Full House alum Jodie Sweetin on where things stand with Olsen twins
Full House alum Jodie Sweetin says Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen remain on good terms with their former Full House castmates, even though the twins have largely stepped away from Hollywood and declined Netflix's Fuller House revival. On Taboo's Comics and Kicks podcast, she explained the distance reflects different childhood experiences—not bad blood. Fans wondering whether old sitcom bonds survived decades apart finally have a clear answer from Stephanie Tanner herself.
Key Takeaways
- Sweetin told Taboo's Comics and Kicks podcast that everyone from Full House is still friendly with the Olsen twins.
- Mary-Kate and Ashley were only 8 when the original series ended and declined to return for Netflix's Fuller House revival.
- The sisters, now 40, built The Row fashion label and avoid the spotlight after years of intense public attention.
- Sweetin said acting was never their passion and that she understands why they do not want attention.
- John Stamos previously said the twins attended Bob Saget's funeral in 2023 and expressed gratitude to the cast.
What did Jodie Sweetin say about the Olsen twins?
Speaking on the Tuesday episode of Black Eyed Peas member Taboo's Comics and Kicks podcast, Sweetin offered a candid update on where things stand with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen decades after Full House wrapped. She stressed that there is no bad blood—only lives that diverged early.
Everyone's on good terms with them, but they were 8 years old when this show stopped, Sweetin said. Then they did all of those movies and all that stuff that I don't know that they really loved doing all the time.
She added that the twins essentially walked away from the cast at age 8, while her own experience on the sitcom spanned her formative years from 5 to 13. Eight and earlier, you don't remember all that much, she quipped.
Why didn't Mary-Kate and Ashley return for Fuller House?
The child stars declined to participate in Netflix's Full House revival, Fuller House, which ran for five seasons from 2016 to 2020. The original ABC series aired eight seasons between 1987 and 1995, with the twins sharing the role of Michelle Tanner from infancy.
Sweetin said the sisters have a different relationship to being on set. They might not remember being 2 years old and having us all carrying them around and doing this stuff, but I do, she explained. That's not their thing.
She pointed to their pivot toward fashion and a deliberate retreat from fame. Acting is not their thing, Sweetin said, and they don't want attention after years in the public eye. They had so much and they were so invaded and so for public consumption, I totally understand why they don't want to do that.
Where are the Olsen twins today?
Now 40, Mary-Kate and Ashley starred in a string of '90s and early-2000s films, including Double, Double, Toil and Trouble, Passport to Paris, Our Lips Are Sealed, and New York Minute. They later co-founded the luxury fashion brand The Row and have kept their personal lives largely private.
The twins made a rare public appearance at their older brother Trent's wedding in May, appearing in all black in a family photo alongside Ashley's husband, artist Louis Eisner, and younger sister Elizabeth Olsen, who is pregnant with her first child with husband Robbie Arnett.
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Have the Full House stars reunited since the show ended?
While day-to-day contact with the Olsens has been limited, the wider Full House family has come together at pivotal moments. In October 2023, co-star John Stamos revealed on SiriusXM's The Howard Stern Show that Mary-Kate and Ashley attended Bob Saget's funeral.
Stamos called the gathering so beautiful and recalled the twins telling the cast, We love you. We loved our childhood. We're grateful for you guys, we thank you for making those eight years so beautiful for us. We have such fond memories. And everyone just needed to hear that, he added.
Sweetin's latest comments, first reported by Page Six, reinforce that warmth persists—even as the Olsens choose a quieter path far from the Tanner household spotlight.