Popular LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne turned 21 years-old on Sunday, October 1st. And as is her modus operandi, Livvy went viral with some new pics on Instagram and a couple of new videos on TikTok.
“Do your thang 21!” Livvy wrote on Instagram, showing off her outfit for the occasion, complete with a black sash that read “Birthday Girl.”
Among the famous folks who wished Dunne a happy birthday in the comments were former Olympian gold medalists McKayla Maroney and Lindsey Vonn.
Her older sister Julz also chimed in with her usual humor, asking Olivia, “Can I have my ID back?”
Over on TikTok, Dunne wrote, “21 can you do smth for me?!”
With Dunne marking the passing of another year in her life, we have to ask, did anyone out there have a better year than her?
It’s hard to believe, knowing that we know now, but as of one year ago, October 1, 2022, we here at BroBible had not written a single story about Olivia Dunne.
In fact, it wasn’t until Halloween 2002 that we even made mention of her on this website.
Since then there have been over 160 different articles written that mention her.
It was only a few weeks after that Halloween that much of the sports world really started to take notice of just how much NIL money Livvy Dunne was making, thanks to what turned out to be a controversial article by the New York Times.
Since then, Olivia Dunne has gone on to such popularity that her LSU gymnastics team had to beef up security due to the number of unhinged fans that were attending their meets hoping to get a glimpse of Livvy.
For months, thanks to a little teasing by Dunne herself on TikTok, fans speculated about her love life, trying to figure out who the gymnast is dating.
Her LSU Tigers gymnastics team ended up making it to the post-season after finishing in third place at the SEC Championships, eventually making it all the way to the Elite 8.
Then, in April, Olivia Dunne shocked all of her fans by revealing that she had been chosen to appear in the 2023 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
Not only that, a few months later she and fellow LSU sports star Angel Reese ended up appearing on a cover of the iconic maagzine, sending her fame to all new heights.
Dunne’s SI Swimsuit appearance led to her attending the Academy of Country Music Awards, a trip to the New York Stock Exchange, going viral at a New York Yankees game, and multiple interviews discussing and sharing advice to other athletes about NIL.
She’s vacationed in Italy, caused a frenzy at the College Baseball World Series, landed a massive cell phone NIL deal, attended a NASCAR race as a guest of Chase Elliott, and showed up at the ESPYs.
Things have gotten so crazy for Olivia Dunne that she can’t even attend classes in person now at LSU due to safety reasons.
Oh yeah, Dunne, the most searched under-25 female athlete, also revealed that she is dating Major League Baseball’s number one overall pick in the 2023 draft, pitcher Paul Skenes.
After an appearance in a Manningcast promo and a profile in Forbes, Dunne now must refocus back on gymnastics as the LSU Tigers prepare for the 2024 season which begins in December.
To say Olivia Dunne has a had a very good, and a very busy, past 12 months as she celebrates turning 21 would certainly be an understatement.
