Who are Simone Biles biological parents? Everything to know about the Olympic star’s adoptive family life with spotlight shining on Paris Games

As Simone Biles prepares to return to the Olympic Games in Paris, the acclaimed American gymnast can count on the undying support of her parents.

After her participation in the Tokyo Games ended in a withdrawal, the 27-year-old hopes to make a comeback and add to her four Olympic gold medals as captain of Team USA.

Biles has already had a legendary career in her field and often speaks lyrically about her upbringing and her relationship with her parents.

Simone and her siblings were adopted by their grandparents, Nellie and Ronald Biles, when she was six. She has called them Mom and Dad ever since.

In the Facebook Watch series “Simone vs. Herself,” Biles revealed that her biological mother, Shannon, struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. As a result, she and her three siblings were placed in foster care when she was three.

Biles’ biological parents both suffered from drug and alcohol addiction

Biles remembers that her biological mother was often in jail and that sometimes they had no food.

“I don’t remember much about foster care, but I did remember that we were taken from our biological mother and you think you’re going to be back with her,” Biles said.

Biles’ biological father, Kelvin Clemons, met Shannon when they were both teenagers and also struggling with addiction. In a 2016 interview with the Daily Mail, Shannon revealed that she occasionally speaks with Kelvin, who has no contact with their daughter.

“He just called me on Sunday. I said, ‘I’m looking at Simone, are you looking at her? Are you looking at her? Call me back later,'” she recalled at the time. “He knows she’s his daughter and he’s very proud of her.”

Simone’s maternal grandparents, Nellie and Ronald Biles, adopted her and her siblings

Nellie fully supported her daughter’s decision to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics

Biles also spoke about how “lucky” she was to be able to stay with her siblings instead of being split between homes. She also expressed gratitude to her grandparents for their love and support.

“Being separated from my biological mother, being put into foster care before I was officially adopted by my grandparents, gave me a better path in life,” Biles said. “I feel like I wouldn’t be where I am today if that turning point hadn’t happened.”

Nellie Biles, Simone’s grandmother, cherished the moments she shared with Biles and her siblings. She said, “I remember praying for that bond.”

‘Cause when you tell them you love them and you care about them, that’s all just words,’ Nellie continued. ‘But then you wake up one day and you realize you would do anything for these children. And you would die for these children. And when that feeling comes, that’s when you know you really are a mother.’

The bond proved strong as Biles leaned on her mother during her low points, such as her breakdown during the Tokyo Games.

Their relationship was explored in the Netflix documentary series “Simon Biles Rising,” which explored Nellie’s reaction to Biles’s withdrawal from the public eye.

“You can’t do it. It’s okay, honey,” Nellie said after getting a call from her daughter. “They’ll do their best without you.”

With her return to the world stage, Biles and her teammates were surprisingly absent from the star-studded opening ceremony and parade of nations. While fans wondered why she was absent, Nellie was the first to explain why her daughter had skipped the festivities.

“The first race is Sunday,” Nellie explained, “and that’s the Women’s Qualifier. And of course she has to rest for that race.”