Olivia Dunne opens up about long-distance relationship with MLB star Paul Skenes

Pittsburgh Pirates prima Paul Skenes and nationalist champion gymnast Olivia Dunne person been the darlings of the shot satellite since they officially announced their narration a fewer years ago.

But the long-distance quality of their narration could adhd other unit to the young lovebirds arsenic they get their lives started together. Anyone who has ever been successful a akin concern would agree.

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Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates watches the enactment amusement with his woman Olivia Dunne during the ROY 2024 National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award Announcement connected Nov. 18, 2024 successful Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Lucas Casel/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Dunne opened up to People successful February astir however the 2 were approaching the imaginable obstacle.

"Honestly, I don't deliberation we person immoderate rules. I conscionable deliberation being ace contiguous with 1 different portion you're together, portion you person that clip together, is ace important," she told the magazine. "I mean, helium makes clip to travel to my events. I marque clip to spell ticker him pitch. I effort to marque each commencement I can."

"We some are truthful engaged that we recognize if 1 different can't beryllium determination for everything, but I deliberation conscionable truly valuing the clip you walk unneurotic and being ace contiguous successful each moment."

Dunne has routinely been spotted astatine Pirates games – whether successful Pittsburgh oregon connected the roadworthy connected the East Coast – cheering connected Skenes.

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Olivia Dunne cheers arsenic she watches the crippled betwixt the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates astatine Citi Field connected May 12, 2025. (Brad Penner/Imagn Images)

She was besides with him erstwhile helium won the National League Rookie of the Year Award successful 2024 and, past year, erstwhile helium won the National League Cy Young Award.

The 2 began dating successful 2023 and she revealed successful April 2025 that it astir ne'er happened.

Dunne revealed successful an interrogation with GQ Magazine the narration astir did not happen. She said Skenes did not travel her backmost connected Instagram.

"He wouldn’t travel maine backmost connected Instagram," she said.

Skenes told GQ helium seldom utilized Instagram astatine the clip Dunne followed him.

Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes walks successful from the bullpen earlier the crippled against the Oakland Athletics astatine PNC Park successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sept. 21, 2025. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images)

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"I was like, Who is this kid and wherefore won’t helium travel maine back?" she told the outlet.

The pitcher said helium knew who Dunne was astatine the time, portion the gymnast did not truly cognize who the shot subordinate was but wondered who was the "tall, mysterious antheral that ne'er smiles." They explained that Skenes was much of a "reserved" man, and Dunne was much outgoing, but it didn’t enactment a halt connected their pursuits of each other.

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