Simone Biles, 26, is standing by her man. The Olympic gold medal profitable gymnast took to Instagram to indicate her assist for her husband, Jonathan Owens, 28, after he admitted he’s been “unbothered” about the backlash he’s receiving for saying he appears like he’s “the catch” of their romance. Simone shared a fingers crossed emoji and kiss mark emoji earlier than including, “for life,” within the feedback part of his response publish, which confirmed smiling pictures of them, together with one on their marriage ceremony day.
Simone additionally posted a photograph of them herself together with the caption, “mood.” In the snapshot, they have been all dressed up and had certainly one of their fingers in their very own mouths, as in the event that they have been making an attempt to get one thing out of their enamel, as they appeared to get able to take a drink. They additionally had an encouraging crown behind them.
The posts come after Jonathan made headlines for admitting he didn’t know who Simone was when she matched with him on a courting app, in an interview on the Pivot podcast. He then went on to say he feels he was “the catch” within the romance and he or she pursued him to start with.
“I always say that the men are the catch,” he stated whereas additionally including, “I’m like, ‘Lemme see who this is.’ I never really paid attention to gymnastics, so it piqued my curiosity.”
After the interview aired, many followers of Simone shared their opinions about his phrases and lots of have been upset. “This is really odd that you would degrade your wife like this on a public platform,” one consumer commented, including, “You will forever be known as Simone Biles’ husband. You’re not the catch.”
“You are not the catch, bro!!! Wouldn’t know who you are if it wasn’t for Simone,” one other wrote, whereas referred to as Jonathan’s feedback “cringe.”
Simone and Jonathan first began courting through the COVID pandemic in 2020 and went on to get engaged in 2022. The lovebirds, who typically gush over one another on social media, stated “I do” in April 2023, and Simone is commonly seen cheering on her partner at his soccer video games with the Green Bay Packers.