Livvy Dunne is addressing her animated game-day self while watching boyfriend Paul Skenes pitch.
During the MLB All-Star red carpet in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, the couple stopped to chat with MLB Network for a few minutes and Dunne was asked what it’s like watching the Pirate pitch.
She admitted she gets invested.
“Obviously, I think I got put on blast a few times while watching him,” Dunne said. “I get nervous because I obviously want him to do his best. I love him. He usually pops out, does his thing, does amazing. But I feel every emotion while he’s out there doing his thing.
“It’s completely out of my control, which is really hard because while I was competing, I mean, I was in control of my own destiny. Now I just need to sit back, relax and trust him.”
The answer calls back to a moment in May when Dunne was caught on the broadcast muttering profane language during a game between the Pirates and Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
After a crack of a bat for a homerun that brought Blue Jays fans to their feet, Dunne was seen saying “f-k” twice before leaning back in her seat, frustrated.
The announcers called out the moment at the time.
“Paul Skenes is on the mound today and his girlfriend — the equally famous, maybe more famous — Livvy Dunne is here,” the SportsNet TV commentator said. “She was a gymnast at LSU. They met in college and she has eight zillion on social media right now. I believe she attends almost every single game of his and she is invested.
“She is not just sitting around and looking around. She is into the game. Emotional and occasionally profane. But she is invested in the successes and rare failures of her Cy Young award winning boyfriend Paul Skenes.”
The Pirates went on to lose the game, 5-2.
Later on the All-Star broadcast, Dunne added that she got in the batter’s box to stand in as Skenes pitched to her. It made for a “scary” moment.
“I stood there and I was frozen,” she said.
Dunne and Skenes stunned on the red carpet Tuesday, matching colors with one another.
The former gymnast wore a black dress with light blue detailing in the center while Skenes wore a light blue suit with a black tie and sunglasses.
The two have been together since 2023 after meeting while they both attended LSU.
Currently, Skenes holds a career-high 3.57 ERA following a Cy Young-winning 2025 campaign after a season 1.97 ERA.
He did not pitch in the All-Star game because he pitched for the Pirates on the final Sunday of the first half of the season.
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