Why Olivia Dunne and Paul Skenes' relationship nearly never took off

LSU gymnastics prima Olivia Dunne and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes opened up a spot connected their narration successful an interrogation published connected Wednesday.

Skenes confirmed his narration with Dunne aft the LSU shot prima turned pro, and the Pirates selected him with the No. 1 pick. Since then, Dunne has been seen supporting the rising prima pitcher done his travel successful the minors and into the majors. She was by his broadside erstwhile helium received the National League Rookie of the Year grant arsenic well.

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LSU Tigers prima Olivia Dunne looks connected during the conscionable against the Georgia Bulldogs astatine Maravich Center successful Baton Rouge, Louisiana, connected March 7, 2025. (Stephen Lew-Imagn Images)

However, Dunne revealed successful an interrogation with GQ Magazine the narration astir did not happen. She said Skenes did not travel her backmost connected Instagram.

"He wouldn’t travel maine backmost connected Instagram," she said.

Dunne is much of a societal media adept than Skenes. She has built up a pursuing of much than 8 cardinal followers connected TikTok and implicit 5.3 cardinal followers connected Instagram. According to the profile, Skenes is not 1 for Instagram, and Dunne admitted that she adjacent took implicit managing his accounts.

Skenes told GQ helium seldom utilized Instagram astatine the clip Dunne followed him.

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Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes, #30, poses with his woman Louisiana State University gymnast Olivia Dunn aft making his large league debut against the Chicago Cubs astatine PNC Park successful Pittsburgh connected May 11, 2024. (Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports)

"I was like, Who is this kid and wherefore won’t helium travel maine back?" she told the magazine.

The pitcher said helium knew who Dunne was astatine the time, portion the gymnast did not truly cognize who the shot subordinate was but wondered who was the "tall, mysterious antheral that ne'er smiles."

The 2 explained that Skenes was much of a "reserved" man, and Dunne was much outgoing, but it didn’t enactment a halt connected their pursuits of each other.

National League pitcher Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates walks the reddish carpet with his girlfriend, LSU gymnast Olivia Livvy Dunne, earlier the 2024 MLB All-Star crippled astatine Globe Life Field successful Arlington, Texas, connected July 16, 2024. (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports)

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Two years later, Skenes is successful the midst of his archetypal afloat play successful the majors with the Pirates portion Dunne is wrapping up her collegiate gymnastics vocation astatine LSU.

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