The star of the Gymnastics of LSU, Olivia Dunne and the pirates of the Pittsburgh pirates, Paul Skenes, opened a little about their relationship in an interview published on Wednesday.
Skenes confirmed his relationship with Dunne after the LSU baseball star became a professional, and the pirates selected him with the number 1. Since then, Dunne has been seen supporting the rising star pitcher through his trip in the minors and the major. She was by her side when he also received the rookie award of the Year of the National League.
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The star of LSU Tigers, Olivia Dunne, observes during the match against the Bulldogs of Georgia at the Maravich Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on March 7, 2025. (Images of Stephen Lew-Imagn)
However, Dunne revealed in an interview with GQ magazine that the relationship almost did not happen. She said Skenes did not follow her on Instagram.
“I wouldn’t follow me on Instagram,” he said.
Dunne is more social media expert than Skenes. She has accumulated followers of more than 8 million followers in Tiktok and more than 5.3 million followers on Instagram. According to the profile, Skenes is not one for Instagram, and Dunne admitted that he even took over the management of his accounts.
Skenes told GQ that he rarely used Instagram at the time Dunne followed him.
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Pittsburgh Pirates, Paul Skenes, #30, poses with his girlfriend, the gymnast of Louisiana State University, Olivia Dunn, after making his debut in the big leagues against Chicago puppies in PNC Park in Pittsburgh on May 11, 2024. (Charles Leclaire-USA Today Sports)
“I thought, who is this child and why doesn’t it return to me?” She told the magazine.
The pitcher said he knew who Dunne was at that time, while the gymnast really did not know who the baseball was, but wondered who was the “high and mysterious man who never smiles.”
The two explained that Skenes was more a “reserved” man, and Dunne was more outgoing, but did not stop at his activities.
The national league pitcher, Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh pirates, walks along the red carpet with his girlfriend, the LSU gymnast, Olivia Livvy Dunne, before the game All-Star Game of 2024 in Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on July 16, 2024. (Jerome Miron-USA Today Sports)
Two years later, Skenes is in the midst of his first full season in the elderly with the pirates, while Dunne is finishing his university gymnastics career in LSU.
