Originally appeared on E! Connected
Jonathan Owens has made it clear that his relationship with Simone Biles is golden.
The NFL star, who tied the knot with the Olympian in April, recently addressed the criticism he faced for saying he was “the problem” in his marriage.
“Not fazed,” Owens captioned his December 21 Instagram post, along with excerpts from his and Biles’ second wedding in Mexico in May. “Just know we’re locked in here.”
As for what sparked the backlash in the first place? The Green Bay Packers player made some surprising comments after candidly recounting how he met Biles during a Dec. 19 interview on “The Pivot.”
When co-host Channing Crowder asked Owens, “How the hell did you pull Simone Biles,” the athlete replied, “It’s really how you pulled me.”
The couple, who started dating in August 2020, matched on dating app Raya. Owens admitted that he “didn’t know who she was” when they first connected, noting that he “never cared” about gymnastics.
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Owens quickly realized that the Olympic gold medalist was more famous than he thought.
“The first thing I saw was that she had a bunch of stuff [Instagram] “So in my mind, ‘Well, it should be good,'” he said.
Simone Biles has tied the knot – again! The Olympic gymnast married NFL player Jonathan Owens for the second time in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico over the weekend. According to Vogue, their lavish wedding included 144 guests and Biles wore a stunning wedding dress designed by Galia Lahav. The couple originally married last month during an intimate courthouse wedding.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 28-year-old explained that they haven’t been able to do much together.
“She came to Houston,” recalls Owens, who played for the Texans at the time. “She lived in the suburbs, so she had to drive about 45 minutes. Then the rest is history.”
When co-host Ryan Clark asked if Owens thinks he’s the catch, he responded: “I always say the guys are the catch.”
“I was fighting him,” he continued. “I was afraid to commit. But that’s when [I] “I didn’t expect it at all, and we had a great time, and we hit it off immediately.”
Before tying the knot, Biles also offered insight into her relationship and how she knew Owens was her star.
“I knew it was him when I first met him,” the 26-year-old told E! News Francesca Amaker in January. “She has a slight disability in walking, and she’s gotten a lot stronger, but how he treated his mother and how he treated women, I was like, ‘Awesome.’”
I’ve felt this way ever since.
“He brings me flowers almost weekly,” Biles added. “It’s kind of cliché but he’s so cute because, after his training from 6am to 6pm, he still takes the time to put a smile on my face.”