SOCIAL MEDIA sensation Olivia Dunne has taken to Instagram to celebrate one of her beloved teammates’ birthday.
LSU senior Dunne, 21, congratulated Tigers junior KJ Johnson on her big day with a glamorous throwback photo.
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In the snap, shared to Dunne’s Instagram Stories, the two posed together in front of the LSU logo wearing the team’s purple and gold leotards.
“Bday baddie,” Dunne captioned the snap along with swan and black heart emojis.
The duo may have just enjoyed their last season together, with Dunne yet to decide where her future lies with just one season of eligibility remaining.
If Dunne opts not to return, she’ll have gone out with a bang after the Tigers won their first-ever NCAA title in Texas last month.
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“[The win] definitely makes me want to come back, but I haven’t quite thought about it completely,” she recently admitted on NBC’s Today.
“I’ll probably be thinking about it for the rest of my life,” Dunne said of their “unforgettable” experience.
But it seems that regardless of whether she returns to Baton Rouge or not, she will continue to earn a pretty penny off of the profile she’s built during her collegiate career.
The second highest earning student-athlete in the nation, behind only Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, Dunne had an annual value estimated to be worth $3.9 million, according to On3.
Her impressive earnings have come via numerous Name, Image, and Likeness deals signed as a result of her substantial online fame.
With 13.2 million followers across all platforms, Dunne has signed deals with brands including Nautica, Motorola, ESPN, and most recently, Passes.
This latest “multi-million” deal was first reported by Forbes.
Passes assist creators in creating revenue via exclusive content offered to fans.
“Passes allows me to monetize my creativity and expertise in ways that were previously unavailable to college athletes, which is why I’m so excited to be partnering with them,” Dunne explained.
This collaboration marks Passes’ first NIL deal.
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While Dunne continues to debate her future, her boyfriend and MLB prodigy Paul Skenes is already knee-deep in his post-LSU career.
A College World Series Champion with the Tigers, Skenes was drafted first overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates last year and is still awaiting his major league debut after a red short start to this season for their Triple-A affiliate.
Speaking recently at a Raising Caines in Louisiana, Dunne said she hoped Skenes would make his debut for the Pirates “soon,” as per TMZ.
DUNNE AND SKENES’ SUMMER OF LOVE
Olivia Dunne and Paul Skenes managed to keep their relationship a secret before finally going public last summer.
The pair met at LSU, but it’s not clear when they started dating.
Rumors of a romance began when Dunne watched LSU win the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska last summer.
And Dunne then posted selfies from Fort Myers in Florida, where Skenes was playing.
He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and began his pro career by playing in minor leagues in the Sunshine State.
The final clue came when Dunne posed in a Pirates cap before the pair finally went public.
“He’s a great guy, and we support each other through everything. He definitely makes me a better person.”
Whenever his time does come, Dunne will be there to cheer him on.
“I’m starting to get all my merch ready. I have my outfits picked out,” she admitted.
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