5 less popular facts about Paul Skenes’ girlfriend Olivia Dunne

Olivia ‘Livvy’ Dunne is not just an ordinary MLB star’s partner, her introduction goes way beyond that. Dunne commands various positions as a gymnast par excellence, a social media sensation, and a thoughtful force behind The Livvy Fund program. Let’s dig out more about this petite yet powerful athlete who completes Paul Skenes’ world in her special way.

1. Olivia Dunne is a powerful voice in gymnastics

In 2023, when she was competing as an LSU gymnast, she took the matter of the gymnast team’s security into her own hands by hiring added security staff. The step was taken following the fans’ unruly behavior during LSU’s opening meet. She tweeted asking fans to be ‘respectful’.




At present, she actively works to bring about changes to enhance gymnastics‘ entertainment value. In January 2025, she tweeted about the same.




She collaborated with Bayou Traditions to launch the Livvy Fund, an initiative to assist college gymnasts in securing Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals.

2.Olivia Dunne is a bonafide internet sensation

Olivia Dunne has a massive fan following on the internet. She has 5.3mn followers on Instagram alone. She chose to switch to TikTok in 2020, where she is followed by around 8 million users, as mentioned in a report by Essentially Sports on Feb 28, 2025.


This pretty, exuberant artistic gymnast has managed to gain traction in the business sphere, bagging numerous high-worth endorsement deals. In the same report, Dunne’s endorsement deals are mentioned as $500,000, which makes her the richest college gymnast in the world.

3. Olivia Dunne’s Instagram post landed her in trouble

Olivia started her social media journey by posting videos on social media in 2020. In one of the sponsored posts on Instagram, she promoted Caktus.ai, an AI tool, showing how it can ‘help in writing essays and assignments’.



The post didn’t go well with LSU, which had to issue a statement reminding students that work done using AI would amount to academic misconduct.

4. Olivia Dunne is on 2024’s Forbes 30 under 30 list

Thanks to a strong social media presence, several endorsements, and partnerships, Olivia Dunne made it to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2024. According to a Forbes video on YouTube, she is the ‘world’s most-followed college athlete.’




According to Celebrity Net Worth data, Olivia has accumulated a net worth of $6 million. Her major endorsements include American Eagle and Vuori, clothing brands.

5. Olivia Dunne appeared in a docu-series on Prime Video

Recently, Olivia Dunne featured on Prime Video in a docuseries, The Money Game: LSU. This six-episode series walks the audience through LSU’s 2023-24 season, predominantly focusing on NIL deals.




Currently, Olivia Dunne is a member of the LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team.

She regularly treats her Instagram family with pretty pictures and videos and shares updates on her professional and personal life.

Recently, on March 7, 2025, Olivia celebrated her final senior night, and her teammates gave her an emotional farewell. She was given an extension of an additional year due to the Covid situation, which brought her back to her alma mater. However, she could not perform at PMAC as planned because of an avulsion fracture of the patella.

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