Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne breaks Pirates ladies' all-black vibe in Barbie-pink look

Pittsburgh Pirates starter Paul Skenes' girlfriend, Olivia Dunne, has been in the news after her bubble bath advertisement for betting platform Fanatics Sportsbook earlier this week.

Amid the fanfare of her latest shoot, the former LSU Tigers gymnast attended an event with the partners of Pirates players. She was pictured alongside Bryan Reynolds' wife Blair and Henry Davis' wife Sofia and at event in Pennsylvania.

While Blair and Sofia wore all black outfits, Dunne turned heads in a Barbie-pink dress. The former LSU star shared pictures of their time with them in her Instagram story.

"Pirates Ladies," Dunne captioned the story.

Earlier this week, Dunne announced her partnership with Fanatics Sportsbook by sharing a picture from her photoshoot at Rose Bowl Stadium. In the 30-second video, Dunne explained the rules of the sports betting platform while taking a bubble bath in the middle of the stadium in Pasadena, California.

The former gymnast shared the clip on her Instagram story with a hilarious warning for fans.

“@fanaticssportsbook y’all were quick with it. America, prepare to be sick of me during your commercial breaks,” Dunne captioned her story.

Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne sharedadmiration for Taylor Swift

Olivia Dunne met Paul Skenes during their time at LSU and their relationship gained widespread attention after Skenes was selected by the Pirates in the MLB draft.

In an interview with Page Six earlier this month, Dunne said she takes inspiration from pop icon Taylor Swift's relationship with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce.

“[Taylor] has her boyfriend that’s a professional athlete and my boyfriend is a professional athlete as well. And she has her own success and I have my own success, so I try to look at her perspective on things and how she handles criticism, how she navigates.”

Dunne has been the Pirates' flamethrower's biggest supporter since his college baseball days, and the former LSU gymnast is often seen in the stands for Paul Skenes' starts with Pittsburgh.

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Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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