PHOTO: Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne takes on New York's street food delicacies during her recent work trip
Still deciding on her LSU future, Olivia Dunne is faced with the same dilemma as millions of recent graduates across the world. However, few are as fortunate as Dunne, who can use her immense fame and influence to back up her ambitions.
On Wednesday, the 21-year-old gymnast-turned-online star was in New York City. Earlier in the day, Dunne was spotted taking a leisurely store through Macy's - a famed department store in Manhattan. Although the rumors regarding a possible collaboration between the New Jersey native and the retail giant.
Regardless of whatever projects are in the making, Olivia Dunne was sure to carve out some time for herself on the trip. In a flurry of images posted on her Snapchat, Dunne showed off the sights, as well as some delicious street food that she found in the Big Apple.
In early 2020, Dunne began posting videos of her gymnastics routines on TikTok. Before long, her following ballooned, and she soon had millions of followers.
Olivia Dunne's fame reached a new level last summer when she announced that she was dating Pittsburgh Pirates' first-overall draft pick Paul Skenes. Skenes, also an LSU grad, inked a $9.2 million signing bonus with the Pirates after the draft.
"Paul Skenes can’t keep getting away with this. You can’t throw a 600 mph fastball and date Livvy Dunne. He’s become too powerful and must be stopped." - WholeLottaSauss
Now 4-0 with a 2.14 ERA across eight total MLB starts, Paul Skenes is an early contender for NL Rookie of the Year. In his most recent outing against the Tampa Bay Rays, the 6-foot-6 right-hander tossed seven innings with only one earned run allowed.
Olivia Dunne and Paul Skenes bring their love to the big stage
What began as an innocent college romance is now one of the sports world's biggest celebrity relationships. Even in their humble college town of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where Dunne and Skenes first met, they are becoming celebrities, as Skenes recently told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in December:
“If one of us went out in Baton Rouge by ourselves, there's probably gonna be someone there asking for something — picture, autograph, whatever."
With both in their early 20s, thinking about the heights this power couple will reach next is quite exciting indeed.