Simone Biles receives a surprise visit from husband Jonathan Owens while on tour
Simone Biles
Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesWhile on her Gold over America Tour, Simone Biles received a surprise visit from a special visitor: her husband, Jonathan Owens.
Before performing at Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum on Saturday, September 28, Biles, 27, shared a video via her Instagram Story of her holding a hand that appeared to belong to Owens, 29. In the next slide, Owens held a heart-shaped arrangement. of roses as he beamed at the camera.
“The best surprise,” Biles wrote. “Ilysmph.”
In between shocking Biles with the sweet gesture, the Chicago Bears player also found time to learn a few new skills. In one clip, Owens was seen standing on the stadium gym mats and being instructed to clap and move his arm in a circle.
“Learning the tour dances,” Biles captioned the video.
The Gold over America tour kicked off earlier this month in California and features performances by gymnasts and more Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey And Paul Judah. The group will travel to Chicago for a show on Sunday, September 29 – the same day Owens and the Bears take on the Los Angeles Rams.
Owens, who attended the 2024 Olympics in Paris to watch Biles add four more medals to her growing collection, is excited about his wife’s talent.
“I try to remember her routines. It will be random times, she will be on the floor [and] does something and then she does it,” Owens said in an HBO video Hard blows shared via Instagram in August. “I try to be up there and know the beats so I know what’s going on.”
Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens are a match made in world-class athlete heaven. The Olympic gold medalist and the NFL player, who was then a Houston Texans safety, met in March 2020 on the dating app Raya. “I didn’t know who she was,” Owens told Texas Monthly in June 2021. ‘never heard of it […]
Owens added that he was “spoiled” seeing Biles perform her routine “so many times.”
“I just sit there and watch, especially when she’s on beam,” he said. “Oh my god! Beam drops me out. I tried to be there [and] I’m like, ‘Honey, there’s no way you’re all doing somersaults, just land on it.’ But blind landings [and] all this stuff? I’m just watching [holding my breath].”
After competing in the Olympics, Biles stood by her husband’s side as the NFL season progressed. When Owens scored his first touchdown of the season against the Tennessee Titans earlier this month, Biles shared a sweet tribute to her husband.
“LFG!!! @jowens. Touchdown for Hubby,” Biles wrote via her Instagram Story as she reshared a video of the moment. Sunday Night Football also uploaded the clip via X, writing: “Jonathan Owens scores and scores on the blocked kick! How are you feeling, @Simone_Biles? Biles replied, “I ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK.”
Biles and Owens married in April 2023 after two years of dating. Owens played for the Green Bay Packers that year before signing a two-year contract with the Bears earlier this year.
