Olympic gymnast Simone Biles recently revealed that she had a near-death experience. While she didn’t detail what exactly happened, she revealed that the medical emergency she faced was one of the scariest things in her life. For the unversed, Simone Biles is one of the greatest gymnasts, and she has bagged several Olympic and World Championship medals for her skills.
Simone Biles’ latest revelation about her medical emergency has left her fans worried. To mention, she’s now recovering and is focused on her health. Amid this, people have been wanting to know more about her, mainly her personal life. So, is she married? Let’s have a look at the Olympic gymnast’s personal life amid her medical emergency.
Who is Simone Biles’ husband, Jonathan Owens?
Simone Biles is married. Yes! The gymnast got married three years ago in 2023 to Jonathan Owens. Speaking of Jonathan, he’s from Missouri and is a footballer. He attended the Christian Brothers College High School, where he started playing football. After graduating from high school, Jonathan attended Missouri Western State University and kept on playing football, this time at the college level, and his skills brought him the title of Male Student-Athlete of the Year during his final season.
Jonathan was just starting his career and signed as an undrafted agent for the Arizona Cardinals just after the 2018 NFL draft, when he injured his knee, and he finally made a comeback the next year. For an entire season, he was associated with the Green Bay Packers and the Houston Texans. Following this, in 2024, he signed a 2-year contract with the Chicago Bears.
Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles met on a dating app, and he had no idea about her
Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles met on the dating app Raya in 2020. It was Simone who made the first move. Speaking to WSJ Magazine, Simone shared that she found him to be cute and dropped a ‘hi’ in his DMs. Well, he was in the Houston area, and after a week or two of chatting, they started hanging out together. It was going slowly; however, things developed when Simone’s sister invited Jonathan to join them on a trip to their lake house, and eventually things started to progress between the couple. Soon after the pandemic hit, it gave the couple time to get to know each other.
As per Jonathan, everything was shut off in Simone’s life, and it allowed her the free space to nurture this bond and even get to know him, for which he said he’s thankful. Speaking to Texas Monthly, he said:
“It was one of the few times in her life where everything was just shut off and she couldn’t do anything. So we used it to get to know each other — really get to know each other. It created our bond and made it stronger. Now I’m so thankful.”
While Simone Biles is an Olympic gymnast, Jonathan didn’t know much about her, except for the fact that he had heard about her. Speaking to Texas Monthly, Jonathan said that this was one of the things that Simone actually liked about him. He went on to reveal that it’s inspiring to be with someone who’s at the pinnacle of their sport and to witness the impact that person has around. Simone’s work ethic is that one feature that her husband loves the most about her.
After dating for three years, Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles got married in April 2023. The couple tied the knot during an intimate courthouse ceremony. A month later, Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens tied the knot in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in a low-key but elegant wedding ceremony, which was attended by 144 guests and was held at the Umi Terrace of the Nobu Los Cabos. To get married to the man of your dreams is something that feels surreal, and Simone was not an exception. Speaking to Vogue, Simone revealed that her heart was beating fast, seeing her then just-to-be-husband at the altar, and with the amount of love that was in the air, she said:
“My heart was beating out of my chest when preparing to walk down the aisle. I’ve never been so nervous before in my life. Seeing Jonathan at the altar was a dream. Our guests were cheering for everyone. I was shocked by the love in the air. The ceremony was so beautiful and dreamy.”
Do Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles have children?
No, Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles don’t have any children as of now. However, they definitely want to have kids in the future. Speaking to Today, during the 2024 Paris Olympics, Simone Biles shared that she wants to be a mom, and she and Jonathan would have kids if they could, but both of them have goals, which they want to achieve, before starting a family. Simone’s exact words were:
“Me and Jonathan always talk about kids. He would have them, like, yesterday if he could have. Obviously we both have goals that we want to achieve before we start a family. But yes, that’s definitely in our future.”
Where was Jonathan Owens when Simone faced a health scare that ‘almost’ took her life?
Recently, Simone shared how she almost died after her health scare, which required her to be admitted to the hospital. However, the situation was even worse as her husband was not by her side during the tough phase. Simone also revealed that her husband has been busy with his professional commitments, and he was in Indianapolis when she faced the recent medical emergency, which almost killed her.
What do you think about the recent health scare that Simone Biles faced and her personal life with Jonathan Owens?
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