Simone Biles shares close encounter with wildlife on honeymoon safari with NFL husband

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Simone Biles and her husband, Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens, experienced quite the scare on their honeymoon. 

Biles and Owens officially tied the knot in April 2023, but a busy schedule — which included the 2024 NFL season and the Summer Olympics — seemingly delayed their honeymoon until this year.

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles poses for a photograph with her husband Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens prior to an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Chicago.  (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

The seven-time Olympic gold medalist shared photos and videos from their trip to South Africa on social media this week, where they had a close encounter with a lion on one of their safari excursions.

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"Not gonna lie I almost s--- myself," Biles wrote in a video posted to Instagram which showed a lion walking right by their guided tour." 

The trip comes after a busy year for the couple. 

Biles became the most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast (11) with the addition of four medals she won in Paris this summer.  (simonebiles/ Instagram)

Biles won four medals, including three gold, in Paris to bring her total Olympic medal count to 11 — the most by any American gymnast. 

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Her amazing performance in Paris followed her well-chronicled troubles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She wrapped up the season as the runner-up for AP Female Athlete of the Year honors, just behind WNBA star Caitlin Clark.

Owens signed a two-year contract with the Bears in March after spending one season with the Packers. He