--- title: Fuller House: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's Absence Explained description: One member of the Tanner brood will be conspicuously missing. canonical: https://time.com/4169471/mary-kate-ashley-olsen-fuller-house-absence-explained/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-06T17:49:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:41:26.789Z og:title: Here's Why Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Won't Be Back for Fuller House og:description: They don't consider themselves actresses anymore og:url: https://time.com/4169471/mary-kate-ashley-olsen-fuller-house-absence-explained/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda4fd3dedaa35785/698877d3a988caa6106b5f9d/olsen-twins-fuller-house.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Dw by Kanye West: Front Row - Paris Fashion Week Spring / Summer 2012 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's Why Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Won't Be Back for Fuller House twitter:description: They don't consider themselves actresses anymore twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda4fd3dedaa35785/698877d3a988caa6106b5f9d/olsen-twins-fuller-house.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's Why Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Won't Be Back for _Fuller House_ > Sponsored content. 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The cast of the beloved ’90s sitcom will be back together for 13 episodes — although one member of the Tanner brood will be [conspicuously absent](http://time.com/3895026/full-house-revival-fuller-olsen-twins/). Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who shared the role of Michelle in the original _Full House_, announced in May that they would not be returning for the spin-off. But as disappointing as it is that the youngest Tanner sister won’t be around to utter her signature [catchphrases](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ff6ghp7iTA), it’s nice to know the reasons behind the Olsen twins’ decision. Number one on the list: they no longer consider themselves actresses. Mary-Kate and Ashley [grew up as child stars](http://time.com/3988305/full-house-john-stamos-olsen-twins/), but they haven’t appeared on screen since 2010. “Ashley said, ‘I have not been in front of a camera since I was 17 and I don’t feel comfortable acting,'” executive producer Bob Boyett told [PEOPLE](http://www.people.com/article/fuller-house-mary-kate-ashley-olsen-missing-john-stamos-dave-coulier). “Mary-Kate said, ‘It would have to be me because Ash doesn’t want to do it. But the timing is so bad for us.'” **Read More:** [The Olsen Twins Aren’t Returning for the _Full House_ Revival](http://time.com/3895026/full-house-revival-fuller-olsen-twins/) As an added factor, the 29-year-old twins have also turned to the fashion world and production conflicted with the design schedule for their two lines, The Row and Elizabeth and James. “Lori \[Loughlin\] was talking to me about the twins and said, ‘They just won a CFDA award,'” [John Stamos](http://time.com/3895097/john-stamos-heartbroken-olsen-twins-fuller-house/), who plays Uncle Jesse, said. “And I’m like, ‘Yeah, that’s like winning an Oscar.’ It was them and Tom Ford. I get where they’re at.” So how will Michelle’s absence be explained in the show? She’s off running her fashion empire in New York, of course. ## Transcript [00:17] [ MUSIC ] Gosh [00:21] it feels good to be [00:26] back. Hey, can someone help me with [00:33] these boxes? I'll [00:40] grab little Tommy. Hey Jesse can you help DJ? I'm [00:46] trying. Max, the hair huh? Yeah Max, cut it out! Cut it out. [00:52] Jackson. Watch your brother? I got to find the keys. Yeah, [00:55] yeah. I got them. I know I should have got movers. Deej, [00:56] you don't need movers. You got us. [ MUSIC ] Welcome [00:59] home. 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