Olsen twin has eating disorder

Teen actress Mary-Kate Olsen, who with her twin sister, Ashley, has grown into an American pop icon and fashion brand, has entered a program for treatment of an eating disorder reported to be anorexia.

The 18-year-old costar of last month’s film “New York Minute” recently “entered a treatment facility to seek professional help for a health-related issue,” publicist Michael Pagnotta said Tuesday.

A person familiar with the situation told Reuters that Olsen was suffering from an eating disorder. She entered a facility during the last week or 10 days and was expected to remain in treatment for about a month, the person said.

Us Weekly magazine, in the cover story of its upcoming issue, identified the disorder as anorexia.

Pagnotta said both sisters, who turned 18 on June 13, were going ahead with plans to attend New York University together in the fall. But Ashley Olsen will be making a planned trip later this month to Australia and New Zealand without Mary-Kate to launch overseas promotion of “New York Minute,” he said.