Livvy Dunne Explains How She Met Boyfriend Paul Skenes
LSU gymnast and social media influencer Livvy Dunne has explained how she met her boyfriend, Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes.
LSU Wire described Dunne and Skenes as being "among sports' biggest power couples."
According to that site, Dunne gave the back story of how the couple met during an appearance on SportsCenter. At the time, Skenes was a pitcher for LSU, the same university where Dunne broke out as a gymnast.
"I saw him in the dugout and I thought he was cute," Dunne said on SportsCenter. "I could never actually watch him pitch because he would pitch on Friday nights and that's when we were competing so I had no clue what he was capable of at the time."
She added: "I saw him in the fall. I had friends introduce us and we started dating."
Skenes and Dunne have dated since 2023, when she posted a TikTok video wearing his jersey, and he confirmed they were dating, according to LSU Wire.
Dunne has posted about Skenes on Instagram. "My little rookie," she wrote with one photo that shows him towering over her. Other photos in that series showed her at a baseball stadium.
Dunne was in attendance for Opening Day when Skenes pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates in Florida, but she deleted a TikTok video showing her there, although it's not clear why. She also posted a photo showing her in a bikini, and another photo showed Skenes on a romantic boat ride in Miami, according to Daily Mail.
Skenes, who is 6 foot 6 inches tall, was the Pittsburgh Pirates' first-round draft pick in 2023, according to his player profile.