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Gymnast Olivia Dunne cozies up to baseball beau Paul Skenes in rare snap

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Olivia Dunne proved she’s still going strong with her new beau, Paul Skenes, after the pair bought a dog together.

The 21-year-old gymnast, who is the NCAA’s highest-earning female athlete, recently shared a new snap with the baseball player at an LSU football game.

“Here’s what you missed this month!” she captioned a photo dump from last week, which featured a snap of the couple with their arms wrapped around each other.

Dunne stunned in a white mini dress, while her man kept it simple in a gray LSU tee with black shorts and a baseball cap.

Her post also revealed that the two got a pup named Roux together — and even created an Instagram account for their fur baby.

She and Paul Skenes confirmed their romance in August.
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“Here’s what you missed this month!” the LSU gymnast wrote.
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“Welcome to my life!🤍🐾,” read the caption of a carousel post on the dog’s page.


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The series of happy snaps showed Dunne and Skenes cuddling up on the couch with their adorable canine companion. The pitcher also took her out on the baseball field for some play time.

The couple recently bought a dog together.
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The relationship update comes two months after the duo confirmed their romance with a post on Skenes’ page.

“Back in the boot!” the athlete, who was selected as the No. 1 draft pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2023 MLB Draft, captioned a photo of himself and Dunne with her hand on his chest.

The blond beauty, who started her senior year at LSU this fall, commented: “My [heart].”

The student athlete rose to fame by posting TikToks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

While she has largely remained mum about the romance, Skenes, 21, spoke to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in August about navigating love in the public eye.

“It can be a pain in the butt sometimes, to be honest, in terms of actually going somewhere. If one of us went out in Baton Rouge [La.] by ourselves, there’s probably gonna be someone there asking for something — picture, autograph, whatever,” he said.

Skenes was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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“It’s nice to be able to have that conversation. She does get it. I do wish she could come to a baseball game and just enjoy it. It does irk me. I don’t have any control over it. She really doesn’t either. I’m sure it’ll get better as I go up levels, but that’s something I want for her.”

Dunne, who became a social media star during the pandemic by sharing TikTok videos of herself doing gymnastics, has an NIL valuation of $3.2 million, according to On3 Sports.

Skenes is projected to begin playing in the Major Leagues during the 2024 season, per MLB.com.