Simone Biles shares photo of rarely seen loved one on special day
Simone Biles has been busy ever since she returned from the Paris Olympics with her three gold medals and one silver medal. Whether it\’s supporting her husband Jonathan Owens, or supervising their dream home renovations, she seems to be always on the move. But the gymnast still had time to celebrate a special day as her father, Ronald, celebrated his 75th birthday. Simone commemorated the occasion on her Instagram Story, posting a photo of the 75-year-old in a Cleveland Browns football jersey and bright orange shorts. Simone’s devotion to her father, Ronald
She captioned the photo with a brown heart emoji, “My dad is the sweetest. Happy 75th birthday.”
It’s no secret that Simone has a close relationship with her father, Ronald, who, along with her mother, Nelly, is one of her most loyal supporters. Her parents were there to see her compete at the Paris Olympics, along with her husband, who wore a fan-branded T-shirt with Simone’s face and name emblazoned all over it.
Ronald and Nelly adopted Simone and Adria as babies
“My parents have never missed a competition in my life,” Simone said at the Tokyo Olympics. In fact, they’re an important part of her pre-show ritual because she’s always conscious of where she’s sitting.
Spring Simone Biles with her father, Ron Biles, and adoptive mother, Nellie Biles
“It doesn’t matter where the show is,” says her mother, Nellie. \ “She looks and will be a wave, and we make a connection. \”
Simone and her sister Adria spent three years in the foster family system after their biological mother Shannon could not look after them. Ronald is actually Shannon’s father, who makes him grandfather Simona, although, as for the gymnast, he and Nelli are her real parents – and she calls them mom and dad. After Simone’s spectacular win at the Paris Olympics, Adrià posted a tribute to her sister. “Without this turning point, I don’t think I would be where I am today. I will always be Simone Biles, but maybe not the Simone Biles that everyone knows and knows,” she said of her adoption. “But I also believe that everything happens for a reason, and I definitely got a second chance at life, and for that I will be forever grateful.”
For Simone, foster care wasn’t the ideal way to spend those crucial early years of her life, describing the experience as “a constant feeling of hunger and fear.” But Ronald, who bonded with his future foster daughters, was a constant bright spot.
