“Girls sweat too”
Ex-gymnast experiences embarrassing moment – and uses it to her advantage
November 1, 2025 – 10:29 a.mReading time: 2 minutes
Olivia Dunne is popular with fans. However, the ex-gymnast experienced an awkward moment while cheering on her baseball boyfriend. Now she has used the situation to her advantage.
The former US gymnast Olivia Dunne is not only known for her skills on the uneven bars. The 23-year-old is also followed by 5.3 million people on Instagram. Even after her retirement from gymnastics, Dunne can still be seen at sporting events. Especially in baseball, because her boyfriend Paul Skenes is a professional for the Pittsburgh Pirates. When Olivia Dunne watched her lover’s game in September, there was an embarrassing moment – which the former athlete now used for herself.
But first things first: In September, Dunne was a guest in the stands to cheer on Skenes. At the exact moment the camera caught the ex-gymnast, Olivia Dunne had her arms above her head. She was wearing a white, tight-fitting long-sleeved shirt – and large sweat stains were visible under her armpits. An unpleasant moment for the baseball professional’s girlfriend.
But Dunne took advantage of the scene and announced via TikTok that she was advertising a deodorant. Commenting on the video, Dunne said: “So it turns out your girlfriend is suffering from stress sweats. And she found that out the hard way.”
She added: “I know it’s crazy that girls sweat too.” That’s why, even if she didn’t know the “secret” of a deodorant back then, she was now happy to be cooperating with the brand, she said with a smile.
Dunne is also celebrated by her fans for dealing with the situation at the time in such a relaxed manner. For Halloween, an American woman dressed up as Dunne and her boyfriend as professional baseball player Skenes. They reenacted the welding scene. Dunne shared the video on Instagram and commented on it with laughing emoticons. Dunne’s fan wrote on the video: “Happy Halloween, girls sweat too.”