Simone Biles' Husband Jonathan Owens Says He's the 'Catch' Over Her

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00:00 "How in the hell did you pull Simone Biles?"

00:04 "Really, how she pull me, man?

00:07 That's the question."

00:08 "Oh, Lord."

00:09 Simone Biles' husband, Jonathan Owen, says he's the catch in their relationship, and

00:14 admits when they first started dating, he had never heard of the four-time Olympic gold

00:19 medalist.

00:20 "It's something you don't want to miss."

00:21 The newlyweds, who tied the knot back in April, recently sat down for a chat on The Pivot

00:26 podcast and reflected on how they first met after Simone popped up on a dating app back

00:32 in 2020.

00:33 "Let me see what this is.

00:34 Gymnastics.

00:35 I ain't never, you know, I never really paid attention to gymnastics, so it piqued my curiosity,

00:40 you know?"

00:41 While it seems unlikely, or even impossible, that the Green Bay Packers' safety had never

00:45 heard of Simone, he tried his best to explain how the Olympic hero managed to fly under

00:51 his radar.

00:52 "When she won the Olympics, I was in college, and we didn't have NBC, we didn't have Olympic

00:58 channels, and we're in camp.

00:59 We're in camp.

01:00 Late, late, late July, early August, so I'm not paying attention to, you know, so I never

01:04 would have had a moment to where I would have watched, like."

01:07 And the pro football player shared how he felt after she first messaged him.

01:11 "I didn't know who she was at the time, but, like, the first thing that I saw was that

01:14 she just had a bunch of followers, so in my mind, I'm like, 'Okay, she gotta be good.'"

01:18 Once they connected, Jonathan says things took off fast, Simone driving 45 minutes to

01:23 visit him in Houston, and the rest is history.

01:26 "I guess sharing it is just a part of my story."

01:30 "So you was really the catch in…"

01:32 "I always say we the men the catch, man.

01:34 I always say we the catch, man."

01:36 "Yeah, so she really booked you."

01:38 "She did, though."

01:39 "Is what you said.

01:40 I was fighting it."

01:41 "I was afraid to commit, but, you know, like I said, man, it happens when you least expect

01:45 it."

01:46 It wasn't until they started stepping out together that Jonathan realized just how famous

01:50 and beloved his leading lady is.

01:53 "There was all these moms, and, you know, they're there with their kids, and we walk

01:56 past and everybody stopped and just, kids are like shaking, and it's like, 'Oh my God!'

02:02 And I'm like…"

02:03 "To me, I'm just Simone, so I'm like, 'How do these people even know who I am?'

02:06 But it's also cool that they recognize the talent that Team USA brought."

02:12 Jonathan popped the question on Valentine's Day 2022, and the couple said "I do" in

02:17 April in a private city hall ceremony in Texas.

02:20 "I'm sorry, I can't.

02:22 You guys can make me blush."

02:23 They later tied the knot for a second time in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico in May, in front

02:28 of 144 guests, including their wedding party of eight bridesmaids and seven groomsmen.

02:35 And in the months since, Simone has frequently been spotted giving her man a supportive kiss

02:40 before his games.

02:41 "Oh, love it.

02:43 Let's do that."

02:44 After the podcast went live, Jonathan faced some backlash over his "the catch" comment.

02:49 "So you was really the catch in…"

02:51 "I always say we the man the catch, man.

02:54 I always say we the catch, man."

02:55 "Yeah, so she really booked you."

02:57 "She did though."

02:58 But he's seemingly sticking by it, subtly addressing the criticism with an IG post,

03:03 "Unbothered.

03:05 Just know we locked in over here."

03:07 And Simone, she slid into the comments to show her support, writing simply, "For life."

03:12 "For life."

03:13 "For life."

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