Simone Biles on husband’s harsh reaction to husband’s ‘catch’ claim and emotions after 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Simone Biles shared her true feelings about a few of her most publicized moments.

During an appearance on Tuesday’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Biles opened up concerning the backlash her husband, NFL player Jonathan Owens, received from her fans last 12 months when he called himself “the catch” of their relationship.

Although she admitted that she initially found the speech funny, Biles stated that her husband’s remarks might have been misconstrued, and the negative emotions that followed ultimately reduced her to tears: People Magazine reported.

“First of all, this interview had nothing to do with me,” Biles said of her husband’s interview with “The Pivot” podcast, sharing that she thought people were upset that Owens didn’t include her within the interview. But he also has to have his moments and I allow him to do this.

“He never said I wasn’t caught,” Biles continued. “He said he was a gimmick because he was a gimmick. I’ve never met a person like him. Many individuals who meet him say, “Oh my God.” I need a person like Jonathan.

The Olympian said she “thought it was funny what people said, ‘Divorce him, divorce him,’” but then it began hurting her feelings and one night she “broke down.”

“It really hurt that they said that about my husband,” Biles admitted, according to People magazine. “Because to me it’s like talk about me all you want, but don’t come for my family.”

Owens and Biles were married on April 22, 2023, on the Harris County Courthouse in Houston. A couple of weeks later, they hosted a second wedding with family and friends in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Also on Tuesday’s episode of “Call Her Daddy,” Biles opened up about her attitude during her vault performance through the team competition on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, during which, according to People. She said she knew she would “try to do 2 and 1/2” but didn’t know the way many twists she would do.

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“Because I couldn’t squirm anymore,” Biles told “Call Her Daddy” host Alex Cooper. “It’s like your body, your brain opens up, you’ve gotten no idea where you might be. So I opened it, that is how I landed… And I salute and I need to run. If I could get on a plane and fly home, I might.

The contestant said she knew she had broken the vault immediately after landing, recalling how difficult it was for her to face the crowds in Tokyo and then at home because she told herself that “America hates me.”

“I thought I was going to be kicked out of America,” Biles said. “(Because) that is what they let you know: ‘Don’t come back unless it’s gold. Gold or bust. Do not come back.”

After the failed vault, she knew it might take time to “overcome” the curveballs, which couldn’t be done “overnight” due to the “disconnect” between her brain and body.

Biles withdrew from the Olympics and all-around competition after vault, stating that she needed to “focus on her mental health” during this time. She later returned to win a bronze medal within the balance beam final and a silver medal within the team event.

According to People, Biles, a decorated gymnast with over 30 combined Olympic and world championship medals and a four-time Olympic gold medalist, is preparing for a possible return to the Summer Olympics in Paris. Last 12 months she stated that “things are heading in the right direction so far” as she continues to “work on herself”.