How Olivia Dunne's 1-Word Message Fired Up Fans Online

Olivia Dunne has turned heads ever since she became a fan favorite while performing in collegiate gymnastics.

The former LSU gymnast has continued to generate attention as the girlfriend of Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes. Fans also appreciated her Sports Illustrated cover photo shoot.

On Sunday, June 22, Dunne turned up the heat again, sharing a series of photos with a 1-word message on her Instagram page. In one photo, she waved to the camera while walking in New York in short brown shorts and a white cropped tank top. The other two photos show her posing in the same outfit.

"Hi 👋🏼," she wrote.

Fans lapped it up in the comment thread. "So stunning," wrote one. "Pretty Liv," wrote another. Other fans simply responded with heart emojis.

Dunne attended Fanatics Fest in New York, and she made a big and symbolic purchase there: A rare Skenes baseball card.

Dunne negotiated the price "of a rare 2024 Bowman’s Best Paul Skenes Animae card" down to $2,850, Sports Illustrated reported.

According to SI, the card is "numbered to just five copies and graded PSA 10."

Four days before the photo share, Dunne posted a photo showing her wearing a Skenes' jersey.

The young couple met when both were athletes at Louisiana State University, and they confirmed their relationship in 2023, People reported.

According to his MLB profile, Skenes was the Pirates' number one draft pick in 2023.

"Became the first LSU player to be selected No. 1 overall since Ben McDonald was picked by Baltimore in 1989...Attended El Toro (Calif.) High School, where he was a three-year letterwinner and team captain as a senior," his bio says.

"Spent the first two years of his collegiate career at the Air Force Academy, where he earned the 2022 John Olerud Award as the nation’s best two-way player."