Being a world-famous gymnast hasn’t prevented Simone Biles from experiencing embarrassing, ordinary moments. Beyond her achievements and accolades, the athlete has a life that is just as ordinary as the next fellow. Standing at just 4’8″, Biles has often run into unexpectedly hilarious situations due to her height. Therefore, when she faced an awkward interaction with a flight attendant, hilarity ensued.

In 7th July 2022, Biles received the Presidential Medal of Honor. Shortly after, in a twist of events, the gymnast had to face an embarrassing situation while returning from Washington. Let’s take a look at what conspired.

Simone Biles shares an embarrassing moment with a flight attendant

Being the most decorated athlete of all time doesn’t save one from embarrassment. When Biles boarded the plane to go back home, she did not expect an awkward interaction with the flight crew. While most recognize the Olympian for her contributions to the US Gymnastics team, the flight attendant didn’t seem to get the memo and mistook Simone Biles for a child.

The star updated fans on the situation with an Instagram story. With a tired-looking face, she wrote about the incident in her caption, “not the flight attendant trying to give me a coloring book when I board?” Biles clarified that she didn’t need one since she was, in fact, 25 years old. But what fired up such a conversation was based on a silly presumption made by the flight attendant.

Why did the attendant offer Biles a coloring book in the first place?

The embarrassment and hilarity set aside, one might wonder why the attendant offered Biles a coloring book for her in-flight entertainment. The answer is her short stature. Unfortunately for her, the attendant not only failed to recognize her but she also misjudged Biles’s age. Nevertheless, the confusion cleared up, even though it left some awkwardness in the air.

Simone Biles handled the situation well

For someone who has had a short height all her life, Biles did not take offense to the incident. In fact, she found it hilarious, albeit a little surprising, that she was mistaken for a child. After uploading the story, Biles even updated her fans on a follow-up incident, that seemed to make it up for all the confusion and embarrassment.

After clarifying that she was indeed 25, the flight attendants apologized in their own unique gesture. Biles is a self-proclaimed mimosa lover. So, when the crew got her a mimosa as a token of apology, the star wrote in her story, “the other flight attendant gave me a mimosa so we?re in the clear.”

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The saga could’ve continued further when the same flight attendant joked if she was old enough to have a mimosa, but this time, it was all in jest. The situation was back to normal, and the star gymnast went back home with a hilarious tale to narrate.

Fans and followers’ reactions to the gymnast’s funny incident

While Biles went through the entire incident, documenting every update, the internet went insane over the entire situation. As with any hilarious story, especially involving famous personalities, Biles’s awkward flight interaction went viral all over Twitter.

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Fans’ reactions ranged from longing for a similar incident to slight criticism. Some commented,

Meanwhile, others were a bit critical of the situation and believed that Biles would long for this to happen in the future.

Nevertheless, Biles’s embarrassing moment did gain a lot of attention from her fans and followers.

Other such situations Simone Biles faced due to her short height

Since Biles’s height has often been a topic of discussion among many fans, incidents like this aren’t new to her. She already gets compared to many other athletes, such as Michael Phelps, Shaquille O’Neil, and the likes, because of the stark height difference. So, has a similar situation occurred where Biles was misunderstood for someone younger?

Turns out, this wasn’t the star gymnast’s first rodeo. Simone Biles once went to celebrate her friend’s birthday in a bar but faced problems ordering drinks due to her height. Standing up with the help of a ledge, Biles posted a video that her friend recorded, with the caption, “It was at this point the bartender asked for my id”. Looks like having a short height doesn’t help one get drinks, or peacefully board a plane, even if the person is a world-famous athlete!

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