Olivia Dunne Shares Dating Advice She Got From Taylor Swift And Travis KelceTaylor Swift with Travis Kelce and Olivia Dunne (Photo Via Imagn Images and Instagram)
At times, love lessons come from the unlikeliest of places. For Olivia Dunne, it wasn’t a self-help book or a relationship podcast. It was Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.

The LSU gymnastics star turned social-media powerhouse admitted she has been watching how the singer and NFL tight end navigate their high-profile relationship. Dunne, who has been dating Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes since their LSU days, says she’s picked up a few tips on handling life with so much media attention.

That perspective comes after a journey where she has already faced plenty of obstacles, from viral fame to the injury that once shattered Olivia Dunne’s Olympic dream.

“Taylor has her boyfriend that’s a professional athlete and my boyfriend is a professional athlete as well,” Dunne told Page Six. “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.”

Dunne Learning From The Swift-Kelce Playbook

Olivia Dunne and Paul Skenes (Photo Via Instagram/@livvydunne)
Dunne explained that the hardest part of dating an athlete comes with constant travel and the scrutiny of living publicly. Watching Swift manage the pressure, she said, has given her perspective. “I think that she takes the heat a lot worse than I do, because, I mean, the bigger you are, the more people you have trying to tear you down,” Dunne said. “It just really resonated with me.”

The gymnast-turned-influencer knows what it means to be under a microscope. From her LSU career to her online presence, she has often been a trending topic, and this isn’t new.

Her relationship with Skenes, meanwhile, has become part of her brand. The two met while starring for LSU, and both won national championships in their sports. Skenes now pitches for the Pirates, and Olivia Dunne still draws millions of followers who tune in for every update, from baseball outings to her behind-the-scenes life.

She also hasn’t shied away from poking fun at herself. Whether she’s posting bubble bath ads from the 50-yard line of the Rose Bowl or sharing throwback photos, she continues to blend humor with the challenges of being in the public eye. If her Swift-inspired approach is any sign, she’s figuring out how to keep it light even when the attention isn’t.

Brittney Griner Finally Breaks Her Silence Over Alleged Caitlin Clark Comments That The WNBA Refused To Investigate

Brittney Griner speaking to reporterBrittney Griner (Photo via Twitter)
WNBA star Brittney Griner was at the center of a new debate over what she allegedly said in a game against basketball phenom Caitlin Clark.

The Atlanta Dream center found herself at the center of social media controversy last month when some fans thought she disparaged Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark upon fouling out.

The game’s broadcast focused on an upset Griner saying something as she returned to the Dream bench after fouling out of the game. While there’s no audio of this moment, some who tried to read Griner’s lips thought she called Clark a “trash f–king white girl.”

However, there’s no proof of Griner saying those actual words since others thought she stated something else.

It took weeks for someone to finally get a quote from her, and she provided much of nothing.

Brittney Griner was asked about this moment before her team’s June 15 game against the Washington Mystics and said, “I remember fouling out, being mad. I remember fouling out on, I believe it was [Natasha] Howard driving to the basket. They said I put my hand in.”

WNBA Chooses Not To Investigate Brittney Griner

Griner Drops F-Bomb, Apologizes Amid Clark Slur RowBrittney Griner (Photo By Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)
Moments before the conclusion of the Indiana Fever’s 81-76 victory over the Dream at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta weeks ago, cameras seemingly caught Atlanta Dream star center Brittney Griner labeling Caitlin Clark “trash” before calling her a “f***ing white girl” in frustration over a foul on Natasha Howard.

The clip of Griner speaking on the bench, lacking context, spread on social media and went viral.

Griner, who won a gold medal for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, essentially got aw@y with whatever came out of her mouth because the league basically ignored the controversy.

This incident is not the only time Griner vocalized her frustrations this season. Following another game, she stormed off mid-interview, yelling at the referees to “be f—ing better.