Simone Biles Says Paris Club Almost Charged Her $26,000 for Bottle of Champagne After Olympics Closing Ceremony

Mar. 15, 2025

Simone Biles in her TikTok.Photo:Simone Biles/TikTok

Simone Biles/TikTok

Simone Bilesalmost got a big check after a night out in Paris.

In a TikTokvideo, the gymnast, 27, said a club tried to sell her a pricey bottle of champagne when she went out after theclosing ceremony at the Olympicson August 11.

“We had closing ceremonies at the Olympics, and I went. And after that we went out. This club tried to charge me $26,000 for a bottle of champagne,” she said.

The 11-time Olympic medalist expressed her shock at the incident. “Like are you insane?” she added.

Biles clarified that she did not purchase the bottle of expensive champagne but continued to express her surprise at the mere suggestion.

“Why would you even try to play me like that? Like that’s wild,” she said in the video, noting that the bartender must have noticed who she was.

Simone Biles.Catherine Steenkeste/Getty

Catherine Steenkeste/Getty

“I don’t know… sometimes the attention, I’d rather not have it,” she admitted in the video. “I’d want to just be as normal as possible”

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She took homethe gold medal in the women’s all-around final, gold on vault and a silver on floor, and then won gold in the team all-around competition with her teammatesSuni Lee,Jordan Chiles,Hezly RiveraandJade Carey.

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Last week, Biles opened up about the"first meal" she ate after returning homefrom Paris. She dined atStick Talk Cajun-Hibachiin Houston, which is a Texas restaurant that combines Japanese and Cajun cuisine.

Biles raved about the restaurant onThreads, saying that it “never misses.”

Stick Talk’s owner told theHouston Chroniclethat Biles’ husbandJonathan Owenspicked up the takeout order, which included two portions of chicken fried rice with vegetables and spicy garlic butter and a side of noodles.

source: people.com