Simone Biles has often made clear that she prefers Nellie Biles, her biological maternal grandmother, to be her ‘mom’. This has been true for Simone since she was 6 when she and her sister Adria were adopted by Nellie and her husband Ronald. However, with Jonathan Owens entering her life, Simone has doubled the relationship, keeping Jonathan’s mom, Arthurine Cannon, in the same bracket as her mother. In her Mother’s Day celebration, Simone Biles acknowledged these relationships by reminiscing about their roles in her life.
Simone resorted to IG stories, where she added a carousel of snaps displaying her bonds with Nellie and Arthurine. In the snaps, Nellie has earned the tag of Simone’s ‘girlboss’ whereas Arthurine has been quoted as the ‘best mother-in-law’. Furthermore, adding Nellie and Arthurine’s snaps from her destination marriage occasion, Simone has relished her ongoing marriage anniversary pomp in the same breath. Furthering that, in her latest IG stories, she has displayed her wedding ring as she’s ‘obsessed’ with that. Moreover, Simone has also added a panoramic view of her new Texan abode in her shared IG stories. Amid cherishing that, she has thanked both Nellie and Arthurine for their commendable roles in her life.
Being a guardian, Nellie has been behind Simone through thick and thin, irrespective of the sphere. On Simone’s marriage day as well, Nellie played her part by keeping the gymnast remembered to maintain her diet schedule. Simone acknowledged that later through her social media posts. On the other hand, for Simone, Arthurine Cannon has a distinct status being the mother of Jonathan Owens, whom Simone calls her ‘best friend for life’. Coming from foster care to winning the world on the gymnastics mat, the presence of such relations makes Simone Biles the champion she is today.
Simone Biles admires that part of her life. Over the years, she kept remembering her complicated early years. But at the same time, she acknowledged the role of Nellie Biles, who never let her feel the absence of her biological mother. On that estimate, Simone Biles has multiple reasons to thank Nellie Biles and she did that numerous times.
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Simone Biles has a faint memory regarding her biological mother because of her shifting to foster care at the age of 3. According to different media reports, Simone’s biological mom struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, and little Simone and her siblings had undergone negligence under her. So, ultimately, foster care had come out to be an option. However, since her early days, Simone Biles has held a unique relationship with her grandma, Nellie Biles. Over the years, this relationship turned into a special bonding and it had started with her shifting to Texas to her grandparents, leaving the foster care.
In subsequent years, both Nellie and Simone’s grandpa Ronald had become Simone’s parents. Remembering Ronald’s statement on that part, the most decorated gymnast added once, “OK, you know how you called us Grandma and Grandpa? You can call us Mom and Dad now, if you want to.” That’s how Simone Biles achieved the mother’s love from her biological grandma. Eventually, she acknowledged Nellie and Ronald Biles’ role in paving the route of her gymnastic success.
It was evident when the Biles couple gifted Simone Biles the Texan gymnastics facility, The World Champions Centre for her elite preparation. In later years, Simone utilized that gymnastic facility under the tutelage of Cecile Landi and Laurent Landi and earned enviable success. Describing that part of her life, the Rio Olympic all-around champion said, “I would still be Simone Biles, probably not Simone Biles that everybody else knows, the world knows. But I also believe everything happens for a reason and I’m forever grateful for that because I definitely got a second shot at life.” While remembering Jonathan Owens’ part in her life, Simone Biles thanked him for being the friend she mostly needed.
After experiencing ‘twisties’ in the Tokyo Olympics, Simone Biles found solace in her then-boyfriend Jonathan Owens. In later years, the couple came closer to each other, sharing highs and lows in their relationship. Eventually, that led Simone Biles to tie the knot with the NFL star in 2023. She has still been cherishing those moments, as her latest IG stories indicate.
