Livvy Dunne reveals the reason it is 'really hard' to watch boyfriend Paul Skenes pitch

For Livvy Dunne, watching her boyfriend, Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes, is not easy.

Dunne, 23, said watching Skenes transportation is harder than competing arsenic a gymnast astatine LSU and that she goes done a whirlwind of emotions during his starts.

"Obviously, I deliberation I got enactment connected blast a fewer times portion watching him," Dunne said during an quality connected MLB Network with Skenes. "I get tense due to the fact that I evidently privation him to bash his best. I emotion him. He usually pops out, does his thing, does amazing. But I consciousness each emotion portion he’s retired determination doing his thing."

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Paul Skenes poses for a photograph with Olivia Dunne during the reddish carpet photoshoot astatine Loews Philadelphia successful Philadelphia, Pa., connected Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

"It’s wholly retired of my control, which is truly hard due to the fact that portion I was competing, I mean, I was successful power of my ain destiny. Now I conscionable request to beryllium back, unbend and spot him."

Dunne went viral earlier this play erstwhile she was seen mouthing "F---" aft Skenes gave up a location tally to Toronto Blue Jays prima George Springer. The erstwhile LSU prima attends galore of the games Skenes pitches and is an ardent protagonist of her fellow and the Pirates.

Dunne has gotten a firsthand look astatine Skenes’ worldly arsenic she stepped into the batter's container earlier the Pirates ace near for outpouring training.

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Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes and Livvy Dunne locomotion the reddish carpet for the MLB All-Star Game connected July 14, 2026, successful Philadelphia. (Chris Szagola/AP Photo)

"I deliberation each offseason Paul wanted maine to basal successful portion helium was pitching. I’ve been procrastinating each offseason due to the fact that it’s scary and everybody told maine it would beryllium precise scary," Dunne said.

"It was the past time of the offseason earlier helium went to outpouring grooming and helium was like, ‘Nope, come. You’re going to basal there.’ And I thought helium was joking, and I stood and I was frozen."

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Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes walks to the dugout aft handing the shot to manager Don Kelly during the sixth inning of a crippled against the Milwaukee Brewers successful Pittsburgh connected Sunday, July 12, 2026. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

Skenes said helium buzzed her tower, meaning helium threw precocious and wrong to his girlfriend.

"She had been asking me, too. She wanted to spot it, oregon she said she wanted to spot it, and past clip comes, we got to spot if you’re astir it," Skenes said.

The reigning NL Cy Young victor has an 8-8 grounds and a 3.57 ERA this season, and has been an anchor for a Pirates squad that is successful the heavy of the National League Wild Card contention astatine 50-47.

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