Shawn Johnson, Andrew East.
Mike Marsland/Getty Images for OmegaOlympic Shawn Johnson East The husband gave Andrew East Her honest review after he decided to take down a billboard of her bikini body Her birthday.
“I don't like it — not at all,” Johnson East, 33, told her husband in an Instagram Story video uploaded on Tuesday, January 21. “It's not anger, but it's (disappointment).”
She continued: “He thought it was cute and had something to do with my birthday, apparently. It was my birthday present and I think he missed the mark. Just buy jewelry! “I'm embarrassed and sorry to say he made a billboard – and decided to choose a bikini photo.”
East, 33, explained in the clip that he chose the “diving photo” even though the retired gymnast was wearing a two-piece swimsuit. (He also asserted that the homage meant “an ode to love.”)
Shawn Johnson East and Andrew East's relationship deserves an Olympic medal. The sports couple met through Andrew's brother Jay East when the gymnast was in London to work as a sports commentator at the 2012 Olympics, where Jay was competing in cycling events. “(The man) begins to move forward in this shadow about (…)
“I put the words in over 90 percent of my body, but not in my crotch,” Johnson East explained. “If you were a girl, you would say, ‘I get it.’ What the heck?”
According to Johnson East, the billboard was installed “right next to Vanderbilt University” in Nashville for the entire city to see.
“So, when you start getting a prestigious education and you look at it and see that, I don't think that's a good reflection of what Vanderbilt can offer you,” Johnson East joked about East's alma mater. “I'm sure Vandy is very proud! I'm sorry for everything you see while you're sitting in Owen's.
East tried to allay his wife's concerns, noting that the billboard was only up for “four more weeks.”
Life is about balance, and Shawn Johnson knows that better than anyone! The 31-year-old Olympic gymnast won individual gold on balance beam and silver for her floor routine at the 2008 Olympics, and took silver with the rest of the Team USA women's artistic gymnastics squad for her performance in Beijing. (…)
“There's only one surprise,” East, a former football player, said, laughing as Johnson East looked stunned.
Johnson East also shared a photo of the billboard, which included four photos of herself — including one in which she was wearing a swimsuit — along with the text “Shawn Johnson Is Cool (Dot) Com.”
“My husband did something and I can only sum up my response as disappointment,” she wrote alongside her upload.
The couple Married since 2016 She welcomed her daughter, Drew, in 2019. Sons of Jet and Bear Followed in 2021 and 2023, respectively.
“I feel like we're slowly getting into a routine,” Johnson East He said exclusively Us Weekly In March 2024. “It's been touch and go there for a while, but we're finally settling in, which makes us more manageable.”
She added at the time: “Honestly, the first few weeks of the three were amazing – it felt easy, as easy as can be. The only hard part was that he was our first type of colicky baby. We had some things we needed to figure out, and we hadn't dealt with that before.
