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Simone Biles’ Biological Parents Shanon and Kelvin Didn’t Raise Her: Where Are They Now?

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles' biological parents, Shanon Biles and Kelvin Clemons, didn't raise her. Inside their relationship with her and where they are now.

As a result of her mother’s struggles with addiction, she and her siblings were in and out of foster care until Shanon’s estranged father, Ronald Biles, and his second wife, Nellie, took the kids into their home in Spring, Texas, in 2000. As for how Simone feels about the situation, the athlete said on the “ Call Her Daddy ” podcast in April 2024 that she’s simply grateful to have a supportive family — even if their dynamic can be confusing to people. Shanon wasn’t able to attend Simone’s stunning performance in Rio — but she was cheering her daughter on from her home in Ohio, where she lives with her two youngest children and is sober.

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