Brazilian gymnast Arthur Nory Mariano isn’t really Simone Biles’ boyfriend, but he had some fun after Biles met actor Zac Efron on Tuesday.
Biles considers Mariano as her “Brazilian boyfriend” and told NBC that they are close friends who have gotten to know each other through international competitions.
Mariano took to Instagram after the photo with Efron went viral. He mentioned Efron and jokingly said he saw her first.
He wrote:
Hey @zacefron I saw her first… She is my girl u2764ufe0fud83dude01ud83dude4fud83cudffb
Proud of you Simone! You are phenomal in whole world and special.