Olivia Dunne following Taylor Swift guide to dating pro athlete

Johnny Manziel commended Travis Kelce for being a 'special person' who stays locked in on the field despite off-the-field ventures, including his 'New Heights' podcast which just featured his girlfriend, Taylor Swift.

Taylor Swift appeared to have set the standard when it comes to dating professional athletes.

Olivia Dunne, a national champion former gymnast at LSU, told Page Six in a recent interview that she’s looking to the pop star when it comes to navigating that world. Dunne is in a relationship with Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes. 

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Olivia Dunne on the field before a game between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field. (Brad Penner/Imagn Images)

But unlike Swift and Travis Kelce’s start, Dunne and Skenes had some familiarity with each other as they both went to LSU.

"(Taylor) has her boyfriend that’s a professional athlete and my boyfriend is a professional athlete as well," she told the outlet. "And she has her own success and I have my own success, so I try to look at her perspective on things and how she handles criticism, how she navigates."

Dunne said trying to date a pro athlete is its own beast because they’re always traveling, among the other challenges that come with it.

In Swift’s case, she’s presently the most popular recording artist in the world but she did receive some boos from NFL fans at Super Bowl LIX this past February.

Taylor Swift, left, and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce walk off the field after the trophy ceremony following the Chiefs' 32-29 victory over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game on Jan. 26, 2025, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Emily Curiel/Kansas City