Kelly Clarkson Pays Tribute to Simone Biles with a Heartfelt Post: 'She Is Magnificent!'

“I feel blessed to be able to watch her,” said the singer

Kelly Clarkson is a fan of Simone Biles!

Singer and presenter The Kelly Clarkson Show41, showed her appreciation for the Olympic gymnast in a post shared on Instagram on Saturday.

“Look, I’d settle for being able to go kart like @simonebiles,” Clarkson began her caption, which was posted alongside a teary-eyed picture of Biles, 26, holding her medal after winning gold in the women’s all-around at the World Championships in gymnastics in Antwerp, Belgium earlier this month.

“She is magnificent!! My God, I feel blessed to be able to watch her!” the “Since U Been Gone” singer concluded her title.

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Simone Biles of the United States competes on bars during the women’s all-around final at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.

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In 2021, Biles and fellow gymnast Jordan Chiles appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show via video call while on the Gold Over America tour.

During her guest appearance, Biles revealed that the athletes on the tour were warming up to Clarkson’s song “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You).”

The singer then showed the crowd a fun clip of the Gold Over America Tour group dancing on stage to the song while wearing pink workout gear and black zip-up sweaters.

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Biles recently shared her delight at having a fifth gymnastics skill named after her in an Instagram post. “World Championship!!!!! Whew Antwerp will always have a special place in my heart,” the Olympic gymnast began the caption of her post, which was written alongside a series of photos of her in competition and on the medal stand, including a photo posted by Clarkson.

“The first time I got a skill named after me in this arena, and 10 years later I got my 5th skill named…” she continued.

“I’m speechless. I’m honored. I’m excited and blessed! I’m doing this for a little girl who fell in love with sports!!!!” added Biles before closing her post by writing, “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the love and support 🖤.”

After becoming the first woman to successfully perform a Yurchenko double kick during the championships earlier this month, the National Gymnastics Governing Council announced that the skill would be called “Biles II,” meaning the gymnast had a fifth skill named after her.

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