Olivia Dunne shares difficulties of keeping 'Sports Illustrated' cover girl news confidential

Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne, who made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut in the 2023 edition, said she struggled to keep her SI cover girl news under wraps.

On the Full Send Podcast, the LSU star gymnast said:

"It's only gone crazier with the Sports Illustrated. That was so exciting. That was probably one of the most exciting days of my life. I couldn't tell anyone for the longest time. That was definitely one of the hardest secrets I had to keep."

For her first magazine shoot with SI, Dunne traveled to Puerto Rico. She posed on the beach in a variety of looks, including a string bikini by Burberry in its timeless beige and checkered design and a cut-out thong two-piece by Entire Studios.

In a recent video from her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit photoshoot, Dunne, who is presently the NCAA's highest-paid female athlete, discussed balancing gymnastics, college education, and modeling.

“You can be an athlete, you can be in school, you can do modeling, but you can have the best of both worlds — and you can be a strong, independent woman while doing it all."

"@livvydunne wants women to know you CAN have the best of both worlds. 🌎✨"

Olivia Dunne is in a relationship with Paul Skenes

The top overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Paul Skenes recently revealed that he is dating TikTok sensation Olivia Dunne.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was the first to report on the relationship and used a few of Skenes' statements.

According to Skenes, he first met Dunne when one of his friends began dating her flatmate.

"Just a small-world type of thing," Paul Skenes said.

He also discussed some of the difficulties that come with being in a celebrity partnership.

"It can be a pain in the butt sometimes, to be honest, in terms of actually going somewhere," he said. "If one of us went out in Baton Rouge [La.] by ourselves, there's probably gonna be someone there asking for something — picture, autograph, whatever."

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