Olivia \u201cLivvy\u201d Dunne said boyfriend Paul Skenes was nothing short of positive in his reaction to her work with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit.<\/p>\n
Dunne, who made her debut with SI Swimsuit in 2023 and graced its cover last year, told People<\/a> this week that Skenes, the Pirates ace, is fully supportive of her photo shoots with the magazine.<\/p>\n \u201cI texted him. I was like, \u2018Hey, the SI photos are out.\u2019 And he\u2019s like, \u2018Where can I see them?\u2019\u201d she said, adding that she sent him a link to the photos online. \u201cAs if he doesn\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n Livvy Dunne attends the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue launch \u201cI was like, \u2018Just look at everything,\u2019\u201d she added. \u201cHe loved it. Yeah, he loved it. He always does.\u201d<\/p>\n Dunne, who was one of SI Swimsuit\u2019s four cover stars in Bermuda in 2025<\/a>, said that it has been \u201can honor\u201d to work with the magazine.<\/p>\n \u201cThe fact that they keep asking me back \u2014\u00a0I\u2019m just so flattered,\u201d she said. \u201cEvery year, I feel like it just keeps getting better and it\u2019s a new group of girls every year. <\/p>\n \u201cThis group of girls are amazing, so it\u2019s just really an honor.\u201d<\/p>\n Dunne, 23, has been dating the pitcher<\/a> since the two were students at LSU in 2023, with the two confirming their relationship<\/a> shortly after Skenes, 23, was drafted by the Pirates.<\/p>\n Paul Skenes #30 of the Pittsburgh Pirates poses with Skenes has opened up how traveling with Dunne can get tricky, considering their busy schedules, telling the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in January that the two don\u2019t get to spend mornings together.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Liv probably gets tired of traveling with me,\u201d Skenes said then<\/a>. \u201cWe might spend four days somewhere, but it\u2019s really two because half of each day \u2014 the morning \u2014 is for me to train.<\/p>\n Livvy Dunne in a selfie. Livvy Dunne\/Instagram <\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t get mornings. She can do whatever she needs to do in the morning. But\u00a0we\u00a0do not get mornings.\u201d<\/p>\n In February, Dunne told People that she and Skenes are able to navigate their long-distance relationship by being \u201csuper present\u201d with each other while they are spending time together.<\/p>\n
party at Hard Rock Times Square on Thursday, May 14, 2026, in
New York. AP Photo\/Charles Sykes<\/p>\n
Livvy Dunne during the 2026 BBWAA Awards Dinner at New York
Hilton Midtown on Saturday, January 24, 2026 in New York,
New York. MLB Photos via Getty Images<\/p>\n