Olivia Dunne Reveals What Got Her Crushing on MLB Boyfriend Paul Skenes

America’s crush Olivia Dunne broke a few hearts by falling for the #1 overall MLB draft Paul Skenes. Both share LSU athletic roots and got the world talking about them when Dunne wore his jersey during the College World Series. After playing hide and seek with the spotlight, Skenes finally confessed to dating the highest-paid collegiate female athlete. The baseball prodigy called meeting her was, “Just a small-world type of thing.” 

Over the weeks their relationship grew making them a beloved couple, often seen together during game days and sharing a room. While Olivia has refrained from openly speaking like Skenes, the internet sensation does share content related to her partner. In a recent social media post, she dropped another romantic gesture about her love.

Olivia Dunne shares her love language

Olivia Dunne is having an exciting year so far, apart from being on Forbes now, the gymnast also paired with SI swimsuits for the second time. After a baseball season halt, her love story with Skenes is only getting serious as they spend more time together. Dunne recently uploaded a TikTok slideshow of pictures sharing reasons for falling for Paul. The first one was a car selfie of her looking away seriously captioned, “He’s popular.” She kept the same second picture with the caption, “He’s cute,” but that wasn’t the best thing about him!

Finally, Olivia’s third slide gave away her reason; “He only has a soft spot for you.” Dressed in black, Dunne smiled looking away in the picture as if she was proud that he was in love with her. She captioned the musical TikTok video, “Immediately yes #for you.” Is this falling in love? Maybe for the LSU athletes who never fail to hide their feelings for one another. Despite being quiet about her confession and the same coming from her boyfriend, the two are often seen spending quality time together.

Currently, Paul is back to his campus training for next season’s ground duty which Olivia is practicing to give her best seasonal performance. Last month, the senior gymnast acknowledged her part in advancing the LSU Tigers team to this year’s NCAA championship. Since last year the team finished second while she missed most of the season due to injuries. She said, “It’s never been done at LSU before. It’s an unprecedented territory for LSU gymnastics. I am so excited for one last go around and hopefully make it my best one yet.” However, on her collegiate duty, she also manages to steal some moments with her boyfriend.

The LSU couple spend time together

After the tough omission of Paul this year, they went to an October LSU game together. Skenes shared some photos on his Instagram captioned, “Back in the boot,” also seen cheering for the LSU football team. They hadn’t appeared together before and chose to disclose the same after LSU’s 34-31 victory against Arkansas.

Apart from that, they also appeared in a video shared by a fellow LSU friend which showed them reluctant to each other’s side.

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Now, after hinting at her serious return to gymnastics, she has been sharing updates on her routine practices regularly. Sometimes a hint of Skenes in the background also appears to her fans’ amusement, watching them grow together.

Watch this story After Discussing NIL Wealth with Sports Illustrated, Olivia Dunne Joins Best of Best at Forbes