Olivia Dunne was undoubtedly impressed after she and her boyfriend Paul Skenes met Taylor Swift’s Travis Kelce.
“Travis Kelce is super nice, he’s really the man, he’s a good guy,” Dunne told LSU basketball star Flau’jae Johnson on the ‘The best of both worlds‘Podcast. ‘He was very calm. He was at one of the photo shoots I was on this summer and he was like, ‘Well, if you or Paul ever need tickets to a Taylor concert or need a meet-and-greet, let me know.’
Naturally, Dunne plans to accept this offer.
“I thought, ‘Are you kidding me? No way!'” she exclaimed.
Though the former LSU gymnast and the Pittsburgh Pirates ace are among the most visible couples in sports, Dunne happily takes a backseat to the Kelce-Swift union, calling them “the most publicized power couple in sports.”
Olivia Dunne was undoubtedly impressed after meeting Mr. Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce
Kelce offered Skenes and Dunne tickets to see Taylor Swift if they’re ever interested, which she is.
Dunne also revealed some details about her own relationship with the National League Rookie of the Year front-runner. As you may know, they met while attending LSU, where he was a national champion on the baseball team.
Other than that, however, not much has been revealed publicly, despite her constant presence on Instagram.
“I met Paul and I’d see him around and think, ‘Who’s this tall, mysterious guy?'” Dunne said. “I literally had no idea who he was, but I’d see him around. Then during baseball season, he wasn’t even playing that game (I was in), he was in the dugout.
“I saw him on the bench and thought: ‘There he is’. He’s nice, I like that profile.”
Paul Skenes and Olivia Dunne arrive at the 2024 All-Star Red Carpet Show in Arlington
Skenes has since added his signature mustache before embarking on a stellar final season in Baton Rouge, being selected first overall in the MLB Draft, signing a record $9.2 million signing bonus and rising from the minor leagues to the top of Pittsburgh’s rotation.
Kelce and Dunne appeared together in an energy drink commercial a few months ago.
Since then, the Kansas City Chiefs have begun their latest Super Bowl title defense. Now 2-0, Andy Reid and company are in Atlanta on Sunday night to take on the Atlanta Falcons.
Meanwhile, Skenes is putting the finishing touches on his Rookie of the Year campaign. Even though Pittsburgh is eliminated from playoff contention, Skenes boasts a 10-3 record, a 2.07 earned run average and a minuscule 0.98 WHIP (walks and hits per inning).
Dunne has returned to LSU for his final season of eligibility with the Tigers.