LSU Gymnastics star Olivia Dunne and Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Paul Skenes opened a little on their relationship in an interview published Wednesday.
The Skenes confirmed his relationship with Dunne after the LSU baseball star became pro, and Pirates chose him with No. 1 choice. Since then, Dunne has been seen that supports the rising star pot through his journey in minors and into the main subjects. She was by his side when he also received the award National League Rookie of the Year.
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LSU Tigers star Olivia Dunne looks at during the meeting against Georgia Bulldogs at the Maravich Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on March 7, 2025. (Stephen Lew-IMAGN images)
However, Dunne revealed in an interview with the GQ magazine that the relationship hardly happened. She said Skene’s not followed her back on Instagram.
“He didn’t want to follow me back on Instagram,” she said.
Dunne is more of a social media expert than Skenes. She has built up a result of more than 8 million followers at Tiktok and over 5.3 million followers on Instagram. According to the profile, SKENES is not one for Instagram, and Dunne admitted that she even took over to manage his accounts.
Skenes told GQ that he rarely used Instagram at the time Dunne followed him.
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Pittsburgh Pirates Start Pitcher Paul Skenes, #30, poses with his girlfriend Louisiana State University Gymnast Olivia Dunn after debuting in the Major League against Chicago Cubs at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on May 11, 2024. (Charles Leclaire-usa Today Sports)
“I was like, who is this child and why is he not following me back?” She told the magazine.
The pitcher said he knew who Dunne was at the time, while the gymnast didn’t really know who the baseball player was, but wondered who was the “tall, mysterious man who never smiles.”
The two explained that Skenes was more of a “reserved” man, and Dunne was more outgoing, but it did not stop their persecution of each other.
National League Pitcher Paul Skenes from Pittsburgh Pirates goes on the red carpet with his girlfriend, LSU Gymnast Olivia Livvy Dunne, before 2024 MLB All-Star Game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, July 16, 2024. (Jerome Miron -usa Today Sports)
Two years later, Skenes is in the middle of his first full season in majors with pirates, while Dunne packs his collegial gymnastics career at LSU.
