Olivia Dunne: Gymnast opens up about ‘concerning’ attention she receives from men

TikTok star and gymnast Olivia Dunne has opened up about the ‘concerning’ attention she receives from men – after her team was forced to hire extra security in order to guard her against the hoards of teenage fans that began amassing at her meets.

The Louisiana State University (LSU) college athlete, who has more than 6.8 million followers on TikTok and 3.1 million followers on Instagram, also revealed she was ‘very grateful to be making seven figures’ at her age.

Earlier this year the LSU gymnastics team had to add an extra layer of security for the rest of the season after a gang of ‘rude’ teenage boys tried to mob the 20-year-old internet sensation, better known as Livvy.

Of the attention she receives, Olivia told the Today show it was ‘hard to wrap [her] head around.’

‘So in the past, I have had some of my supporters come out to meets and watch and cheer for LSU, but that was insane. It really was,’ she said.

But with the good comes the bad, and the 20-year-old admitted there were ‘some people occasionally that do reach out, and it is a bit concerning.’

‘As a woman, you are not responsible for how a man looks at you and objectifies you. That’s not a woman’s responsibility,’ Olivia added.

The star has become such a big sensation over the last few months that scores of excited young men have started to descend upon her meets – despite her not even being able to compete because of an injury.

Safety concerns were raised after hoards of fans, most of whom were teenage boys, started ‘swarming’ her and her teammates.

Earlier this year the LSU gymnastics team had to add an extra layer of security for the rest of the season after a gang of ‘rude’ teenage boys tried to mob the 20-year-old known as Livvy

Of the attention she receives, Olivia told TODAY it was ‘hard to wrap [her] head around’

A video posted to Twitter by fellow gymnast Samantha Peszek showed the crowd of fans chanting Olivia’s name outside of the venue. As Samantha exited, they started to heckle at her and aggressively scream things like, ‘Give us Livvy’

Olivia has not been taking part in the team’s meets recently due to being hurt – she last competed on December 12 – and instead, she has been supporting her teammates from the sidelines.

Previously, there were scarce details about what had led to her being benched.

A group of ‘rude’ teenage boys mobbed her and the other gymnasts as they left a meet in Utah on January 6 – and they even yelled rude things to her teammates, calling them ‘Livvy 2.0’ and complaining that they weren’t her 

But the blonde beauty revealed earlier this month that it’s her foot that has been injured, as she posted a snap of herself wearing a boot to her Instagram Stories. 

It’s unclear when she will be able to compete again. 

Olivia, originally from New Jersey, first started participating in gymnastics at the age of three.

‘I pretty much sacrificed my summers. You know, those pool days, those beach days with your friends, I was in the gym training,’ she told Today.

Now Olivia is one of the top earners in collegiate sport, reportedly amassing a net worth of $2.3 million thanks to thanks to her athletic abilities, as well as her many lucrative sponsorship deals.

Though she didn’t say exactly how much she was making, she did reveal to TODAY it was in the millions.

‘I’m very grateful to be making seven figures. It is very cool that someone in college has the opportunity to do that now,’ she said.

Olivia showed with her injured foot in a boot that’s seen her stop competing for now

Olivia, originally from New Jersey, first started participating in gymnastics at the age of three – and she is now one of the top earners in collegiate sport

In addition to her success as an athlete, she has also found fame as a well-known star on TikTok and Instagram, where she regularly documents her her lavish lifestyle with her joint nine million followers 

Olivia grew her social media following by sharing an inside look at her life as an NCAA gymnast – and all the glamorous perks that come with it. 

And while the social media star soon became the most-followed collegiate athlete on the internet, initially she wasn’t allowed to make any money from her internet endeavors because of the NCAA’s strict policy about its members selling sponsorships.

That is, until June 30, 2021, when the organization changed its rules, announcing that it would allow its athletes to earn a profit off of their name, image, and likeness – a move that turned Olivia into a millionaire at only 18 years old, according to the New York Post.

But her stardom has become so intense recently that her supporters have started to wait outside of her meets in an attempt to get a glimpse of her – and things got so out of hand at one meet that her and her teammates needed police escorts

She has amassed a net worth of $2.3 million thanks to thanks to her athletic abilities, as well as her many lucrative sponsorship deals

But her stardom has become so intense recently that her supporters have started to wait outside of her meets in an attempt to get a glimpse of her – and things got so out of hand at one meet that her and her teammates needed police escorts to help them get to safety.

A group of ‘rude’ teenage boys mobbed her and the other gymnasts as they left a meet in Utah on January 6 – and they even yelled rude things to her teammates, calling them ‘Livvy 2.0’ and complaining that they weren’t her.

A video posted to Twitter by fellow gymnast Samantha Peszek showed the crowd of fans chanting Olivia’s name outside of the venue.

But her lack of competing hasn’t stopped her fans from showing up in droves to try to see her

Olivia (seen watching her team at their most recent match on January 13) has not been taking part in the team’s meets recently due to being hurt, but instead, she has been supporting her teammates from the sidelines

As Samantha exited, they started to heckle at her and aggressively scream things like, ‘Give us Livvy,’ and, ‘We want her,’ and ‘Where’s Livvy?’

‘When you leave the arena, but you’re not Livvy,’ she wrote in the video, adding in the caption, ‘This is actually so scary and disturbing and cringey. I’m embarrassed for them.’

It’s been said that officials were forced to move the Louisiana State University (LSU) team bus to avoid the rowdy crowd, while police were also called to help the athletes get to safety.

Afterwards, Olivia took to Twitter to beg her fans to be ‘respectful,’ writing, ‘I will always appreciate and love the support from you guys, but if you come to a meet, I want to ask you to please be respectful of the other gymnasts and the gymnastics community as we are just doing our job.’