Cringeworthy moment Olivia Dunne and Paul Skenes leave viewers ‘skin crawling’ over awkward Rookie of the Year incident
OLIVIA Dunne and Paul Skenes had fans’ “skin crawling” after their awkward moment was caught on camera.
The pair didn’t know how to react after Skenes, Dunne’s long-term boyfriend, was named theMLBRookie of the Year.
Skenes, 22, was bestowed with the honour of Rookie of the Year on Monday night after what has been a superb debut season for thePittsburgh Piratesstar.
The 2023 MLB Draft No.1 pick had a pretty relaxed reaction when he was announced as the winner by Cal Ripkin Jr. live on the MLB Network.
While Dunne, 22, let out a small shriek before bursting into applause and leaning in to congratulate herbaseballsuperstar boyfriend.
But it wasn’t their contrasting reactions that left fans cringing, rather an awkward moment that followed.
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Skenesleaned in to plant a kiss on the LSUgymnasticsstar, but was met with a turned head with the pair on completely different pages.
The moment was fleeting, but certainly awkward.
Fans reacted onsocial media, with one writing: “This just made my skin crawl”.
While another added: “Super awkward stuff from the couple”.
A third joked: “First kisses are always awkward”.
And a fourth asked: “What’s the deal here? Most awkward video I’ve ever seen”.
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Skene’s nonchalant reaction was likely because the news was somewhat expected given his efforts this season.
The former LSU pitcher, who was handed a start in the All-Star game for the National League, went 11-3 with the Pirates with a 1.96 earned run average over 133 innings with 170 strikeouts.
He’s not the only athlete in the relationship, however.
Olivia Dunnehas excelled in gymnastics for LSU, helping the Tigers to a national championship in 2024.
And she’s done all that while building a social media empire that sees her boast a combined13.4MILLIONfollowers onInstagramandTikTok.
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