Eleven-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles is one of the most recognizable athletes in the world.
The 27-year-old gymnast is fresh off a dominating run at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she won gold in team, all-around and vault, and silver in the floor exercise, plus her near-two-month Gold Over America Tour, which traveled the country putting on a “pop concert-style spectacle” that combined gymnastics and dance while showcasing several Olympians and notable gymnasts.
And when Biles is featured on television, it’s usually a ratings draw. So when she was recently named a guest advisor for Snoop Dogg’s team on “The Voice,” many assumed it was because the show was trying to pull in viewers.
Once an official announcement was made, many fans were left scratching their head as to why, taking to social media voice their confusion.
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“This makes absolutely 0 sense. I feel bad for the contestants on his team tbh,” one fan wrote.
“She’s amazing but no offense but she’s not a singer and can’t help them in the ways that they need it,” another added
“She’s amazing but no offense but she’s not a singer and can’t help them in the ways that they need it,” another added
“That’s a NO FOR ME, GIRL STAY IN YOUR LANE,” one user stated.
“Huh, I thought it was called the voice. Simone has no singing experience to bring to the table. This makes zero sense,” another user remarked.
“Does she have music experience that I somehow don’t know about?” one fan asked.
“I like her but why?” another fan quipped.
“I love seeing her on TV but I’m confused lol” another chimed in.
“Can she sing? Or I’m missing something?” questioned another fan.
While many may not understand the decision to bring Biles in to mentor a group of singers, Snoop Dogg said it actually makes quite a bit of sense if you look past the surface.
“We have such diverse careers, but the things that we dealt with, they’re dealing with now,” he said, via the Associated Press. “We have the best experience and knowledge to give to these performers — she’s a performer, I’m a performer, we’ve performed under extreme conditions. We always do our best. But sometimes things happen behind closed doors that you don’t know about. So, we’re able to speak to those things and give them real reassurance.”
