7-Foot Tall Man Reveals the 'Stressful' and Sometimes Dangerous Everyday Moments Most People 'Don't Think About' (Exclusive)

Jordan GreeneTue, April 7, 2026 at 7:17 PM UTC

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Beau BrownCredit: Courtesy Beau Brown -

A 7-foot-1 influencer says everyday tasks — from walking through doorways to driving — come with constant, often painful challenges most people don’t notice

Travel is especially difficult, with airport security, airplane seating and even standing for entire flights highlighting how spaces aren’t designed for his height

By sharing his experiences online, he’s raising awareness about these overlooked struggles and helping others feel seen

For most people, daily inconveniences are easy to ignore. For one 7-foot-1 man, they’re unavoidable and often painful.

From doorways to airplane seats, influencer Beau Brown— who has built a following of millions by documenting his life — says nearly every part of his day requires some level of adjustment.

“I’ll hit my head a few times a day,” he tells PEOPLE exclusively. “People don’t think about that, but it’s constant.”

Even something as simple as walking into a store can come with risks most shoppers never notice.

“If it has, like, a little thing on the doorway… oftentimes I’ll hit my head a few times a day,” he says.

He points to newer security fixtures installed above entrances as one of the biggest hazards.

“No one would notice this… but I’ve noticed it,” he says. “I’ve literally almost needed stitches on my head because of hitting, like, a corner of those.”

Driving isn’t much easier.

“My feet are so big that sometimes they can get stuck under the gas pedal,” he explains.

And while most people can run errands without interruption, he says being in public almost always comes with attention — whether he’s prepared for it or not.

“Even if I just wanna go to the store… I have to talk to probably 10 people about my height,” he says.

“It’s stressful knowing that I’m going to be talked to no matter how my day’s going.”

Travel, however, is where those everyday challenges become impossible to ignore.

“Planes, trains and automobiles are all just horrible,” he says.

At the airport, the process starts before he even reaches the gate. Because of his height, he says he can’t go through standard TSA scanners, "because I’m too tall for it."

He’s often pulled aside for additional screening — or stopped by staff and travelers who want photos, drawing even more attention in already crowded lines.

“Sometimes the security people will pull me aside, and they’ll want pictures… and it causes a bunch of attention from everyone else in the lines,” he says.

Once he reaches the gate, the challenge becomes finding a seat he can physically fit into.

“If I don’t get an exit row, I can’t physically fit in a normal seat,” he says. “I can’t sit down because my legs are so long.”

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In one recent experience, he says, that meant spending an entire flight on his feet.

“The people would come by with a tray, and I’d have to… stand up,” he recalls. “It was just that, for five hours. It was brutal.”

Even when he does find more space, comfort isn’t guaranteed.

“My knees are still touching the seat in front of me,” he says, adding that even first-class accommodations don’t always solve the issue. “I can’t fit in the beds… I actually fit worse when they’re down.”

Other everyday situations — from Ubers to trains to even cold plunges — require similar adjustments, often forcing him to contort his body just to fit.

“It’s just… normal stuff,” he says.

Still, by sharing those moments online, he’s found a way to turn those challenges into something bigger. He’s also had some unexpected celebrity moments along the way — including meeting Shaquille O'Neal, someone he says understands those realities in a way most people can’t.

“I sort of became friends with Shaq a little bit,” Brown says with a laugh, recalling the moment they first met at a golf tournament.

In one video he filmed there, Brown stood next to O’Neal, 54, — making the 7-foot-1 NBA legend appear nearly eye-level.

“Everyone freaked out over that video because it was just, like, Shaq was almost looking at me eye to eye,” he says.

The moment felt especially surreal, given that Brown grew up a Lakers fan.

“I never would’ve thought Shaq would’ve known me,” he says. “Then he pointed to me and was like, ‘Big man, love your videos.’ I was like, ‘Oh, s---. This is crazy.’ ”

Beau Brown and ShaqCredit: Courtesy Beau Brown

Since then, Brown says the two have stayed in touch — something he credits to what he calls a shared understanding.

“I think it’s that tall guy thing,” he explains. “Wherever you go, if there’s another tall guy… you just see each other eye to eye. It’s like a connection.”

For Brown, those interactions — both online and in real life — have reinforced something he wishes he could have told his younger self.

“Just know that the height and everything is a blessing and not a curse,” he says he'd tell himself looking back. “Just wait a little bit, and you’ll see why.”

Many of his videos — including one showing his full airport experience — have gone viral, with viewers saying they never realized how many everyday systems aren’t designed for someone his size.

And while the obstacles haven’t gone away, he says documenting them has helped shift how he experiences them.

“It used to be something that gave me a lot of anxiety,” he says. “Now it’s something I can share, and people can actually see what it’s like.”

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