Olivia Dunne reveals boyfriend Paul Skenes’ reaction to her being in ‘The Money Game’ documentary

Olivia Dunne has shared her boyfriend Paul Skenes’ reaction to her starring in ‘The Money Game’ documentary on Amazon Prime Video.

Dunne, alongside ex-LSU athletes Angel Reese and Jayden Daniels, will be featured in the six-part docuseries about the effect of altered name, image and likeness (NIL) rules on the college sports landscape.

And in speaking on Good Morning America on Tuesday, she explained how Skenes – himself a former LSU baseball star (and now a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates) – was actually part of the project himself. 

‘He was actually in Baton Rouge during the fall, he’s featured in the docuseries,’ she said.

‘He had a lot of fun filming it with me. He’s excited to watch the finished product.’

Dunne spoke on Good Morning America about how NIL has impacted her life and career

The documentary is being released today, September 10, and will shed light on how Dunne and others have monetized their fame since the NCAA changed NIL rules in 2021 to allow student-athletes to make money from their personal brands.

Dunne, who will return for a fifth year as an LSU gymnast, signed a multi-million dollar deal with Passes in the spring and has also worked with Nautica, Motorola, Forever 21 and more.

Her NIL valuation has been placed at $3.9million by On3.com. 

‘The opportunities that have come with the rule change have changed my life,’ she told GMA. ‘It’s been such a blessing and the fact that I get to work with the brands that I didn’t have the opportunity to work with once upon a time has been a dream come true.’

Dunne attended a premiere for the show last week at LSU’s Pete Maravich Assembly Center

Asked if getting paid has taken away her ‘hunger’ for gymnastics, she answered in the negative. 

‘I definitely don’t think so. I think for women’s sports it’s super important to capitalize on your NIL while you’re still in college because there’s not a lot of professional sports after so I feel that’s important,’ she said.

Dunne attended a premiere for the show last week at LSU’s Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

She and her gymnastics teammates will look to repeat as national champions when their season gets underway in the winter.