Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens dressed to the nines for the 2025 ESPY Awards.
The Olympian, 28, and the NFL participant, 29, walked the purple carpet collectively forward of the Wednesday, July 16, ceremony on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
The pair have been out to impress for the ceremony, with Biles rocking a customized Athleta purple floor-length robe designed by Zac Posen that shimmered within the mild. She styled her hair in a wavy lob, accessorizing with dangly earrings and a diamond bracelet. Owens, for his half, opted for black slacks and a open black shirt that confirmed off his naked chest. He paired the look with a trendy white blazer.
Whereas strolling the carpet, the couple, who tied the knot in April 2023, can be seen sharing a number of candy kisses as they posed for cameras.
Biles is nominated for Greatest Athlete – Ladies's Sports activities and Greatest Championship Efficiency for the 2024 Olympics girls's all-around gymnastics occasion.
Biles and Owens are presently having fun with the NFL offseason earlier than he returns to play as a security for the Chicago Bears later this yr. Shortly after the earlier season resulted in February, the couple launched into their honeymoon to South Africa after ready two years to take the journey because of their busy careers.
The pair's hectic schedules additionally saved them from transferring into their dream house in Biles' hometown of Houston. In November 2024, she shared an replace on the method.
“At this level, we've waited so lengthy for it to be constructed, we'll simply wait till after the [NFL] season to maneuver in,” she completely informed Us Weekly on the time. “Proper now, they're doing all the yard stuff. Jonathan needed a half-basketball courtroom, a barbeque pit, all the great things. We did put in an in-ground trampoline and pool.”
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She added, “We must be closing pretty quickly. I'm going in two weeks to verify on it once more to see the place we're. However we're actually nearly there.”
Whereas Biles and Owens loved high-profile outings on the 2025 Kentucky Derby and the 2025 Met Gala in Might, the duo briefly retreated from the highlight after her extremely publicized feud with former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines about transgender athletes.
In June, Gaines, 25, claimed {that a} championship-winning Minnesota highschool softball workforce's “star participant is a boy,” main Biles to fireside again by way of X, “You have to be uplifting the trans group and maybe discovering a approach to make sports activities inclusive OR creating a brand new avenue the place trans really feel secure in sports activities.”
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Biles later informed Gaines to “bully somebody your personal measurement, which might satirically be a male.” Gaines subsequently accused Biles of body-shaming.
In the end, Biles publicly apologized to Gaines, writing in a prolonged X publish, “I've at all times believed aggressive fairness and inclusivity are each important in sport. The present system doesn't adequately steadiness these essential rules, which frequently results in frustration and heated exchanges, and it didn't assist for me to get private with Riley, which I apologize for. These are delicate, difficult points that I actually don't have the solutions or options to, however I consider it begins with empathy and respect.”
Owens confirmed his help for Biles by way of Instagram on the time by reposting her apology and including three coronary heart emojis.
Following a social media hiatus, Biles returned to Instagram earlier this month to share images of her and Owens' trip to Belize.
