Zac Efron’s sweet surprise for Simone Biles is gold
Aug 17, 2016, 1:15 PM | Updated: 3:03 pm
(Twitter Photo)
(Twitter Photo)
Cute, high-energy Olympic gold-medal winner Simone Biles is not a typical teenager.
But she sure acted like one when the “Today” show surprised the U.S. gymnastics star and her teammates with a visit from movie and TV heartthrob Zac Efron in Rio.
Biles, 19, has a well-publicized crush on the actor, who flew in especially for the Tuesday meet-up. He and Biles had exchanged tweets but had not met.
on cloud 9 💙☁️ @ZacEfron pic.twitter.com/3lFpi1tuwF
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) August 16, 2016
proof : had to do a retake bc I thought we were taking a picture then he kissed me instead ❤️ pic.twitter.com/rld33V14qe
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) August 16, 2016
Efron was kept hidden — “I totally have butterflies right now,” he said — until the whole team was brought into a room.
Any butterflies he had dropped in their tracks when Biles and her Final Five teammates — captain Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez and Madison Kocian — began squealing at the sight of him.
The moment when @ZacEfron made @Simone_Biles' life! #RioTODAY pic.twitter.com/cQNZvXpjyE
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) August 17, 2016
Show co-host Hoda Kotb teased Biles about previous comments the 19-year-old had made about Efron, and by then the gold medalists began to figure out what was happening.
“Stop, you’re lying. … no way … Ahhhh!” That was how Biles reacted when Efron was introduced.
Efron said meeting the group was a dream come true.
Behold more of the cuteness:
WATCH: @ZacEfron surprises @Simone_Biles, @TeamUSA's Final Five in Rio https://t.co/UOlW4xTnXM pic.twitter.com/NXTr7J3mX3
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) August 17, 2016
"You're even more gorgeous in person" –@Simone_Biles to @ZacEfron #RioTODAY pic.twitter.com/4BMJq1CkLa
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) August 17, 2016
"What kind of guy am I, if I don't show up?" –@ZacEfron on why he wanted to come to Rio. #RioTODAY pic.twitter.com/6cJYVWb0nC
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) August 17, 2016
My Olympic dream came true 🙏😜 #Rio2016 #FinalFive pic.twitter.com/zcpPispCUS
— Zac Efron (@ZacEfron) August 17, 2016
With this single act of good-guyness, Efron is officially forgiven for having made the box-office dud, “We Are Your Friends.”
