Paul Skenes’ girlfriend, Olivia Dunne, enjoys playful seaside splash with Lily Chee in cheetah-print bikini

While Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes is mounting a serious challenge for the National League Cy Young award this season, his girlfriend, Olivia Dunne, is enjoying her time on the beach.

Dunne has more time on her hands since retiring from gymnastics in April after a five-year collegiate stint with the LSU Tigers. The New Jersey native has been going to the beach in her hometown and shared glimpses of her playful side.

In an Instagram story on Saturday, Dunne wore a cheetah-print bikini, having fun at Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, with her friend and popular model Lily Chee.

In one of her stories, Dunne splashed water at Chee. In another story, Chee was in the backseat of a car, holding a bag of bagels. Dunne captioned the story:

"Road trip essentials."

Chee, who has more than 1.5 million Instagram followers, reshared the picture in her story, captioning:

"Too good."

Dunne and Chee's budding friendship has had a common trajectory.

While Dunne gained fame for her gymnastics routine during her teenage years, Chee rose to stardom after modeling for renowned brands like Nike, Levi’s and Ralph Lauren at just 11 years of age. At 21, Chee is also trying her hand at acting and is a popular social media personality.

“Modeling is not the be-all and end-all, and we make sure she has lots of other interests and options,” her mom, Rebecca Chee, said.

Paul Skenes' girlfriend, Olivia Dunne, rocks up to Pirates' game with her mother

Since her retirement, Olivia Dunne has been a feature at Pirates games this season, and the former LSU gymnast was at PNC Park for Pittsburgh's series opener against the Cincinnati Reds.

Dunne was in the stands with her mother, Katherine Dunne, cheering for Paul Skenes on the mound.

Skenes pitched six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts to help the Pirates clinch the series opener with a dominant 7-0 win.

About the author

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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