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Simone Biles might be a decorated Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast, but she has regrets, just like everyone else.
In a “Get Ready With Me” TikTok video she uploaded on Friday, August 2, Biles shared details about a recent self-care act that went wrong.
While preparing for the Olympic all-around final, Simone revealed her decision to get Botox for her 27th birthday.
“I have a funny story for you guys. So, for my 27th birthday, I got Botox, like, baby Botox, just right here in my T-zone, and I did not like it. So I haven’t got it again, and mind you, that was back in March,” the athlete explained.
Biles then recalled how the Botox caused one of her eyebrows to occasionally lift on its own.
She also explained that one of her gymnasts pointed it out to her during practice, but she struggled to get it to go back down for nearly 20 seconds at a time.
“I would be, like, standing at practice and then my eyebrow would be slowly going up,” Simone says while demonstrating. “And then Zoey would be like, ‘Simone your eyebrow is doing it again.’ I’m like I feel it and I couldn’t get it back down.”
As she opened up about her personal procedures, the Olympic champion also discussed her plans to add more tattoos to her collection.
Simone confirmed that she already has the Olympic rings, but she is contemplating the addition of some ink as an ode to Paris.
Commenters under The Shade Room’s Instagram report quickly reacted to Simone’s statements. Many social media users praised her beautiful melanin and argued that she never needed the procedure.
Instagram user @demi.did.it wrote, “We black baby, and you’re young. It’s Not needed.”
Instagram user @ambertucker wrote, “Botox is not for young black girls!!!!! We don’t need it.”
While Instagram user @whatisnicoledoing wrote, “Baby you got melanin.”
Then Instagram user @blackloveexists wrote, “The most decorated gymnast of all time can do whatever she wants! 👑”
Another Instagram user @beeeeeyyyyyy4 wrote, “Botox at 27 is wild.”
Instagram user @_rmills wrote, “Botox Had my forehead looking Extra big, I’ll just learn to love my wrinkles 🤷🏽♀️”
Lastly, Instagram user @vanity.eyes wrote, “Somebody tell Simone she looks 18. No need for botox baby girl.”
