Simone Biles’ estranged mother told the DailyMail.com that she left her at an early age because of her addiction to drugs and alcohol.
“It was hard to give up my kids, but I had to do what I had to do. I wasn’t able to care for them,” Shanon Biles, 52, said in an August 13 story. “I was still using and [my father] didn’t want me coming in and out of their lives when I wasn’t right,” Shanon told DailyMail.com.
Shanon Biles, who lives in Columbus, Ohio, told the news outlet she wanted to tell her daughter about the “real deal” and seek her forgiveness.
“I would like to make amends with Simone personally – I’m just waiting for her and [her younger sister] Adria. I speak to Adria more than I speak to Simone,” said Shanon Biles, who called herself a “recovering addict” in the story. “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,” Shanon told DailyMail.com.
Simone Biles Under Shanon’s Father’s Care
Shanon’s father, Ronald, and his wife, Nellie, adopted Simone and Adria when Simone was 6 years old, after three years of foster care, according to People. Ronald raised the girls in Houston.
Ronald’s adoption of his granddaughters caused a strain on the father-and-daughter relationship at that time, Shanon told DailyMail.com, because she felt “that he had betrayed her and cut off all contact between her and her children.”
But she said she later realized her father only did what was best for all of them.
Shanon’s other two children — Ashley and Tevin — were taken in by Ronald’s sister, according to DailyMail.com.
Ronald and Nellie, along with Simone’s husband, NFL safety Jonathan Owens, watched Simone in Paris cement her case as the greatest gymnast by winning three golds — a historic win in the all-around final — and one silver.
Getty Family members of Simone Biles, husband Jonathan Owens and parents Nellie and Ronald Biles look on during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Team Final on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Shanon told DailyMail.com that even in the absence of a relationship between her and Simone, she celebrated her daughter’s triple gold medal run in the 2024 Paris Olympics by throwing a backyard party at her row house in Columbus.
Shanon Biles Does Not Want to Push Simone to Reach Out
Shanon told DailyMail.com that she’s working as a cashier at Save A Lot grocery store. However, due to medical issues, she isn’t able to get to work at the moment.
She revealed that Simone’s biological father, Kevin Clemons, who also fell into drug addiction in the past, also wanted to rebuild his relationship with his Olympian daughter.
She said she is still keeping tabs on Simone’s life through her father, Ronald. While she has Simone’s number, she never reached out to her Olympian daughter. She wanted her to be ready.
“I do have a direct number, but I won’t use it,” Shanon told DailyMail.com. “I want her to reach out to me. She’s 27 now. She’s married. I would have liked to have been a part of that, but I just have to wait for her. You can’t push anybody.
“It hasn’t happened yet, but I have patience. I’m waiting on her.”
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Simon Biles’ Estranged Mom Wants to Tell Her the ‘Real Deal’: Report