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Gymnastic Legend, Simone Biles Whose Nightmare Went Viral, Refused to Dress Up as Her Biggest Fear on Halloween in 2014

Published 10/24/2022, 8:30 AM EDT

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Halloween can be scary for people with past frightening experiences or weak hearts. It’s crucial to overcome a phobia of the past because it’s one of the country’s most popular festivals. However, one of the charismatic gymnasts of the U.S. team, Simone Biles, who never feared performing risky moves on the mat, has a fear of a particular costume.

 

Remember when Biles ran around the podium while saving herself from a scary thing? Interestingly, the frightening thing was none other than a little bee. The tiny bee chased Simone off the stage at the gymnastics world championships in 2014. Following this, once the seven-time Olympics medalist refused to dress up as a bee for Halloween. 

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The queen bee fortified gymnastics queen Simone Biles’ Halloween

Since then, people have been photo-shopping Biles’ head onto bees and sending her images of bee costumes as an overt Halloween suggestion. Hence, the fear of stingy bees and bugs has probably captured the mind of the gymnasts in fear. 

 

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Earlier, during an interview, Simone stated, “Kyla had the good idea to be Ninja Turtles, so that’s what we’re going to do.” Biles picked ninja turtle as her character due to the movie’s immense success in 2014. Once the other hand, the gymnast also stated, “I don’t do bugs.” 

The incident from 2014 still makes people laugh by rolling on the floor. The black-and-yellow devilish bug was in the bouquet Biles was holding. Simone instantly started endeavoring to jiggle the bee out of there.

However, unfortunately, Biles was the mark of the tiny guy’s nasty sting. But as soon as Simone spotted it, she dropped the flowers and wailed in panic as he hounded her around the stage.

Simone tackling social awareness before this year’s spooky festival

Even if the ‘bee incident’ involving Biles is now nine years old, it has garnered more attention than her astounding performances in the individual all-around, vault, and floor competitions. Meanwhile, before this year’s Halloween, Biles also made a thoughtful statement on Twitter. She urged every single fan she has not to wear a costume of a real-life serial killer. 

 

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For people finding the context of the tweet, the Netflix series’ enormous success, which has led some individuals to consider dressing as Jeffrey for Halloween, was the inspiration for the tweet.

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WATCH THIS STORY: Classy and Elegant: Simone Biles Drops Hints On Her Wedding With Jonathan Owens

Apart from this, the dynamic gymnast Simone can be a perfect choice for people still searching for a suitable character for themselves in the upcoming Halloween. 

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Ishani Yadav

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Ishani Yadav is a US Sports author for EssentiallySports. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Delhi. Ishani spent her childhood playing baseball and badminton, which led to her passion for sports.
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Gurjyot Singh Dadial