American artistic gymnast Simone Biles posted a really sweet story on her Instagram to showcase the love of her husband Jonathan Owens. The 26-year-old Olympic gold medalist shared a picture of three enormous bouquets of roses that Owens, age 28, sent her as a love gesture on Friday, 5 January.
Two bouquets of red and white roses in glass vases and a bouquet of pink lilies and carnations in a woven basket were seen seated on a table in what looked to be Biles’ kitchen in the Instagram Story photo.
She captioned the photo, “My husband >>>>,” giving a strong indication that Owens had given her the flowers, and on the wall behind the flowers was also a picture of the couple sitting together.
Owens uploaded the image again on his Instagram Story and responded with multiple hearts emojis. His roses for Biles arrive after they had to spend some time apart this New Year’s Day, which might be an attempt to make up for his absence.
Biles, who spent New Year’s Eve at a friend’s wedding, was unable to attend Owens’ Sunday game with his team, the Green Bay Packers, versus the Minnesota Vikings in Wisconsin.
In November and December of last year, she had watched a number of her husband’s games, but the Olympic gymnast revealed that earlier this week, she had fallen asleep and missed the midnight countdown.
Biles re-posted a picture of herself taken by pal Kayla Simone while taking a midnight snooze on her Instagram story. Kayla expressed how she was invited by Biles to fly cross country for a NYE wedding, only for her to be asleep before 10:30, as the caption on the picture explained.
In response, The world-famous 7-time Olympic medals winner wrote, “I am soooooo sorry.”
Owens Didn’t Know Biles’ Success
On 22 April 2023, Biles and Owens tied the knot in a Houston courtroom, and later on, the couple married in a grandiose ceremony in Mexico.
Fans reacted negatively to Owens’ remarks last month regarding how he first met Biles on The Pivot podcast.
The player for the Green Bay Packers revealed that Biles contacted him initially via a dating app, starting a “texting back and forth” exchange. He added that he had no idea who Biles was at the time they started talking.
Owens explained that when she won the Olympics, he was in college, and he didn’t have NBC or any other channels that showed the Olympics.
He added that his teammates were in training camp in late July or early August when Biles was at her peak, and therefore, he was not paying attention as he would never have had the opportunity to watch her compete for even a moment.
To the question of whether then Owens saw himself as the “catch” in his relationship with Biles, the NFL player responded, “I always say that the men are the catch.” He went on to explain that, given his circumstances at the time, he had been afraid to commit, thinking that it was still “kinda early” in his life.
However, these things often occur unexpectedly, so when the couple gets together, they click right away. He went on to add that he became aware of Biles’ level of accomplishment by observing the reactions of her followers.
Their Unshaken Marriage
After the podcast aired, Owens received backlash for what he had said, but his apparent response on Instagram indicated that he wasn’t taking it to heart.
“Unbothered. Just know we locked in over here,” he said on 24 December 2023, sharing a collection of images of himself and Biles that included poses and heartwarming moments from their wedding day.
In the post’s comments, Biles said, “🤞🏾💋 for life,” and then she shared it on her story while also posting a picture of the pair on their wedding day to Instagram, captioning it simply with the word “mood.”
Biles and Owens got married in April 2023 in a small courtroom ceremony after they met on the dating app Raya in 2020, and the very next month, the newlyweds celebrated with a second wedding in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Biles stated to PEOPLE magazine in 2021 that the two can always count on one another for support. “Oh, he’s always so supportive,” she expressed, saying that even when she says jokingly that she is too tired for her practice, he motivates her by telling her that she can do it as it is her dream job to be a gymnast.
