the multi-millionaire sisters, who have been in show business since they were children, previously was four separate apartments.
The 15th-floor luxury apartment will have two huge bedrooms, two guest rooms and a home cinema after renovations.
Mary-Kate Olsen began treatment in June for an eating disorder.
Her publicist was quoted at the time as saying Mary-Kate "made a very courageous, precautionary decision", and wanted to be healthy. - Sapa-dpa
- SAPA