Livvy Dunne agrees with Taylor Swift's take on male sports fans
Olivia 'Livvy' Dunne was tuned into Taylor Swift's internet-breaking appearance on the 'New Heights' podcast Wednesday — and the retired NCAA gymnast specifically enjoyed the part where the singer trolled male sports fans for complaining she's given too much TV time during Chiefs games.
'As we all know, you guys have a lot of male sports fans that listen to your podcast,' said Swift, 35, who began dating Chiefs' All-pro tight end Travis Kelce in the summer of 2023.
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'I think we all know that if there's one thing that male sports fans want to see in their spaces and on their screens — it's more of me.'
4 Taylor Swift called out male sports fans for complaining she's given too much TV time during Chiefs games while on the 'New Heights' podcast on August 13, 2025.
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Dunne, who's dating Pirates All-Star pitcher Paul Skenes, reposted the video, writing, 'She gets it,' adding a crying laughing emoji on her Instagram Story.
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Swift, who revealed that her new album, 'The Life of a Showgirl' will drop Oct. 3, received backlash from NFL fans for taking away attention from the sport — to the point where NFL commissioner Roger Goodell defended the mega popstar, saying she's introduced the league to a whole new fanbase of women.
Dunne, who retired in April after the LSU gymnastics team did not advance to the national championship finals, has spoken publicly about negative attention she's received from fans.
Taking to her TikTok on Tuesday, Dunne called out fans for flooding her social media accounts with Gifs and comments about Skenes.
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4 Olivia Dunne and Paul Skenes.
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'POV: You're dating a professional athlete,' the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model wrote, including screengrabs of comments on her social media.
'Yall are obsessed,' she added with a crying emoji.
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Swift's two-hour appearance on the 'New Heights' podcast garnered global attention, as she revealed her new album, 'The Life of a Showgirl' will drop on Oct. 3.
The couple discussed their whirlwind relationship in depth for the first time, and explained how they've dealt with constant media attention.
4 Olivia Dunne supporting boyfriend Paul Skenes at a Pirates game.
Instagram/Olivia Dunne
'I don't see a lot of things, I'm of the firm belief … if you're getting your feedback from the internet, anything you feel, your brain will internalize [and] anything you feed the internet will kill,' Swift said, adding that she's dealt with the scrutiny being in the music industry.
'It took me a while to be a pro at it,' Kelce, 35, said. 'The last thing I wanted to do was screw this up.'
The three-time Super Bowl winner added that Swift was 'so real' about helping him navigate the attention that her world brings.
During a joint interview with GQ in April, Skenes — the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 MLB draft — explained that Dunne has experienced notoriety much long than him.
4 Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift during her internet-breaking appearance on the 'New Heights' podcast on August 13, 2025.
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'But she always handles everything very well — she's very comfortable to be around for other people who come up and ask to talk, that kind of thing,' he said, with GQ describing his as being a 'little itchy in the spotlight.'
Dunne — who embraced the spotlight after she became a social media sensation during the COVID-19 pandemic, when she began posting gymnastics videos on TikTok — said she helps Skenes navigate the social media world.
The couple met in Baton Rouge and went public with their relationship in August 2023.
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