Simone Bileswill soon be flipping down the aisle.
The Olympic gold medalist and 26-year-old Houston Texans safety Jonathan Owens are engaged, the couple confirmed on Instagram Tuesday.
Biles posted a series of photos of Owens proposing in a gazebo in Houston, Texas, with her wearing a black mini dress and him in a gray suit. She also shared a video of her sparkly oval-cut diamond ring, which features a diamond-encrusted band.
“THE EASIEST YES,” Biles captioned the slideshow. “I can’t wait to spend forever & ever with you, you’re everything I dreamed of and more! let’s get married FIANCÉ 💍🥺🥲🤎 @jowens_3.”
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Owens commented on the post, “Ready for forever with you ❤️.”
In his own post about the engagement,Owens wrote, “Woke up this morning with a fiancée,” and added that his bride-to-be had “no clue what was coming.”
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In 2021, they celebratedtheir first anniversaryas a couple; however, they were unable to be together because Biles was competing for Team USA at the Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Yet, she still made time to honor the occasion with a social media post.
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Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens.Simone Biles/Instagram
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Speaking to PEOPLE in Augustof last year, Biles talked about her and Owens' “love and appreciation” for one another.
She said it’s been “so exciting” to watch and support her boyfriend’s career. “I love watching him play because he has such a passion. He works so hard so for him to be able to showcase that on the field is really exciting,” Biles explained.
“He’s always, always so helpful and making sure I stay on top of my therapy and all of that,” said Biles. “He’s the best because he also goes through it [as an athlete], so he knows exactly how it is in the process. It’s been amazing to have him.”
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source: people.com
