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Taylor Swift seemed to have set the standard when it comes to dating professional athletes.
Olivia Dunne, a national champion former gymnast at LSU, told Page Six in a recent conversation that she looks at the pop star when it comes to navigating this world. Dunne is in a relationship with Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes.
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May 12, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; Olivia Dunne on the field before a game between the New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field. (Brad Penner/Imag images)
But unlike the start of Swift and Travis Kelce, Dunne and Gone had some confidence with each other as they both went to LSU.
“(Taylor) has his girlfriend, it’s a professional athlete, and my boyfriend is also a professional athlete,” she told the business. “And she has her own success and I have my own success, so I try to look at her perspective on things and how she handles criticism, how she navigates.”
Dunne said that attempts to date a pro athletes are their own beast because they always travel, among the other challenges that come with it.
In Swift’s case, she is currently the most popular recording artist in the world, but she received some boos from NFL fans on the Super Bowl Lix this last February.
Taylor Swift, Left and Kansas City Chief’s tight end Travis Kelce goes off the field after the trophy ceremony after Chiefs ’32 -29 victory over Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game on January 26, 2025 at Geha Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Emily Curiel/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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“I think she takes the heat much worse than I do, because I mean, the bigger you are, the more people you have tried to tear you down,” Dunne added to page six. “It really resonates with me. It’s a unique position to be in. And I think for some people, women in sports are uncomfortable for some reason.”
Dating life is far from the only thing Dunne looks up to Swift for. She noted that the music icon seems to dominate almost every aspect of life of 35 years old.
“I admire her in so many different ways. Her work ethics, how much she is interested in, what she puts out there and how the meaning behind everything is very admirable.”
Paul Skenes #30 of Pittsburgh Pirates and Livvy Dunne are for a photo under 2025 All-Star Red Carpet Show presented by Deer Park at Battery Ave on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Mary Decicco/MLB photos via Getty Images)
Swift appeared on the “New Heights” podcast last week with Kelce. The two offered a glimpse of their relationship that began in 2023.
