Livvy Dunne shares secret to how relationship with Pirates star Paul Skenes ‘really works’

Livvy Dunne revealed why she and Paul Skenes activity truthful good together.

The LSU gymnast gushed complete nan Pirates ace successful a caller question and reply and explained that he’s helped her go a amended athlete, while she taught him to navigate nan spotlight.

“I consciousness for illustration we’re for illustration yin and yang,” Dunne told People. “I emotion doing societal media and I bask being successful nan spotlight.

“He doesn’t moreover person societal media connected his phone. He doesn’t for illustration societal media astatine all. We’re conscionable very other and I consciousness for illustration it really works.”

Skenes, nan Pirates’ No. 1 wide prime successful nan 2023 MLB draft, is connected societal media.

Dunne — who’s successful her 5th twelvemonth astatine LSU aft winning a NCAA title pinch nan Lady Tigers successful April — explained nan mates holds 1 different accountable.

“I deliberation that we play disconnected of 1 different and make each different better,” she said. “Paul decidedly holds maine accountable, which I really appreciate. Sometimes it’s difficult to find it wrong yourself to do things.

“I consciousness for illustration his activity ethic is thing I’ve ne'er seen before. It’s very cool to perceive his proposal for me, and I consciousness for illustration that made maine a amended jock past year.”

Dunne explained that it’s a two-way thoroughfare pinch Skenes, who’s fame is connected different level aft he made nan MLB All-Star crippled amid a standout rookie year.

“He’s now successful nan spotlight, which I’ve had for rather immoderate clip now, and hopefully I’m capable to thief him successful ways for illustration that,” she said.

The mates met successful Baton Rouge and went nationalist pinch their narration successful August 2023.

Dunne, a New Jersey native, attends Skenes’ games successful betwixt her gymnastics schedule and different activity ventures.

The Sports Illustrated exemplary — who has 8 cardinal followers her connected TikTok and 5.3 cardinal Instagram followers — became 1 of nan faces of nan NIL era while astatine LSU.

Since 2021, erstwhile NIL guidelines changed, Dunne has made an estimated $9.5 million.

Some of her marque deals see American Eagle, Nautica, Snapchat, Microsoft, Raising Cane’s, Ulta Beauty, Purina and Accelerator power drink.