Paul Skenes not always comfortable as Mr. Rizz…
Olivia “Livvy” Dunne and Paul Skenes have other ways of handling fame.
During a joint interview with GQ, the reigning champion LSU gymnast and the All-Star Pirates pitcher mentioned how they helped one another deal with life within the highlight, together with fan interactions and fixed social media consideration that’s largely geared toward Dunne.
“She’s been dealing with all the notoriety and all that longer than I have,” Skenes, 22, advised GQ, which dubbed the couple “Mr. & Mrs. Rizz.”
Olivia Dunne and Paul Skenes mentioned their relaitonship in a joint interview and photoshoot with GQ, revealed on April 2, 2025. Roe Etheridge/GQ
“I view it as, it’s not my job to take pictures with these people, it’s my job to throw, and them wanting to take pictures is getting in the way of that,” Skenes mentioned.
“But she always handles everything very well — she’s very comfortable to be around for other people who come up and ask to talk, that kind of thing.”
Olivia Dunne and Paul Skenes mentioned their relaitonship in a joint interview and photoshoot with GQ, revealed on April 2, 2025. Roe Etheridge/GQ
Skenes, who’s coming off a historic rookie season with the Pirates, was described as being “still a little itchy in the spotlight.”
“I mean, she never says no to a picture,” Skenes mentioned of Dunne. “I say no to them.”
Skenes, who’s “iffy” about Instagram, has Dunne managing his account.
Things are a lot totally different for Dunne, who makes use of a number of social media channels to grow her model.
The 22-year-old high NIL earner has embraced the highlight after she grew to become a social media sensation during the COVID-19 pandemic — when she started posting gymnastics videos on TikTok.
Dunne, who’s amassed almost 14 million followers throughout TikTok and Instagram, is set to look within the 2025 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit subject, her third 12 months with the long-lasting model.
Olivia Dunne of LSU takes a ‘selfie’ with followers after a PAC-12 meet in opposition to Utah at Jon M. Huntsman Center on January 6, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Getty Images
Fans maintain indicators for Olivia Dunne of LSU during a PAC-12 meet in opposition to Utah at Jon M. Huntsman Center on January 6, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Getty Images
Dunne and the LSU gymnastics workforce acquired elevated security after the Tigers’ season opener in Salt Lake City, the place a huge crowd of screaming male followers confirmed up to the meet, in January 2023.
With that degree of fame, comes negativity, which Dunne mentioned Skenes helps her navigate.
“He doesn’t care about what anyone thinks of him,” she mentioned. “He knows what he’s doing is right. He’s not online.”
The couple met in Baton Rouge and went public with their relationship in August 2023.
Olivia Dunne and Paul Skenes at an LSU soccer sport in 2024. Instagram/Olivia Dunne
Dunne is in her fifth 12 months at LSU after successful a NCAA championship with the Lady Tigers final April.
The LSU gymnastics workforce received the SEC Championship for the second straight 12 months final month — and their sixth SEC Championship in program historical past.
Dunne did not compete resulting from a knee harm that she described as an avulsion fracture of her patella, in a notice posted to her Instagram Story final month.
Olivia Dunne during an interview and photoshoot with The Post in September 2024. Brian Zak/NY Post
The No. 1 total choose of the 2023 MLB Draft, Skenes had a historic rookie marketing campaign with 170 strikeouts throughout 23 begins.
Skenes, who led the Tigers to a national championship during the 2023 College World Series, completed third in NL Cy Young Award voting.
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