Paul Skenes is a College World Series champion and recently set the Major League Baseball record for money for a draft pick.

However, the Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher’s fame actually pales in comparison to his girlfriend. Livvy Dunne is an LSU All-American gymnast who also has more than 12 million followers combined between Instagram and TikTok.

Skenes, who is currently pitching for the Low-A Marauders, appreciates a partner who can relate to what it’s like to live within the public sphere.

“It’s nice, for sure,” Skenes said to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “It can be a pain in the butt sometimes, to be honest, in terms of actually going somewhere. If one of us went out in Baton Rouge [La.] by ourselves, there’s probably gonna be someone there asking for something — picture, autograph, whatever.

Although Skenes does acknowledge the challenges of dating a social media influencer in this day and age. He’s hopeful as he advances in his career that the situation will improve. Dunne was harassed by fans in the stands on Tuesday night during Skenes’ affiliated-ball debut.

Dunne ended up having to watch the remainder of the game from the broadcasting booth.

“It’s nice to be able to have that conversation. She does get it. I do wish she could come to a baseball game and just enjoy it. It does irk me,” Skenes said. “I don’t have any control over it. She really doesn’t either. I’m sure it’ll get better as I go up levels, but that’s something I want for her.”

The pair began dating at LSU when Skenes was introduced to Dunne through his best friend dating Elena Marenas, her frequent TikTok sidekick.

For now, Skenes is opting to take a limited approach on social media for the sake of his mental health, while also realizing this will always be a prominent aspect of their relationship.

“She doesn’t like seeing some of it, too,” Skenes said. “It’s worse for her. I’ve told her, ‘People are gonna write about you. People are gonna write about me. If it rattles you, if it makes you upset, you gotta find a way to either not see it or not get upset over it.’ In my mind, it’s a lot easier to not see it than not get upset over it.”