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Model, influencer and former LSU gymnast Olivia ‘Livvy’ Dunne is making her biggest swing at Hollywood yet, as she’s been tapped to feature in a recurring role in an upcoming reboot of Baywatch. It’ll be Dunne’s professional acting debut.
Olivia Dunne, who is also dating All-Star MLB pitcher Paul Skenes, will be starring in the Baywatch reboot series in the recurring part of Grace, “a highly enthusiastic junior lifeguard.”
The Baywatch reboot is in the works at Fox. Dunne joins the recently cast Baywatch series regulars Noah Beck, Shay Mitchell, and Brooks Nader. For like of a better term, Fox is consciously populating the edges of the series with influencers: Beck has 41 million followers on social media, Mitchell has 35M, Dunne has 13M and Nader has 1.8M.
Livvy Dunne will be making her professional acting debut as Grace, a “a highly enthusiastic junior lifeguard”, in Fox’s reboot of Baywatch
“It marks the professional acting debut of the former Louisiana State University gymnast who recently revealed that she had been taking acting lessons and planned to pursue a film and TV career after retiring from the sport in April 2025.”
“In the Baywatch reboot, scheduled to launch on Fox during the 2026-2027 season, wild-child Hobie (Amell) serves as a Baywatch Captain, following in the footsteps of his legendary father, Mitch. Hobie’s world is turned upside down when daughter Charlie (Belkin) shows up on his doorstep eager to carry on the Buchannon family legacy.” [via Deadline]
Stephen Amell will be starring in the series lead role of Hobie Buchannon alongside Jessica Belkin, Hassie Harrison, and Thaddeus LaGrone. David Chokachi will also be reprising his role of Cody Madison from the original David Hasslehoff starring series.
Earlier this year, Dunne was also announced as a new partnet in the Tom Brady-backed No Bull (terrible name) athleisure brand.