Simone Biles isn’t letting the haters keep her down after they went after her Olympics hairstyle.
The record-breaking Olympian gymnast showed off a stunning new hairstyle. She showed off her hair transformation on her Instagram story. She wore a middle part as her long hair flowed down her shoulders in loose curls. She tagged her hair stylist Brenton Diallo and added a haircut emoji.
Brenton also shared the image on his page
He wrote: “What A Magical Morning! Reuniting With The GOAT! My Sis From Another Miss The Gorgeous and Incredibly Gifted @simonebiles ILY BB What An Honor It Is To Do Your Hair. We Go Back Now 8 Years Now And I Couldn’t Be More Honored To Come Slay Your Hair When You’re On Top Of The World. Ps 8 Years Woof We GROWN Grown.”
Simone gave him high priase in the comments section, writing, “gold medal stylist babyyyyy,” along with several heart and gold medal emojis.
This comes after fans slammed her Olympics hairstyle, claiming that her bun was too “messy.”
“Simone Biles’s hair stylist should be fired,” one tweeted. “simone biles is absolutely amazing one of the best athletes in the world but i would love to put just a lil gel in her hair like a slick back bun would EAT,” another wrote. “Simone pissed me off for wearing her hair like that at the Olympics… a messy bun??? Be fr. slick that shit back bae,” a third penned.
Simone responded to the backlash on her Instagram story with four words: “Don’t come for me.”
Along with a selfie, she wrote: “Don’t come for me about my hair. IT WAS DONE but [the] bus has NO AC & it’s like 9,0000 degrees.”
“Oh & a 45 min ride,” she added. In a separate slide, she wrote: “Gonna hold your hand when I say this. next time you wanna comment on a black girls hair. JUST DON’T.”
Simone ended her Paris Olympics run on a high with four medals – three gold and one silver.