Simone Biles and husband Jonathan Owens are finally going on their honeymoon — two years after tying the knot.
The 27-year-old Olympian kissed Owens, 29, while on an airplane in a photo shared via Instagram Stories on Sunday, February 16. Biles updated fans once they touched down in South Africa, and showed off the luxurious suite they’d be staying in.
As the weekend continued, Biles continued to share moments from the romantic — and adventurous — vacation. On Monday, February 17, their excursions continued. Biles posted a selfie alongside Owens, and they were both decked out in safari gear.
“Ready for our first game drive,” she captioned the Instagram Story post. Biles and Owens were all smiles later in the day as they posed alongside an elephant. They also saw a warthog on their travels, which Biles jokingly called Pumba, referring to the animated Lion King character.
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As well as sharing snaps of a sleeping cheetah and several zebras, at one point, Biles came face-to-face with a lion. “Not gonna lie I almost s—” myself,” Biles quipped in the photo’s caption.
Biles also referred to herself as a “happy camper” in a separate picture posted in the early hours of Tuesday, February 18. Along with their safari, the duo also opted for more relaxing excursions, like a couples massage.
Biles and Owens exchanged vows in April 2023, three years after they met on the Raya dating app. Their initial wedding was on the low-key side as the couple headed to the Harris County Courthouse in Houston for their “I dos.” They later hosted a second wedding celebration in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Two months after their wedding, Biles first revealed in an Instagram Q&A that she and Owens had yet to go on a honeymoon.
“We haven’t taken a honeymoon yet,” she explained in August 2023.
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Both Biles and Owens spent the last two years focusing on their respective careers, which appears to be why their honeymoon was postponed. (Biles competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics, taking home four medals. Owens, an NFL player, signed with the Chicago Bears last year.)
Both Biles and Owens have publicly supported each other’s athletic endeavors. While Biles has attended various Bears games, Owens missed out on an NFL practice to watch his wife in the Paris Olympics last year.
“He praises the ground that I walk on. Truly, I’ve never met a man like him. He still opens my doors,” Biles gushed of her man during an April 2024 “Call Her Daddy” podcast interview. “I’m not saying that to be like, ‘He still opens my doors because that’s to be expected of men,’ but he truly goes out of his way to do anything for me.”
