Olivia Dunne, who alternates between the real and digital realms, is the talk of the globe this year. The homeschooled gymnast joined LSU’s illustrious roster after discovering her knack for maneuvering at 3. Since the inception of NIL deals for amateur athletes, Dunne has grown a massive fan following on social media platforms. Thus capitalizing on brand deals marketed to her perfect target audience of millennials, Gen Z, and Gen Alphas. A key argument favoring the gymnast is her recent inclusion in Forbes’ top 50 social media influencers and her seven-figure net worth.

However, the internet’s scrutiny of athletic or commercial crossroads put her in a difficult position given her gymnastics roots. Critics even questioned her professional career when she declared her future goals. Finding her equilibrium in the midst of it all, she recently opened up about her personal struggles.

Olivia Dunne gets candid about her demons

For Olivia Dunne, the year was nothing less than a roller coaster. She rose to the position of third-richest overall and highest-paid female NCAA athlete. She returned to the LSU campus for her final season, missing most of the 2022?23 campaign due to injury. Keeping her social media community updated with routines, Dunne recently shared a TikTok video captioned, “My toughest critic.”

She shared a slideshow with her picture wearing black leotards looking away in deep thought and “Who’s the hardest on you?” written on it. The message was in the background music which reflected self-criticism and reassuring voiceover. Every day you struggle with not wanting to wake up while training harder and harder it said. Further adding,?”we did not come this far to just break down” and “Iam going to win.”

The internet sensation’s post received positive feedback from the 7.8M TikTok audience, garnering more than 363K views in only seven hours. Now the gymnast is back to the LSU campus despite humorously dissing living conditions.

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Just one day shy of her 21st birthday, the LSU Tigers gymnast continues to balance her academic requirements with her brand commitments. With the motto “to do anything successfully in life you gotta want it, as bad as you want to breathe,” from the video, with athletic duties in line for Dunne what puts her under strain?

Harsh comments and Olivia Dunne’s response

Many praise Livvy acknowledging her role as a collegiate athlete. However, as they poured in thousands of likes and comments, trolls joined in to cast doubt on her accomplishments. While juggling emerging status and academic standards is tough Dunne seems to be prioritizing things well.

However, a critic once said, ??Livvy Dunne doesn?t count as an athlete?. To her critics, Dunne cleared her side saying, ?In terms of balancing school, social media, and gymnastics, I take it one thing at a time,? ?The term “student-athlete” refers to the fact that the athlete is a student first, Livvy schooled some nasty commenters.

Planning to drift off the gymnastics scene after graduating from LSU, Dunne is currently aiming to advance her gymnastics team in the NCAA Championships where they placed fourth last year.

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