Simone Biles recently shared her thoughts on the crucial topic of support for foster children. Despite her stellar career, Biles faced a challenging upbringing.

Born on March 14, 1997, in Columbus, Ohio, she was placed in foster care at the age of three alongside her siblings due to her biological mother’s struggles with addiction.

For three years, Biles and her siblings navigated the complexities of foster care until their maternal grandfather, Ronald Biles, and his second wife Nellie, stepped in to adopt Simone and her younger sister Adria. The family resettled in Houston, Texas, providing stability and a loving home.

Opened up about her time in foster care

Today, Biles has transformed her personal journey into advocacy, serving as an ambassador for Friends of the Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting at-risk youth.

In a recent interview with Alisyn Camerota for CNN Heroes, Biles opened up about her time in foster care, emphasizing the importance of support for foster children and shedding light on her own experiences to inspire positive change.

“I actually was a foster kid so I know some of the hardships that those kids go through,” said Biles.

“When my siblings and I entered foster care, it was because our biological mom was stuggling with drug and alcohol abuse.

“I was three years old. I just remember us, as kids, being so hungry and I remember this cat that would get fed and not us. Thankfully, we actually got to stay in one foster home and we were all together.”

Gymnastics is synonymous with Simone Biles. That is how iconic she is in terms of the sport. The 26-year-old aced at the Rio Olympics to carve her name in the country’s history books. Yet, all champions start small, and at six, Biles wasn’t sure about the sport.

In a chat with CNN, the Olympic gold medalist sat down to reminisce about her childhood while advocating for a special cause. Growing up as a foster kid, Biles knew what it was like to not have a constant for a long time. And while her happy ending came with her grandparents adopting her, she found her true purpose during a class field trip.

Recalling the inception of a lifelong journey, Biles talked about how she wasn’t even familiar with the sport initially.

As the lore goes, the Olympic hero saw a group of girls practicing their gymnastic routine and began aping them. And soon, she got noticed.

However, despite her natural talent shining, Biles confessed that no one thought too much about the whole ordeal. Becoming a world-famous gymnast pretty much came naturally to her, and she’s grateful for all the opportunities to date.

After a brief hiatus following her walking out of the Tokyo Olympics, Biles proved that she still has the zeal and expertise. At the recent World Championships, the 26-year-old GOAT won a total of four gold medals throughout the meet. So what’s next for the champ?

Simone Biles stuns in Antwerp and gears up for Paris

The World Championships in Antwerp witnessed history rewritten at the bars and beams. Biles pulled off a major feat after a two-year break and crushed every single performance. With her parents in attendance, the star gymnast aced multiple rounds to grab the gold. But now, are the upcoming Olympics on the charts?

Biles previously confessed that while she doesn’t wish to take up pressure about thinking of the Olympics, it is the ultimate goal. So far, not thinking too much about the consequences and doing her best has been a successful tactic for the Olympian. But will the Paris Olympics see her best version ever? Only time will tell.

At the age of 26, gymnastics icon Simone Biles stands as the most decorated and revered athlete in the field. With 37 medals, 7 Olympics, and 5 elements to her name, Biles is nothing short of a legend. However, the journey to the pinnacle of her career hasn’t been all smooth sailing. There are ample amounts of travails and euphoria. The gymnast suffered an unkind childhood but found refuge in her grandparents. Today, as she stands with excellence, Biles looks for ways to give back.

From as young as a 3-year-old, Simone and her siblings found themselves in foster care. The gymnast who has often been gritty has advocated for mental health and foster children, all in the light of her experience. Today, as she continues to extend her gestures, Simone revealed in an interview one instance of struggle that drives her.

Simone Biles names the challenging moment

The CNN Heroes recently included Biles as one of their features for her popular work with Friends of the Children. Her continued dedication toward foster children got the team at CNN to ask Simone why the organization was so close to her heart.

“I actually was a foster kid, so I know some of the hardships that those kids go through,” Simone started. Biles and her siblings were forced into foster care because of their mom’s substance abuse. The plight, combined with a heart-wrenching anecdote, led them to be taken in.

“I just remember us as kids being so hungry and then I just remember this cat that would get fed and not quite us. And so we were taken.” The three siblings hopped around foster care for 3 years until the sisters were adopted by their grandparents.

Though Biles has revealed that her situation wasn’t the worst, the challenges have nonetheless been a chisel for her to understand those of similar fate. The experience has thus infused sincerity in the gymnast as she continues to extend her glimmer of hope.

The gymnast stands in solidarity

Simone Biles joined hands with Friends of the Children to celebrate youth. As a person on a higher platform and someone to have walked the similar footsteps, Biles hoped to provide the right mentor for the kids in need. “I know how special having a mentor, and somebody who believes in you… I think that’s a really unique situation and it’s important, and I wish there were more Friends of the Children,” the gymnast remarked.

Moreover, the gymnast wanted to break the stigma, let the world know that foster care ‘isn’t going to be the only title’. And today, with her position in the field, there’s none better to carry the message.

The rumors started after Biles, 26, posted a picture of herself at her husband Jonathan Owens’ most recent football game. The iconic gymnast was pictured rocking a brown, fitted pant and top with an oversized camouflage jacket. Apparently, fans thought they were seeing a round stomach on the fit star and believed that meant she was pregnant.

“I hate that I even have to address this, but please stop commenting on this photo or my Instagram in general about me being ‘pregnant,’” Biles wrote in a post on Instagram above the image in question. “I’m not pregnant.”

Biles went to the game to show her hubby some love. He joined the Green Bay Packers in May of this year, shortly after their wedding. As a result, the two have been in a long-distance marriage since Biles has her own career commitments, which consist of making history. Earlier this year, she won her sixth world all-around gold medal, which resulted in her breaking her own record and becoming the most decorated gymnast in history. Despite a busy schedule and training, Biles makes an effort to attend as many of Owens’s games as possible and she’s always cheering him on front row and center.

The loving athletes took their relationship to new heights in April; they had two weddings–one at the courthouse and another lush celebration in Cabo. The couple tied the knot after beginning their fairytale romance at the onset of the pandemic in 2020. They met on the Raya dating app.

Shortly after the wedding, Owens announced he would be playing for the Green Bay Packers and Biles, who holds 27 world medals, was getting ready to compete in Antwerp, Belgium after taking time off to take care of her mental health.

Owens and Biles are currently building their dream home and both excelling in their respective careers. We hope fans can learn to not comment on women’s bodies as the pair continue enjoying their first year of marriage together.’

The gymnastic GOAT Simone Biles is binge holidaying, but she can’t naturally stay away from gymnastics for long. While simultaneously cheering for her husband, Jonathan Owens in his NFL pursuits, the 26-year-old is also looking forward to clinch another glory at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Hence, in the wake of that, Biles is girding up her loins to commence the 2024 season on a great note. However, this time, she engaged in a rather unconventional routine ahead of the 2024 season.

Whether it is her stringent training sessions or mat practice routines, the gymnast never shies away from keeping her fans updated about her behind-the-scenes gymnastics run-through. Along similar lines, Simone Biles once again gave another peek inside her gymnastics spree, but this time, the maneuver she is performing does not belong to her beloved arena.

Simone Biles’ intriguing floor routine

Taking to her Instagram story, the Olympian shared a video of her unusual floor routine. Capping off the story as “noone asked but…. this is how the floor routine is going”, Simone Biles burst out in laughter. Donning a red skin tight gym top and black pants, Biles was up for a fun floor session. Though her 2024 Paris Olympics is just some months away, she chose to take it slow.

Gregory Milan, choreographer of the French women’s gymnastic team, paired up with the Olympian to accompany her on the floor in a fun dance routine. Milan twirled and took her up in the air, while Biles stretched out her feet with her toes pointed

But the landing was what caught attention. As she stepped on the floor, the two of them walked away in opposite directions with wide smiles

Interestingly, in the video, Biles was performing her unconventional floor routine alongside French choreographer Gregory Milan in the dance studio adorned with full-length mirrors.

The man behind French Gymnastics team’s in sync choreography

Currently working at the INSEP training center in Vincennes, Gregory Milan graduated from the ballet school of the Paris Opera ballet. So, naturally, his plea to work at a training centre got heard by a coach later. But his perspective changed as he joined, and he said “Very staccato, very rough movements, with a sense of geometry” about gymnastics.

Now, giving classes to the elite gymnasts looks like his everyday thing. The 18-year-old Lucie Henna had once said, “In gymnastics, we really need to hold our legs well, to work on flexibility and dynamics, and I think Greg really brings us this finishing touch.”

The Paris Opera Ballet School graduate danced with the Victor Ullate Ballet in Madrid, where his colleagues included Tamara Rojo and Lucía Lacarra, before becoming a soloist with the Ballet de l’Opéra de Bordeaux in France. Interestingly, the French choreographer has now shared the floor with gymnastics queen Simone Biles and the duo flaunted some graceful dance moves. With this, Biles and Milan indeed took all the brownie points through their stellar floor routine, don’t you agree?

Simone Biles has shared some exciting updates from her new house journey. As she’s done over the past few months, the legendary gymnast posted various photos and videos showing the interior of her new home which she’s building together with husband Jonathan Owens.

After her previous post of the exterior of the house, it now appears that work is in full swing on the interior. Plenty of progress has been made, with shelving units and doors being successfully installed

Biles and husband Owens are now one step to fulfilling their joint dream of building their own home in Texas. It was back in September when Biles teased fans about a possible house build project with photos of plans accompanied by the caption “loading…”.

Baby on the way?

In recent days there has been plenty of speculation as to whether Biles might be pregnant. It was a photo that the Olympic champion shared on her social media from the MetLife Stadium that spared the rumors. It received thousands of comments from fans, with many even congratulating her.

Biles quickly denied the rumors via an Instagram story. “I hate that I even have to address this,” the gymnast began, “but please stop commenting on this photo or my Instagram in general about me being ‘pregnant. I’m not pregnant,” she said.

Most fans didn’t buy it, though and even if she’s not pregnant right now, most expect a baby may be on the way soon, especially once their house project is finished.

It’s no new news for fans when Simone Biles pops in to watch and cheer for husband and NFL star Jonathan Owens during his matches. The Olympian gymnast has set the bar high for significant others by going all out and donning her cheerleading hat. And the recent Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants game witnessed the same.

As Owens stuns in the field, Biles makes sure to highlight her love and support for him. Not only did she fly to New York for the match, but she also took fellow gymnast Zoe Miller along. What followed was a series of Instagram stories from around NYC and ended with a cheer for her husband.

She shared an on-field shot of Owens during the game and penned a sweet message for him:

This referred to his jersey number ’34’, which Biles has often sported on her attire during these matches. During the previous Packers vs. Chiefs game, Biles was even deemed her husband’s lucky charm upon his win.

Now that she was in New York, Biles first made sure to do the essentials. This included going to Times Square along with Miller and witnessing her brand partnership featured on the enormous billboard. And now, she enjoys watching her husband play at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

The star also put up a snapshot of the stadium and a picture of something like a concession stand or candy display. While the match trudges on, only time will tell if Biles somehow manages to turn the tables in the Packers’ favor.

What went down with Simone Biles at the Packers vs. Chiefs game?

The previous Green Bay Packers game against the Kansas City Chiefs was quite eventful, not only due to the controversies surrounding on-field shoves. Fans turned the star-studded game into a playful war between Biles and pop star Taylor Swift.

Since both stars were in attendance to support their respective partners from opposing teams, fans saw the perfect opportunity. Instead of it being termed a Jonathan Owens vs. Travis Kelce situation, people began competing on which star they wanted to get more glimpses of—Simone Biles or Taylor Swift. However, after the Packers won, enthusiasts were quick to crown the star gymnast as her husband’s lucky charm. Now it is time to wait and watch if Owens’ lady luck works her magic in New Jersey, too.

Simone Biles has had a brilliant 2023. From her romantic wedding in May to her gymnastics comeback in August 2023 to her husband Jonathan Owens making waves at the NFL this year has been pivotal for the Olympian. Cherishing each milestone is the name of the game whilst also gatekeeping one of life’s most precious conduits – her mental health.

Ending the massive year on a massive high, the 2023 World Champion, known for her being a harbinger and a fierce advocacy for mental health, recently shared insights into her holiday plans. And, vouching for mental health, she revealed her priority for Jonathan Owens taking precedence over competing in gymnastics.

Simone Biles divulges her priority for Jonathan Owens

According to People, Simone Biles recently unveiled her holiday plans as part of her glamorous festive partnership with Athleta’s Holiday 2023 Collection. Speaking to the publication, Biles revealed that the season for her is all about family time and special moments with her husband and their fur babies. Expressing her holiday wishlist, she shared, “This year on my holiday wishlist is to just spend quality time with my husband in Green Bay.”

A discussion about her holiday priorities also emerged during her conversation with TMJ4 at the Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs game. Simone Biles explained, “I try to come here and support my husband as much as possible. But then, as soon as I get home, it’s training all the time. So, it’s fun, but it’s different, but it’s nice to get away and be able to support something other than gymnastics and my atmosphere”. Simone Biles’s excitement for the holidays is unmistakable, as she already launched two holiday collections before Christmas.

Biles’ 2023 festive smorgasbord for fans

Simone Biles first announced her Athleta’s Holiday 2023 Collection on November 30 via Instagram. The GOAT posed in beautiful pieces from the collection, curated in fall hues of brown, silver, red, green, and black. She wrote alongside the post, “There’s no time like the present, so I’m reaching for my favorite Athleta looks for all my festive routines with my favorite people”.

Another holiday collection announcement by the gymnastics prodigy came on December 6, when she partnered with GK Elite. Posing in a vibrant red leo with gold details, she wrote on Instagram, “It’s the holiday season. Get in the spirit in my @gkelite Golden Gilded Leo.”

Christmas is just around the corner, and Simone Biles’ holiday updates have already brought festive joy to fans. She strives to break free from the mold by always striving to be by her hype man’s side, a la true love done right. So much for a fairytale.

The NFL has rolled out the red carpet in recent weeks, dominating the tabloids with a series of high-profile relationships.

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift have grabbed headlines, setting the world alight with their sudden and steamy romance. But there is another pair of big names grabbing marquees across the pop culture world: Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens.

The legendary gymnast and Packers safety tied the knot earlier this year, adding another chapter to what has been a whirlwind romance. As the two find success on their surfaces of preference, it’s led many to wonder just how their relationship progressed over the years.

Well, look no further. The Sporting News gives you the low-down on the story of Biles and Owen, from their first encounter to wedding day.

Simone Biles-Jonathan Owens relationship timeline

March 2020

The budding lovers make first contact via Raya, a dating app for stars. According to Owens, he had no idea he was talking to sporting royalty.

“I didn’t know who she was,” Owens said in an interview with Texas Monthly. “I just hadn’t heard of her, and when I told her that, that’s one of the things she liked.”

The pandemic offered the young couple — who first connected before the country shut down — a chance to really get to know each other. The foundation for young love was set. And my, was it exciting.

August 2020

Instagram is for lovers. And in August of 2020, Biles and Owens let the world know that they were together. Hard launches are the best launches, after all.

Owens clearly made an impression on Biles. The strapping youngster featured on Biles’ IG feed once more a few weeks later, this time in a selfie sealed with a kiss. The caption was a funny one, as well: “the only time I fall is when he’s there to catch me.”

September 2020

Owens waited just a little longer to make the couple Instagram official. But by the end of September, he, too, alerted his Instagram followers that was head over heels.

December 2020

Winter can be so cruel, especially for the singles. Fortunately for Biles and Owens, though, they had each other. Their first holiday season together was a successful one; the couple posed for pictures sporting matching outfits. How cute…

February 2021

You’ll never forget your first Valentine’s Day with a new lover. Biles and Owens celebrated Love Day with a kiss…and a deluge of roses. Balloons? Rose petals? Letters Making it rather difficult for the rest of us, don’t you think?