SPECIAL GIFT
Simone Biles reveals gift her parents bought her after Olympic gold – day after biological mom begged for forgiveness
Plus, Simone's emotional tribute to her parents
SIMONE Biles has revealed her parents gave her a special gift to celebrate her Paris glory.
The revelation comes as the biological mother of Biles made a public plea for her forgiveness after abandoning her when she was a young child.
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Biles wrote on Threads that her birth grandparents Ronald and Nellie - who adopted her at the age of 6 - had bought her a special gift after another Olympics to remember in France.
"My parents bought me my hermes bag," she wrote alongside a love-heart emoji.
"Don’t be mad at me, be mad at your parents."
Ronald and Nellie stepped up to care for the gymnast and her younger sister Adria after their mother Shanon gave them up due to drug and alcohol addiction.
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Shanon has given an interview to the Daily Mail in recent days, saying she wishes Simone would reach out to her.
"It was hard to give up my kids, but I had to do what I had to do," Shanon said.
"I wasn't able to care for them. I was still using and [my father] didn't want me coming in and out of their lives when I wasn't right.
"I would like to make amends with Simone personally – I'm just waiting for her and Adria. I speak to Adria more than I speak to Simone.
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"I would just ask her to forgive me. Can we move forward? Don't judge me on my past. Let's move forward.
"I'm waiting for the opportunity but I'm waiting on her to be able to come to me. Let's sit down. I just have to be patient."
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Simone was the toast of US sports fans everywhere after she picked up three gold medals and one silver in Paris, including glory in the women's all-around.
She has now won seven Olympic golds in all, with these three added to the four she claimed at the 2016 Games in Rio.
Simone's parents were in Paris to watch her compete, and the gymnastics star said it was extra special for them after missing the Tokyo Games in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
"They missed Tokyo, so this was like a cherry on top for them," Simone told Today.
"Paris is such a beautiful city, and seeing all the girls compete — and almost the same exact girls as in Tokyo — so they were just, like, ecstatic.
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"If not for my parents and adoption, I wouldn't be here today."
Simone's husband, Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens, was also in Paris to cheer her on.
And he was full of praise after Simone claimed victory in the all-around.
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"Greatness," Owens posted on social media.
"You accomplish whatever you set your mind to, and do it with so much grace."