“Please stop it!”: Gymnastics champion Biles intervenes after this photo is flooded with comments

American gymnast Simone Biles (26 years old) is tired of rumors about a possible pregnancy. After a photo she posted on Instagram while visiting her husband, Jonathan Owens, Biles received a lot of reactions that looked like she was pregnant. She is now asking her followers on social media to stop these rumours. “I’m not pregnant.”

Simone Biles married Jonathan Owens, an American football player, earlier this year. Recently she has appeared more and more often in his competitions. Owens plays for the Green Bay Packers. On Monday, the gymnast posted a photo from the court.

Hundreds of reactions immediately appeared on social media. Many followers wondered if she was pregnant, because it seemed that way to them.

Biles was fed up with the backlash and responded on her Instagram story that the rumor wasn’t true. “I hate to have to discuss this, but please stop commenting on this photo or my profile with the rumor that I’m pregnant,” Biles wrote in the post. “I’m not pregnant.”

Social media plays an important role in Biles’ life. She has 7.1 million followers on Instagram and also eagerly shares videos with her many fans on TikTok. This is paying off, as are its sponsorship deals with Visa, United Airlines, Athleta, Uber Eats and others. Because Biles did not make her fortune from gymnastics itself, as she received a total of 192,000 euros in prize money from her Olympic medals and less from her world titles, but from her business partnerships. Its value will now be 15 million euros.

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Biles also announced her relationship with Jonathan Owens on social media in the summer of 2020. They married in April 2023. This was followed by interviews in the American media that revealed that the couple wanted two children. “Would two kids be perfect? Owen wants to start an American football team with them.

Biles returned to competition earlier this year after previous mental issues she calls “spins,” a condition in which gymnasts experience an unexplained loss of control while suspended in the air. “It’s bad when you’re in mental trouble,” Biles said. “I really wanted to participate in the Tokyo Games myself. However, I felt like I was mainly doing it for others. But we are more than just athletes or artists, we are people with feelings. With problems we don’t tell the outside world about them. People only see pictures And videos on social media, but this is not the whole reality.”

look. Simone Biles at the World Championships in Antwerp

The American went around the world with her statement on mental health. It showed that even a great hero can be vulnerable. The topic struck a chord clearly on social media, where there was more talk about Biles than Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Biles received support from all parties, including Michelle Obama.

Meanwhile, Biles is back. “It feels really good to be back competing. I never thought I would compete again, so this is a blessing.”