Olivia Dunne is no stranger to the spotlight, but this time, the internet came swinging. After a glam GQ photoshoot went viral, Dunne found herself at the center of a brutal online roast. Comments ranging from “What even is this outfit?” to “Looks like a high school girl posting her uninterested bf .” Some even questioned if she was more focused on modeling than her athletic career. But the LSU standout gymnast wasn’t about to waste energy clapping back—nope, she let her plans do the talking and kept it moving.
Well, Olivia Dunne isn’t exactly shying away from the chatter. She recently dropped a TikTok where she’s lying on a couch, wide-eyed and smirking like she just heard the internet gossiping from the next room. The on-screen text reads, “the internet after seeing me and Paul’s GQ photoshoot,” teeing up the joke perfectly. Her caption? “I like them” with a crying emoji and a praying hands emoji.
With nearly 40K likes, it’s clear the video hit a nerve—or at least made people laugh. The whole vibe? Proud, playful, and just a little bit cheeky. Add in the background track by Rob49 and Wthelly, and the mood is set. At first glance, it’s flawless… until you realize, oh right—this is Olivia Dunne trolling the internet right back.
Fans know Olivia Dunne is in her fifth and final year of college gymnastics, so when someone commented, “can’t wait to see you still playing college in 2030,” it was pure sarcasm. They were clearly poking fun at how long she’s been competing, joking like she’s going to be flipping and tumbling forever. Of course, the only reason she came back for a fifth year was because of the NCAA’s COVID-19 eligibility extension—but the comment plays off that, teasing her like she’s never going to leave gymnastics. And Olivia? She didn’t miss a beat.
Olivia Dunne clapped back with, “I am not ever doing gymnastics again don’t worry ”—and that was that. It was confident, blunt, and just a little savage, like she was putting a period on the conversation. Regarding her future in gymnastics, Dunne has expressed that the current season would be her last. In an emotional TikTok video, she shared moments from her gymnastics journey, captioning it, “I can’t believe this is my last year ever.”
And let’s be real, this isn’t the first time she’s had to face shady comments. Whether it’s people poking fun at her fifth year or overreacting to her GQ photoshoot with Paul Skenes, Olivia Dunne’s been dealing with that noise for a while. The shoot wasn’t even that wild—yet somehow, it stirred up drama. But why?
Olivia Dunne was riding high… until the GQ shoot
Last month, Olivia Dunne had had enough of the jokes about her coming back for a fifth year at LSU, and she let everyone know it. After a TikTok commenter dropped the sarcastic, “Don’t worry, you’ll be a senior for the next 10 years,” Liv clapped back in a video and laid it all out: “I came to college in 2020, got granted a fifth-year because of COVID and I came back for the fifth year. I only ever see this comment on female athletes’ posts… why do you care?” She didn’t stop there. She also highlighted that male athletes, like LSU’s starting quarterback, don’t receive the same scrutiny. But why is the GQ photoshoot receiving so much criticism?
So when GQ dropped a photoshoot in April 2025 featuring Paul Skenes and Olivia Dunne, and yeah—people definitely had thoughts. The shoot included six pictures, shared by Olivia herself on Instagram, and even their dog Roux made a cameo. The first photo showed Olivia perched on a piano, reaching out to hold Paul’s hand while he sat coolly beside her in a turtleneck and shades. Another had them posing with Roux, followed by a close-up of Olivia Dunne’s face with a soft, almost wistful expression. There was a shot of her sitting on Paul’s lap, another with her in swimwear, and one with her in a leotard smiling beside Paul. It had all the makings of a glossy celeb shoot—but not everyone thought it hit the mark.
The criticism came in hot, especially on Reddit, where a thread titled “Let’s talk about Livvy Dunne’s tacky GQ photoshoot w Paul Skenes” gained traction. Some users slammed the outfits, saying, “Not one good outfit in sight,” while others accused the shoot of being awkward and overly staged. One commenter said, “Skenes looks like he hates her or does not want to be there.”
Others felt the whole shoot seemed less about showcasing Olivia Dunne and more like a PR move to boost Paul’s profile. And of course, there were digs at Olivia’s fashion history, calling her TikTok style “basic and/or bad.” So while the shoot was meant to be glamorous, the internet didn’t exactly roll out the red carpet—turns out not everyone was buying the picture-perfect moment.
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