The romance between Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy is becoming more serious. The half-brother of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is moving downtown and buying a house, where the inseparable lovebirds can shack up.
“They are really, really happy,” a source told Page Six. “And Olivier is buying a townhouse below 14th Street, to be with Mary-Kate. We are told they’re not officially moving in together — they both think it’s too early for that. But he’s telling friends that Mary-Kate is the best thing that has happened to him in a long time.”
Sarkozy finally unloaded his Upper East Side townhouse earlier this year for $8.4 million by slashing the price from $11.95 million after it had languished for a long time without a buyer. In the meantime he was renting a $15,000-per-month Chelsea pad.
But it seems Sarko has now found hipper digs further downtown, in which he can entertain his billionaire, 17-years-younger, child-star-turned-fashion-designer gal pal. In the footsteps of Alec Baldwin, he’s following the trend of older men moving downtown to satisfy the tastes of their younger, more energetic girlfriends.
The source close to the pair told us Olsen and Sarkozy have just headed abroad for a romantic two-week vacation.
Shortly before they left town, Olsen was spotted shopping for clothing for the getaway at pricey lingerie boutique La Perla. The pint-size fashionista was wearing a large, man-size coat, despite the heat, over a black dress and oversize men’s dress shoes, prompting speculation of a “walk of shame.”
Page Six exclusively revealed that Olsen and financier Sarkozy began dating back in May. The very odd couple since made headlines when Sarkozy stepped out with his arms around Olsen and his young daughter, who are exactly the same height.
Sarkozy’s ex-wife Charlotte called the coupling “grotesque” and “not right.” A rep for Olsen did not return a request for comment last night.