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The
real
catch
is
we’re
not
done
talking
about
how
Jonathan
Owens
didn’t
know
who
Simone
Biles
was
when
they
matched
on
Raya
—
thanks
to
a
new
Vanity
Fair
cover
story
on
Biles
unveiled
today.
Source:
Adrienne
Racquel
/
Vanity
Fair
In
a
wide-ranging
interview
with
contributing
editor
Leah
Faye
Cooper,
Biles
discusses
the
highs
and
lows
of
her
gymnastics
career,
dealing
with
criticism
and
mental
health,
her
marriage
to
Jonathan
Owens,
and
whether
she
sees
a
return
to
the
Olympics
in
her
future.
We’re
sharing
a
few
key
highlights
—
including
info
most
of
us
already
are
super
familiar
with
thanks
to
all
of
the
internet
outrage
following
the
couples’
appearance
on
The
Pivot
podcast
last
month.
The
couple
briefly
revisited
for
VF
how
they
met
and
how
Owens
wasn’t
aware
of
Biles’
accomplishments
prior
to
their
Raya
connection.
“I
had
just
broken
up
[with
someone]
and
my
friend
was
like,
‘Get
on
Raya,
get
on
Raya,’ ”
Biles
tells
Vanity
Fair.
“My
guard
went
straight
up
when
she
said
dating
site.”
But
she
matched
with
Jonathan
Owens
her
first
week
on
the
app.
“The
second
week
I
met
him
in
person,
and
the
rest
is
history.
We
were
hooked,”
Biles
tells
Vanity
Fair.
Owens
adds:
“She
doesn’t
like
to
admit
it,
but
she
messaged
me
first.”
On
whether
he
knew
he
was
falling
for
the
greatest
gymnast
of
all
time?
“A
lot
of
people
don’t
believe
me
when
I
say
I
had
no
clue,”
Owens
tells
Vanity
Fair.
Biles
also
spoke
with
VF
about
how
wishes
she
could
spend
more
time
with
husband,
Jonathan
Owens.
“If
I’m
going
to
be
honest,
obviously
he’s
very
fine,”
Biles
says
of
her
initial
attraction
to
Owens.
“[But]
besides
his
looks,
he
was
so
sweet
and
kind,
and
I
think
what
I
liked
about
him
was
his
confidence.
He
truly
believes
he’s
the
best
at
everything,”
she
says,
clearly
amused.
“I’ve
never
had
so
much
fun
in
my
life,”
Biles
says
of
their
wedding.
“I
was
19
when
I
won
my
first
Olympics,
and
I
was
like,
How
am
I
supposed
to
top
this?
My
wedding
topped
it.
It
was
the
greatest
feeling
ever.”
After
the
wedding,
Owens
flew
to
Green
Bay
to
officially
join
the
Packers.
“I
cried
a
lot,”
Biles
said,
adding
that
while
she
knows
they
can
handle
the
distance,
she
wishes
she
could
spend
more
time
with
her
husband.
“We’re
both
so
busy,
so
it’s
not
like
I’m
sitting
[around]
waiting
for
him
to
come
home,
but
it’s
just
hard.”
Biles’
marriage
isn’t
the
main
focus
of
the
article,
of
course
—
but
we
do
get
some
juicy
little
details
like
how
their
wedding
only
included
144
guests,
and
that
Jordan
Chiles,
who
also
goes
on
the
record
for
the
cover
story,
was
one
of
those
in
attendance.
Aly
Raisman
is
another
fellow
gymnast
who
spoke
to
VF
for
the
story.
She
plays
an
important
part
in
Biles’
life
—
having
been
one
of
her
original
inspirations
as
well
as
a
fellow
survivor
of
Larry
Nassar’s
abuse.
“I
just
wanted
to
try
to
do
college
gymnastics,”
Biles
says,
but
everything
changed
after
she
watched
Gabby
Douglas,
McKayla
Maroney,
Aly
Raisman,
Kyla
Ross,
and
Jordyn
Wieber
dominate
at
the
2012
Olympics
in
London.
“I
saw
those
girls
and
I
was
like,
I’m
going
to
the
same
camps
they’re
going
to;
maybe
I
could
do
that.”
Source:
Adrienne
Racquel
/
Vanity
Fair
Biles
also
really
offers
a
greater
insight
into
her
anxiety
and
mental
health
journey,
particularly
how
fame
has
affected
her.
“I
think
everyone
wants
to
be
famous,
and
then
when
it
happens,
you
almost
hit
a
wall
and
you
have
an
identity
crisis.
You’re
like,
Am
I
made
out
for
this?
Why
did
I
wish
for
this?”
She
adds,
“I’m
not
saying
that
[people]
scream
and
line
up
like
I’m
Taylor
Swift,
[but]
I
still
get
a
lot
of
attention.
When
five
people
come
up
to
me
and
they’re
rushing
for
a
photo,
I
just
get
a
little
flustered.
My
anxiety
kicks
in.”
In
addition
to
the
anxiety,
Biles
also
addresses
what
happened
after
she
decided
to
discontinue
competition
in
the
Tokyo
Olympics.
“I
wish
I
could
sit
here
and
tell
you
it
was
glorious,”
Biles
says
of
her
time
off
following
the
Tokyo
Olympics.
“When
I
took
a
break
after
2016,
I
had
the
time
of
my
life.
I
was
doing
anything
and
everything.
But
after
2020,
it
was
kind
of
depressing
until
I
started
therapy
and
got
help.
I
felt
like
a
failure.
Even
though
I
was
empowering
so
many
people
and
speaking
out
about
mental
health,
every
time
I
talked
about
my
experience
in
Tokyo—because
it
obviously
didn’t
go
the
way
that
I
had
planned—it
stung
a
little
bit.
But
all
in
all,
it
was
the
best
decision.”
Biles
remains
a
vocal
proponent
of
mental
health
care.
“I’ve
always
been
in
therapy
[and]
I’ve
always
been
an
advocate
for
medicine,”
she
says.
Years
ago
Biles
was
prescribed
Lexapro
for
anxiety,
and
she
continues
to
take
the
medication
today.
While
she’s
been
open
about
her
journey,
Biles
says
she
doesn’t
want
to
be
be
put
on
a
pedestal
as
a
mental
health
advocate.
“I
was
not
okay
with
that.
If
I
can
be
a
lending
hand
and
help
people,
then
I’ll
be
open,
honest,
and
vulnerable,”
she
continues,
“but
you
cannot
stick
me
in
front
of
a
crowd
and
say,
‘Do
everything
she’s
doing.’ ”
And
in
what
will
likely
be
the
biggest
shock
to
fans
of
Biles,
she’s
not
promising
a
return
for
the
Paris
Olympics.
“If
I
don’t
make
it
to
Paris,
it
won’t
absolutely
crush
me,”
she
tells
Vanity
Fair.
So
nothing
definitive?
“Correct,”
says
Biles.
What
do
you
think
of
Biles
revelations?
What
was
your
biggest
takeaway?
Biles
and
Owens
have
been
publicly
talking
about
how
he
didn’t
know
who
she
was
when
they
met
for
YEARS
—
and
it
still
somehow
continues
to
be
controversial.
Read
the
full
story
on
Vanity
Fair
HERE.
